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Start with your business
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Consult
We take the time to understand your workforce challenges, then design an apprenticeship program - or recruit an individual apprentice - to your exact needs.
Workforce development for critical industries
Building the workforce behind Australia's infrastructure.
We recruit, employ, support and develop apprentices and trainees - giving businesses a simpler way to build long-term capability without carrying the administrative load.
How Connect works
Your workforce.
Our responsibility.
Our dedicated team specialises in handling the employment and development of your workforce, allowing you to focus on the mission-critical tasks that add the most value to your business.
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Find the right people
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Recruit
We source, screen and select apprentices and trainees suited to your specifications, culture and work environment.
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Remove the admin burden
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Employ
We become the legal employer and manage payroll, compliance, onboarding and employment administration.
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Help people succeed
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Support
We make life easier for hosts and apprentices through mentoring, training coordination, responsive problem-solving and ongoing support that improves retention.
About Connect
Simple by design. Serious
about outcomes.
Connect Group Apprenticeships & Traineeships is a registered Group Training Organisation. We employ apprentices and trainees and place them with host employers, taking responsibility for the employment relationship, training continuity and ongoing support.
Our broader group capability spans recruitment, registered training and site services, giving clients access to specialist support when they need it - without complicating the GTO relationship.
Learn more about Connect →Leadership Team
Experienced people. Direct access.
Managing Director
Chris Moore
Chris Moore is an experienced apprenticeship and workforce development leader with 14 years’ experience across Group Training, VET, recruitment and employment services. As Managing Director of Connect Group Apprenticeships & Traineeships, he leads the development and delivery of workforce solutions across construction, infrastructure and technical trades. Chris has experience designing and implementing large-scale hyperscale data centre apprenticeship programs spanning electrical and HVAC pathways nationally. His combination of operational GTO expertise and direct data centre experience enables him to help employers build sustainable skilled-workforce pipelines for major projects and long-term operations.
National Sales Manager
Ashley Simmonds
Ashley Simmonds is an experienced business development leader with more than 20 years’ experience across technology, SaaS, financial services and workforce solutions. At Connect Group Apprenticeships & Traineeships, he develops strategic partnerships with employers across construction, infrastructure and technical trades, helping them build sustainable skilled-workforce pipelines through apprenticeships. Ashley has a particular focus on Australia’s growing data centre sector, supporting workforce requirements across major developments, from construction and commissioning through to long-term operations. His commercial background enables him to connect industry needs with practical, scalable workforce solutions.
Operations Manager
Conor Cronin
Conor Cronin is an experienced operations and workforce professional with more than 10 years’ experience across HR, recruitment, apprenticeships and business. As Operations Manager at Connect Group Apprenticeships & Traineeships, he oversees apprentice recruitment and engagement, host employer partnerships, workforce planning and Group Training operations. Conor works across construction, infrastructure and technical trades to develop practical workforce solutions aligned with employers’ operational needs. He also supports Connect’s work in the data centre sector, helping clients build and retain the skilled trade workforce required across construction, commissioning and ongoing operations.
Data Centres
Workforce development for critical infrastructure.
Data centres are a priority market for Connect, not our only market. Members of our leadership team have direct experience designing and supporting electrical and HVAC apprenticeship programs across hyperscale environments.
Electrical
HVAC / Mechanical
24/7 rosters
TAFE coordination
Security & onboarding
Field mentoring
Discuss your workforce requirement
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Why Connect?
Less admin. More workforce value.
Less administration
We handle employment, payroll, compliance and coordination.
More flexibility
Scale up, adapt programs and access continuity support when needs change.
Better support
Practical mentoring for apprentices and direct support for host employers.
Future capability
Turn today’s opportunity into the experienced workforce you’ll need tomorrow.
Our locations
Connected across Australia.
Contact
Let's talk about your workforce.
Whether it's one apprentice or a larger technical program, a few details are enough for us to start the right conversation.