MPA Skills

What MPA Skills does

MPA Skills, now operating as NextGen Skills following a January 2025 rebrand, is a Western Australia-based Registered Training Organisation (RTO #1892) that has trained and employed plumbing and painting apprentices for over 40 years since its 1984 founding. The company operates exclusively in Western Australia from its Perth headquarters and provides a vertically integrated apprenticeship pathway spanning secondary-school engagement, full-time pre-apprenticeships, formal apprenticeship training, advanced upskilling, and high-risk trade certifications. Its product menu includes School-based Pre-apprenticeships, Try-a-Trade sessions, Career Taster short courses, Full-time Pre-apprenticeships, Apprenticeship Training, Advanced Training Courses, High-Risk Training, Migrant Plumbing, Labour Hire, and Host Employer Services.

The company's underlying technology stack is not disclosed and there are no public APIs, SDKs, or app products; service delivery is fundamentally people-based and in-person across physical WA training locations. Marketing channels are predominantly direct and field-led — school partnerships, industry events such as the annual Construction Industry Training Awards, the Plumbing Apprentice of the Year and World Plumbing Day, plus a corporate website (nextgenskills.com.au) and phone-based enrollment (08 9471 6600). An invoice billing system (bpoint.com.au/payments/MPASKILLS) indicates B2B-style invoicing rather than transparent consumer pricing.

NextGen Skills monetises across three identifiable revenue streams: tuition and training fees for apprenticeship programs, labour hire income from placing skilled apprentices and tradespeople with businesses, and employment services revenue from matching host employers with apprentices on an ongoing basis. The business is wholly embedded within the IntoWork Group, a diversified parent spanning apprenticeships, education, employment/recruitment, transition guidance, and community support across affiliates including AGA, ATTC, MRAEL, Skill Hire and FindStaff. The company self-describes as the largest trainer and employer of plumbing and painting apprentices in Western Australia, but no revenue, headcount, or pricing figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

MPA Skills

Legal name

MPA Skills

Website

https://mpaskills.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NextGen Skills (formerly MPA Skills) is a Western Australia-based Registered Training Organisation (RTO #1892), founded in 1984, that trains and employs plumbing and painting apprentices through school-based pre-apprenticeships, full-time programs, advanced upskilling, and a Labour Hire placement service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training and Apprenticeship Services

NAICS

Apprenticeship Training (611513), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Apprenticeships, Internships & Work-Based Learning Programs (BPACANAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Internship-to-Apprenticeship & Early Talent Pipeline Programs (EDAMAKAL)

Keywords

• Vocational training services
• Apprenticeship programs
• Trade education
• Plumbing training
• Painting training

Headquarters

HQ city

Maylands

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Apprenticeship Training Services: Training fees for pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeship programs covering plumbing and painting trades, including school-based, full-time, and advanced training courses.
2. Labour Hire: Provides skilled labour to businesses by deploying trained apprentices and tradespeople, generating revenue through placement fees and ongoing employment arrangements.
3. Employment Services: Matches apprentices with host employers and provides ongoing employment support services to the plumbing and painting industries in Western Australia.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MPA Skills, now operating as NextGen Skills, is a Western Australian Registered Training Organisation (RTO #1892) that delivers vocational training and employment services for the plumbing and painting trades. The company runs school-based pre-apprenticeships, full-time pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeship training, advanced upskilling courses, and high-risk training, while also supplying trained apprentices and tradespeople to host employers through labour hire and employment placement services.

Product overview

NextGen Skills (formerly MPA Skills) operates as a unified training and employment platform offering a comprehensive portfolio of vocational education programs for the plumbing and painting industries in Western Australia. The portfolio spans from introductory programs (School-based Pre-apprenticeships, Try-a-Trade, Career Taster) for students, through full-time Pre-apprenticeships for school leavers and career changers, to Apprenticeship Training and Advanced Training Courses for qualified tradesmen. Additional services include High-Risk Training, Labour Hire, Migrant Plumbing programs, and Host Employer Services. The company also organizes industry recognition through the Plumbing Apprentice of the Year and Construction Industry Training Awards. With over 40 years of experience, NextGen Skills is the largest trainer and employer of plumbing and painting apprentices in Western Australia and is part of the IntoWork Group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School-based Pre-apprenticeships Pre-apprenticeship programs delivered to secondary school students to provide early exposure and foundational skills in plumbing and painting trades.
• Try-a-Trade
• Career Taster
• Full-time Pre-apprenticeships
• Apprenticeship Training
• Advanced Training Courses
• High-Risk Training
• Labour Hire
• Migrant Plumbing
• Host Employer Services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IntoWork GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization offering a wide array of services across five key domains: apprenticeships and traineeships, education, training and development, employment and recruitment, transition and career guidance, and community support programs. NextGen Skills is proudly part of this group.
• AGAminorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network of companies and affiliates.
• ATCNB (Australian Trade College Network Broome)minorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network.
• ATT (Australasian Triage Teachers)minorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network.
• ATTC (Australian Trade Training College)minorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network.
• FindStaffminorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network of employment and recruitment services.
• Help (Help.org.au)minorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network.
• HTN (Healthcare Training National)minorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network.
• Interact AustraliaminorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network.
• IntoJobsminorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network of employment services.
• iTFEminorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network.
• Learning PartnersminorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network.
• Mas NationalminorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network.
• MRAELminorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network.
• Nara Training & AssessingminorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network.
• Skill HireminorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network.
• Work & TrainingminorOthersListed as a partner organization within the IntoWork Group network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• MEGT (Australia): Large Australian Group Training Organization providing apprenticeship, traineeship, and employment services nationally, including trade sectors. Operates as both trainer and labour hire provider in a similar integrated model, competing for employer accounts.
• Apprenticeship Support Australia (ASA): National Australian Apprenticeship Support Network provider delivering sign-up, support, and mentoring services across all trades. Touches the same apprentice pipeline as NextGen Skills and competes for host employer relationships at a national scale.
• South Metropolitan TAFE: The other half of the WA government TAFE system, also offering plumbing and painting apprenticeships alongside a broader trade portfolio. Competes with NextGen Skills in the same Perth metro and regional WA catchment for apprentices and host employer placements.
• North Metropolitan TAFE (formerly TAFE WA): Western Australia's largest government-funded vocational education provider, delivering plumbing, painting, and broader trade training across multiple campuses. Directly competes with NextGen Skills for school leavers and career changers seeking trade qualifications in WA.

Direct peers

• Master Plumbers and Gasfitters Association of WA (Master Plumbers WA Training): Industry association delivering plumbing apprenticeship training and continuing education to WA plumbing businesses. Overlaps directly with NextGen Skills on plumbing apprenticeship delivery and host employer relationships in Western Australia.
• Master Painters Association of WA: Industry body providing painting trade training, certification pathways, and apprenticeship support in Western Australia. Directly overlaps with NextGen Skills on the painting apprenticeship segment in the same WA market.

Regional players

• MRAEL (IntoWork Group affiliate): Another IntoWork Group affiliate delivering apprenticeship and traineeship services with a focus on East Coast Australian markets. Comparable model but different geographic footprint than NextGen Skills.
• Skill Hire (IntoWork Group affiliate): Sibling organization within the IntoWork Group providing apprenticeship and labour hire services in other Australian states. Not a direct competitor in WA but comparable in model and offering for understanding group-wide capability.
• Australian Trade Training College (ATTC): IntoWork Group affiliate delivering trade apprenticeships in other states. Operates a similar RTO-plus-labour-hire model outside WA, providing a comparable reference point for scaling the NextGen Skills model into other geographies.

Others

• Construction Training Fund (CTF) WA: WA industry-funded body that collects training levies and subsidizes construction apprenticeships, including plumbing and painting. Functions as both a funding channel and an indirect competitor for apprentice delivery decisions in WA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mpaskills1892

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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