A junior hiring model
that actually works.
We employ entry-level trainees on Cert III/IV pathways and place them with NSW finance & insurance firms full-time for 12 to 24 months. You host. We handle everything else.
The YES Report.
Our mission, our trainees, and the partnership stories behind FTA Insurance and Uniting.
Download the PDF Free · no formA handful of the firms running this model.
Across insurance, accounting, legal, and care. Real Australian businesses, real entry-level roles, real long-term hires.
Three moves. One fortnightly invoice.
We hire.
WorkVentures recruits, vets, interviews, and shortlists candidates against your role brief. We then employ the trainee directly. Payroll, super, workers comp, all of it. No recruitment fee.
You host.
The trainee works full-time with your team for 12 or 24 months on a nationally recognised Cert III/IV. You provide normal day-to-day supervision; we support you throughout.
Everyone wins.
One all-inclusive fortnightly invoice starting at $25.53/hr + GST. Rate scales with trainee level. Quarterly performance reviews and EAP support included. At completion, hire them permanently with no placement fee, or wrap up cleanly.
Cost-disciplined, regulated, ready.
Finance teams have specific concerns. Commercial structure, risk allocation, compliance. The YES model is built around these.
Cost certainty
One invoice. One rate. Starting at $25.53/hr + GST and scaling with trainee level. Covers wage, super, payroll tax, leave loading, workers comp, and our admin. No recruitment fees. No surprise placement fee at the end.
Risk shifted
WorkVentures is the legal employer. We carry the contract, the performance management, the leave admin, and the EAP. If a fit isn't right, we manage the exit, not you.
Diversity built in
43% young people · 22% First Nations · 13% people with disability · 9% culturally and linguistically diverse · 8% LGBTQ · 4% mums returning to work. Real diversity outcomes for your reporting.
Performance, in plain English.
From one trainee to a structural part of the business.
FTA Insurance started with a single trainee in 2018. Seven years on, the YES program is integrated into their hiring framework. Every trainee who completed their traineeship was offered a permanent role, and existing trainees actively mentor new recruits.
What began with the placement of a single trainee has evolved into a cornerstone of our business structure, profoundly impacting our junior team's development.
It's the model financial services and insurance teams keep coming back to: structured, low-risk, and built for retention.
What partner organisations say.
WorkVentures vets the applicants very well, and we receive high-quality candidates. We always recommend WorkVentures to anyone considering hiring a trainee.
I appreciate WorkVentures performing the initial interviews and referring only suitable candidates. We have been happy with many of our trainees and have employed them at the completion of their traineeship.
WorkVentures provides high-quality support to Uniting and trainees… They are a supportive and collaborative community partner and have established a high standard of engagement.
Get the report before the meeting.
Every employer who reads the YES Report books a meeting. So we've made it the easy first step. No form, no friction.
- Our mission and what we do
- Trainee cohort breakdown and post-traineeship outcomes
- Partner case study: FTA Insurance. Seven years, evolving partnership
- Partner case study: Uniting. Diversity program, NSW Training Awards finalists
- Testimonials from AD Danieli, McInnes Wilson, and Uniting
Youth Employment Solutions
Talk to Jenny.
Jenny Bourke, Head of Partnerships at WorkVentures.
She runs the first conversation — structure, costs, and whether YES is a fit for your firm. No pitch, no obligation.
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