Access and Equity Policy
Our Access and Equity Policy aims to ensure our services meet the diverse needs of all Australians irrespective of their age, gender, disability, country of birth, language, race, creed, religion, culture or other background.
Our Access and Equity Policy is designed to ensure our apprentices and trainees achieve their maximum potential and participate fully in the world of work and society.
Our Access and Equity Policy also aims to assist our host employers achieve their goals of quality trained and effective employees.
This means ensuring the Group Training services provided by MEGT are culturally appropriate, accessible, effective and responsive to the diversity of needs of host employers, apprentices and trainees. In addition, the implementation of this Policy should ensure that the benefits of the Group Training services provided by MEGT are available to all on a fair and impartial basis.
This Policy is underpinned by:
Access
MEGT Group Training services should be available to everyone, free from any form of discrimination and irrespective of a person’s age, gender, disability, country of birth, language, race, creed, religion, culture or other background.
Equity
MEGT Group Training services will be delivered on the basis of fair treatment of all our clients.
Acknowledgement
MEGT Group Training recognises that certain individuals face barriers to participation and achievement in training and employment, such as women in non-traditional trades, people with disabilities, people from non-English speaking backgrounds, Indigenous Australians, rural and remote learners, out-of-trade apprentices, long term unemployed and other disadvantaged groups. As a consequence of this recognition, MEGT Group Training will do its utmost to ensure that these disadvantaged groups are equitably treated.
Collaboration
Where appropriate, MEGT Group Training shall work in partnership with any organisation with specialist skills to improve outcomes for individuals facing barriers to participation and achievement in training and employment.
Communication
MEGT Group Training will ensure our apprentices, trainees and host employers are kept informed of their rights, entitlements and other information. MEGT Group Training welcomes feedback from our clients and will respond accordingly in line with this policy. MEGT Group Training will conduct an annual satisfaction survey of our clients.
Responsiveness
MEGT Group Training will be sensitive to the needs of our clients and promptly respond in a manner that reflects this policy.
Effectiveness
MEGT Group Training will be ‘results-oriented’ and focused on meeting the diverse needs of our apprentices, trainees and host employers.
Efficiency
MEGT Group Training will use our available resources to deliver services in an appropriate effective manner that meets the diverse needs of our clients.
Accountability
This Policy will be reviewed regularly, at least annually, to ensure MEGT Group Training is meeting its obligations under this Policy and that currency with progressive practice, is being maintained. As part of the regular review process, the objective shall be for continuous improvement to meeting the diverse needs of our apprentices, trainees and host employers and to increasing and improving the participation and achievement in training and employment for the disadvantaged.
Compliance
In accordance with the Compliance Policy, MEGT Group Training shall abide by and observe all legislative requirements in relation to equal employment opportunity, anti-discrimination and other just workplace practices.
Training
All staff of MEGT Group Training shall receive regular training in respect of this Policy and to update their knowledge- base.
Transparency
This Policy shall be provided to apprentices and trainees within induction kits and shall be freely available to all staff and clients of MEGT Group Training on our website www.megt.com.au
Evidence of our commitment to Access and Equity
To assist the certain individuals that face barriers to participation and achievement in training and employment, MEGT Group Training has established and will continue to establish specialist services to support these disadvantaged groups. To date, these services have included Indigenous Apprenticeship and Traineeship Network (“IATN”) and Youth Initiatives Program (“YIP”).