Traineeships / Apprenticeships

What is a Traineeship / Apprenticeship?

A traineeship / apprenticeship is an arrangement entered into between a student, employer and SRTO in which the student is employed as an apprentice or trainee. All parties are required to enter into a training contract prior to a traineeship/apprenticeship commencing.  Under this arrangement the employer is responsible for providing work experience, supervision and on-the job training while the SRTO is responsible for developing the training plan and providing training opportunities.

For more information on traineeships/apprenticeships visit  https://qtis.training.qld.gov.au/apprenticeships-and-traineeships/

Traineeships/apprenticeships under Career Start

Under Career Start, students can complete either 1 general pathway qualification and 1 traineeship / apprenticeship or 2 traineeships / apprenticeships.

Completing a Career Start funded apprenticeship/traineeship prior to a general pathways qualification will extinguish the student’s ability to complete a general pathways qualification.

Traineeships/apprenticeships under Career Boost

Under Career Boost, students can complete 1 general pathway qualification or 1 traineeship / apprenticeship.

Career Boost funding for a traineeship or apprenticeship is only available if the student has not completed 2 traineeships/apprenticeships under the School based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (SATs) and/or Career Start.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for a traineeship/apprenticeship you must:

• Have entered into a training contract for a qualification that is funded by DTET and is registered on DTET’s database;*
• If from overseas, have a visa allowing work in Australia; and
• Not have completed 2 traineeships/apprenticeships (including School based Apprenticeships and traineeships) within the last 10 years

*Contract must be organised through an employer and apprenticeship service.

Is there a cost?

A student contribution fee is payable. This cost is calculated at $1.60 per nominal hour. Concessions may apply.

Free apprenticeships for under 25s

Students who are under the age of 25 are eligible for fee free training in high priority traineeships/apprenticeships. For more information on this program please visit  https://www.qld.gov.au/education/training/funded/freeapprenticeships