To be recognised as a trainee salesperson you must be employed by a licensed motor vehicle dealer.  You must also have:

• Submitted an application for a salesperson’s licence to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.
• Paid the applicable licence fee.
• Submitted to the department a National Police Certificate with your application.
• Provided evidence to the department with your application that you are enrolled in the MTAWA Salesperson Licensing Requirements Course with any of the following providers:
  • Motor Trade Association of WA (Inc)  
  • Institute of Automotive Mechanical Engineers
  • Fusion Business College

As a trainee salesperson, you may undertake only the following activities under supervision:

• Meeting and greeting customers and surveying or discussing customer needs.
• Recording customers’ personal details for the purposes of introducing customers to licensed salespersons.
• Showing vehicles to customers on the licensed premises of the dealer that is your employer.
• Taking customers for vehicle demonstration drives but only in the company of a licensed salesperson.

As a trainee salesperson, you are not permitted to:

• Negotiate with customers for the sale or purchase of vehicles.
• Write up sales contracts.
• In the event that your application for a salesperson’s licence is not successful, the trainee arrangement cannot continue.
• The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety recommends that motor vehicle dealers employing trainee salespersons enter into an agreement with each trainee clearly delineating the scope of their duties.  A suggested format for the agreement has been provided.

These arrangements were made in consultation with the Motor Trade Association of WA.