Australian Apprenticeships

Australian Apprenticeships, the name now used for traineeships and apprenticeships, offer the option for training while you work and are available in over 500 qualifications, some of which are aviation, horticulture, hospitality, design and carpentry.

Australian Apprenticeships Access Programme (AAAP) helps job seekers get better skills and improves their chances of getting an Australian Apprenticeship. Job seekers can use the Access Programme to get into employment or further education or training.

Assistance to Australian Apprentices with a disability includes providing additional support to eligible employers who recruit an apprentice with a disability. There are three types of assistance available:

• Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support is available to an employer who currently employs an apprentice with a disability who has been assessed as a person requiring assistance. Evidence must be provided to support a claim for assistance.
• Assistance for Tutorial, Interpreter and Mentor Services is payable directly to the Registered Training Organisation to support an apprentice with a disability who has been assessed as eligible for Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support and who requires additional assistance with off-the-job training.
• Workplace Modifications funding is available for necessary modifications to the workplace of the employer of an apprentice with a disability. These may include the purchase, lease or hire of equipment that will assist the apprentice in their work.

Australian Apprenticeship Centres

Australian Apprenticeship Centres are mainly a resource, and provide assistance to employers on employing an apprentice. People interested in completing an apprenticeship need to be under the employment of an employer or group training company.

For further information and locations of the Australian Apprenticeship Centres nearest you.

School Based Apprenticeships

School based apprenticeships and traineeships provide students with the opportunity to attain a nationally recognised Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification as well as their Higher School Certificate (HSC) and gain valuable work skills and experience through paid employment.

For further information regarding Apprenticeships and Traineeships in school.

TVET Program

TVET Program gives Year 11 and 12 school students the opportunity to study modules from TAFE courses as part of their HSC.

TVET courses are designed to provide students with the opportunity to obtain advanced standing and/or lead to further study at TAFE level on successful completion of studies.

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