School-based Apprenticeships & Traineeships

School-based apprenticeships and traineeships help young people to go places ... whether that's a full-time job, a trade career, university, TAFE or other training. The workplace skills and confidence they gain during their school-based apprenticeship or traineeship provide a solid foundation for any career. 

Some of the advantages of school-based apprenticeships and traineeships include:
  • More flexibility and variety
  • The variety provided by school-based apprenticeships and traineeships can have enormous benefits for young people who prefer hands-on learning to traditional schooling pathways
  • Head start in a career
  • Young people employed as school-based apprentices and trainees develop workplace skills, knowledge, confidence and have a competitive edge when applying for jobs. A school-based apprenticeship or traineeship can lead directly to full-time employment once a student has left school
  • Nationally recognised qualifications
  • All school-based apprentices and trainees participate in vocational training that contributes to a Certificate II, III or higher vocational qualification which can count towards the student's Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)
An opportunity to learn and earn
  • School-based apprentices and trainees are paid while they learn workplace skills, gain confidence, and adapt to a work environment. It gives the student the opportunity to put skills learned at school into practice in a real work environment

  • Some students complete traineeships while they're at school, which means they leave school with a QCE and a nationally recognised vocational certificate. Others go on to finish their apprenticeship or traineeship either full-time or part-time after they have left school. During​ 2016 there were over 80 students involved in School Based Traineeships, in areas such as Hospitality, Retail, Hairdressing, Gaming, Electro-technology, Business, Automotive, Tourism, Vet Nursing, Dental Assisting, Horticulture, Sports and Recreation and Plumbing

  • Most students attend workplace training one day per week and school the other four days. As well as obtaining a Certificate level qualification, School Based Traineeships can also increase a student’s rank and increase chances for entry to TAFE or University. The school offers a flexible timetable, which enables students to study fewer subjects, or elect not to participate in the sports program, allowing them more time to spend studying or in workplace training

  • Visit http://apprenticeshipsinfo.qld.gov.au/school-based/index.html for more information

  • School Based Apprenticeship & Traineeship Application Form.doc

  • School Based Apprenticeship Traineeship Work Placement Attendance Policy.pdf

​​​​