Skillset

Skillset provides apprenticeship and traineeship recruitment across regional New South Wales, from offices in Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo, Mudgee, Parkes and Broken Hill.

• Host employers take on an apprentice or trainee with full support, while Skillset carries the employment relationship as a group training organisation.
• School based apprenticeships and traineeships are offered alongside standard placements, with ongoing mentoring so candidates earn while they learn.
• Skillset reports an apprenticeship and traineeship completion rate of 81 per cent against an industry average of 55 per cent, and is the largest employer of apprentices and trainees in Western New South Wales.
• The organisation won Excellence in Group Training at the NSW and ACT Australian Employment Network awards in 2023 and 2025, and holds quality group training certification.

Best for: regional New South Wales businesses that want to build a skilled workforce through apprentices and trainees with the employment and support obligations handled for them.

Skillset provides labour hire to businesses across regional New South Wales.

• Short-term and flexible labour is supplied when a business needs cover or extra capacity.
• Temporary and casual placements sit alongside permanent recruitment with end-to-end support.
• Local consultants work from six offices, so briefs are taken by a team based in the same region as the work.

Best for: regional employers with seasonal peaks or short-notice staffing needs in Central and Western New South Wales.