: Range of Options
Range of Options
As an Australian School-based apprentice or trainee you can choose from a wide range of career, training and employment options to suit your career ambitions.
This page is divided into three sections:
Things to consider
Before deciding to undertake an Australian School-based apprenticeship or traineeship, it is important to consider the following:
- Will you be able to manage the workload of school, paid employment and off-the-job training?
- Do you have the support of your parents and school?
- What day will your employer require you to attend work and will this fit in with your school timetable?
- Whether you are willing to undertake extra training or paid employment outside normal school hours?
- Will you be able to find regular and reliable transportation to and from the workplace?
Available Qualifications
With over 600 apprenticeship and traineeship qualifications to choose from in Queensland, you are sure to find one that suits your interests and abilities.
If you are not sure about the different career options available, click on the following links to view the full list of apprenticeships and traineeships.
Queensland Training Information Service (QTIS)
For more detailed information on specific apprenticeship and traineeship qualifications, including course outlines, contact details of local training providers and other useful information click here.
Training Options
You and your employer have a number options regarding your training, including being able to choose your training provider and having input into how, when and where the training is delivered.
Training providers are known as Supervising Registered Training Organisations (SRTOs) and are either public (i.e. TAFE) or privately run organisations that are contracted by the Queensland Government to deliver apprenticeship and traineeship training.
What is the role of the Training Provider?
Your training provider:
- Establishes your Training Plan
- Undertakes an Employer Resource Assessment
- Delivers the training and assesses your achievements
- Issues you with your qualification upon your successful completion
Training Providers Responsibilities
The Training Provider, in consultation with your employer and your school, draws up a Training Plan and an Education, Training and Employment Schedule (ETES Form), which outlines both your on and off-the-job training requirements.
- The Training Plan details the Training Program and sets out the competencies you need to achieve as part of your qualification and the method in which they will deliver the training.
- The ETES Form is drawn up in collaboration with all parties, including your school. Your Principal must approve the Australian School-based apprenticeship or traineeship and sign the ETES Form, which documents each of the times (each week) that you will be undertaking schooling, training and paid work.
Who funds the training?
All Australian School-based apprenticeship and traineeship training is funded by the State Government under ‘User Choice’ arrangements. Alternatively if your employer wishes to use an SRTO who is not eligible to receive User Choice funding, then your employer will be required to fund the training on a fee-for-service basis.
How do I choose a Training Provider?
Ultimately it is up to your employer to choose a suitable training provider, though many employers choose to make this decision in conjunction with their apprentice or trainee. When choosing a training provider it is important to take into account their flexibility in meeting your training needs, including how, where and when the training will be delivered, their experience, ongoing support and how much input you and your employer have in the training delivered.
Different Modes of Training
On-the-Job Training – allows you to achieve the dedicated industry skills and necessary hands on experience needed to complete your qualification. This may be achieved by:
- Attending work placement on one set day per week during the school week e.g. every Wednesday.
- Attending work placement in times outside those hours during the school week e.g. Thursday night, weekends and school holidays.
Off-the-Job Training – allows you to complete the theoretical component of your qualification. This may be achieved by:
- Attending College during your school week
- Working through your work booklets in your own time or in spare periods while at school
- Incorporating training outside your normal school hours or over your school holidays.