Testimonials

I have been using Downs Group Training (now the Apprenticeship Company) for around 20 years. I see the arrangment as a triangle where DGT find the apprentice, we train the apprentice as the host employer and the apprentice gains a qualification at the end of the contract. DGT provides safety equipment, arrange all the college, ensures paperwork and profiles are up to date and frees up my time to focus on my business.

Andrew Eiser, Town Lighting and Electrical
"The Chesterfield Australia group of companies is extremely proud to be associated with The Apprenticeship Company.  In fact we are so delighted with this association we are presenting at schools throughout our regions The Apprenticeship Company as one of our major workforce partners."

"The Apprenticeship Company visits regularly to all of our apprentices from Dubbo in N.S.W. to Brisbane Q.L.D including total fourteen branches.  For us The Apprenticeship Company knows the calibre of young person that we are looking for and often goes to great lengths to make sure that we are getting juniors with the right work ethic."

"With The Apprenticeship Company doing the job that they do it has allowed our own service and parts managers and administrators to get on with their jobs more efficiently."

"The Apprenticeship Company has been the absolute perfect solution to what was becoming an ever increasing frustration to our workplace." 

Graeme Ashton - Group Service Aftermarket Manager, Chesterfield Australia
"Vanderfield Pty Ltd is a multi franchised Agricultural and Road Transport dealer with 5 branches located in South East Queensland at Nerang on the Gold Coast, Gatton in the Lockyer Valley, Toowoomba and Chinchilla on the Darling Downs, Roma in Central Western Queensland and St George in South West Queensland."

"We decided to use Downs Group Training exclusively approximately 6 years ago as they gave us and continue to give us superior support and back up within our business."

"We use Downs Group Training to ensure our apprentices receive their training when it is due and they coordinate this with outstanding communications ton ensure we are totally satisfied with where and when the training is provided."

"Their field officers are always willing to help and having now dealt with a number of them for this company it appears to be a culture within the business to give outstanding service."

"By utilizing the services of Downs Group Training it allows us to get on with our business of servicing and repairing our customers machinery.  All in all I cannot speak highly enough of the service and back up they give us and would completely recommend their services to any prospective apprentice employer."

Ian Daniel - Service Operations Manager, Vanderfield Pty Ltd
Apprenticeships with Downs Group Training (now The Apprenticeship Company) are a team effort. Everyone does there bit. This day and age the right people are hard to find and DGT find the people to fill the position.

Les Francisco, Les and Beryl Francisco Painting
"New Acland Coal (NAC) has extensively used The Apprenticeship Company in Toowoomba to facilitate the selection, employment and training requirements in conjunction with New Acland Coal of apprentices and trainees."

"Because of this close association between NAC and The Apprenticeship Company, NAC has been able to concentrate on the hands on training of the apprentices whilst The Apprenticeship Company looks after all the administration, training issues etc. We have found them to be professional to deal with over all matters that have arisen and speedy resolution to any problems that have arisen."

"I would recommend them to other companies wishing to use them as a means to employ apprentices and trainees."

Peter Thomasson - Maintenance Superintendent, New Hope Coal Australia
"CS Energy has been utilizing the services of Downs Group Training for a number of years, predominantly for hosting Apprenticeships and Traineeships."

"We have found this Group Training Organisation to be exemplary in the level of service they provide and always available if we have any queries in regards to apprenticeship and traineeship employment issues/concerns." 

Tanya Griffiths - Manager Learning and Development, CS Energy
" Doing my apprenticeship through Downs Group Training made it easier for my Host Employer and for me. They looked after booking all the TAFE training and the paperwork; I got to concentrate on just learning the job."

Brendan Sippel, Carpentry Apprentice
 My family attended the awards ceremony held at the Cathedral Centre and I just wanted to write and tell you what a great night we had. The DGT staff did a great job organising and carrying out the ceremony. The venue looked very nice, the food was lovely, and the ceremony was very well run. You even organised formal photos for afterwards. We had a great night and appreciate all the hard work involved in running these things. Congratulations to all involved. You're efforts are appreciated.

Jean McGovern, Proud Parent
 " Downs Group Training looks after all my paperwork, visit me regularly on site and generally make sure that I'm happy and safe at work and that I'm receiving the best possible instruction and all my entitlements."

Rohan Greer, 2008 QLD School Based Apprentice of the Year