Where can an apprenticeship take you?
As the exciting first step of your career, an apprenticeship or traineeship opens the doors to doing something you love. See where an apprenticeship can take you.
Oriyah, electrical apprentice, WA
Connor, IT trainee, NSW
Shannon, mechanical technology apprentice, VIC
Tayla, mechanical engineering apprentice, NSW
Lola, bricklaying apprentice, QLD
Billie-Jo, commercial cookery trainee, TAS
Could this be your dream job?
Carpenter
What you love: Working with tools, machines and mechanical drawings while being goal-oriented and practical. What you’ll do: Construct, install, renovate and repair all types of structures and fixtures, while working with a variety of materials.
Cabinet maker
What you love: A passion for creating beautiful and functional pieces of woodwork. What you’ll do: Work with all kinds of wood and manufactured board to create domestic and commercial furniture for a wide range of projects.
Air conditioning and refrigeration mechanic
What you love: Being practical with a good eye for detail, working with your hands and having good concentration skills. What you’ll do: Maintain systems and equipment needed for air conditioning, food preservation and storage across a variety of residential, commercial and industrial settings.
Plumber
What you love: Getting your hands dirty and being comfortable talking to people while working in a wide variety of conditions like outdoors, at height, or in confined spaces. What you’ll do: Install, repair and maintain critical piping and water systems in residential, commercial and/or industrial settings.
Mechanical fitter
What you love: Getting your hands dirty and putting things together! What you’ll do: Learn a broad range of engineering-related skills involving the use of all types of tools, machinery and materials, while you work with plastics and other types of metals.
Boiler maker
What you love: Challenges and being creative while working with your hands. What you’ll do: Work with heavy structural steel to fabricate, assemble, install and repair boilers, tanks, and a variety of other fabricated metal products.
Sheetmetal worker
What you love: Hands on work tackling complex problems, with a sharp eye for detail What you’ll do: Make stylish and functional products, often while using large machinery.
Warehousing and logistics worker
What you love: Problem solving and using your initiative to ensure efficiency and safety in a highly dynamic and technically advanced workplace. What you’ll do: Receive incoming shipments, learn to store goods in the right place, pick and pack orders for shipment, and organise inventory.
Automotive electrician
What you love: Cars, detailed work, and understanding how today’s automotive systems and electronics work. What you’ll do: Using your precision and patience to install and service wiring and electrical components in vehicles. You’ll be contributing to the driver's safety and enjoyment!
Business administrator
What you love: Working with people, organising schedules and data, sorting things, and using your computer skills in a professional setting. What you’ll do: Working from a desk, you'll use the phone and computer to help customers, schedule appointments, prepare files. You'll help the business with its day-to-day operations.
Childcare
What you love: Being around kids and using your creativity and energy to help them thrive! What you’ll do: Make sure kids are clean, fed, and comfortable. Use your imagination and enthusiasm to keep them occupied with fun activities.
Disability support worker
What you love: Helping others, particularly vunerable people, and making a meaningful difference to someone’s life. What you’ll do: Support differently abled people with their needs. You’ll be there for them, handling daily living activities, household tasks and keeping them company.
Electrician
What you love: Applying yourself to a hands-on project and using your inquisitiveness to investigate and fix things for people. What you’ll do: Design, install, service, and fix electrical systems, carry out electrical testing and use specialised equipment and tools.
Fitter and Turner
What you love: Using your hands to weld, cut, drill, and manipulate metal, you also like to keep your mind sharp, finding and fixing mechanical issues. What you’ll do: Fit and assemble fabricated metal parts and create precision machine parts for production machinery and equipment, according to plans.
IT professional
What you love: Keeping up with the latest tech, helping computer users, understanding how computers and the internet works and solving problems. What you’ll do: Keep an organisation’s computer networks, servers, and IT systems running smoothly using the latest technology.
Landscaper
What you love: Being outdoors getting your hands dirty, making sure everything in an outdoor space looks neat and comes together beautifully. What you’ll do: Keep gardens looking great, clients happy, and care for nature too.
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