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Apprenticeships and traineeships are available for many jobs, including traditional trades and a range of careers across business and industry. You can work and study full or part-time or while you’re still in secondary school (School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship (SBAT). Apprenticeships and traineeships are available to anyone over the age of 15.
What’s the difference between an apprenticeship and traineeship?
Apprenticeships provide training in a skilled trade, such as building and construction, hairdressing, cooking, electrical and automotive. Apprenticeships can take up to 4 years to complete.
Traineeships provide training in a vocational area, such as business administration, childcare, IT systems or retail. They cover a much wider range of occupations than apprenticeships do and can take 1 to 4 years to complete.
Apprenticeships and traineeships are learning pathways that mix on-the-job training with formal study at a Registered Training Organisation, usually a Victorian TAFE institute.
Check the Approved Training Scheme to see which qualifications are available as apprenticeships or traineeships.
What kind of apprenticeships and traineeships are on offer in Victoria?
Depending on your situation, there are different types of apprenticeships and traineeships available in Victoria.
What’s in it for you?
As an apprentice or trainee, you will learn practical skills through on-the-job training and formal education. This is a combination that’s always in demand by employers across industries and professions. Once you've completed your apprenticeship, you can find employment as a skilled tradesperson, continue your studies or even start your own business.
Along the way, you’ll get to earn while you learn, develop real-world skills, and get an up-close view of what your future career could look like.
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