Trade Apprenticeships
An apprenticeship or traineeship is a great way of combining training and practical hands-on experience so you can pursue your career in the trade industry. During your apprenticeship, each year, your wage will increase.
Generally, you will work full-time and may also have time each week to undertake study at your training organisation, or to complete units in your training program while at work.
School-based Apprenticeships
A school-based apprenticeship allows you to start a qualification and a career path, before you’ve even left school. It’s a great way to gain work experience, references, and real skills that employers are looking for.
Generally, you will work one day per week (depending on your host employer needs, you may also be able to increase the days you work during school holidays) and this forms part of your school curriculum. You earn money on the days you work too!
Once you finish school, we support you to complete your apprenticeship, increasing the days worked with your current host employer to full time 38hrs per week or placing you with a host employer looking for a full-time apprentice.
Types of Apprenticeship
Automotive
Job Summary:
Rapid changes in automotive technology mean motor mechanics are becoming more specialised in their area of work.
The apprentice undertaking this role will primarily service and repair the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle including:
- The engine
- The transmission (clutch, gear box and differential)
- The suspension system (springs, steering, brakes, wheels and tyres)
The apprentice will also perform tasks including:
- Discussing problems with vehicle drivers to discover faults with their vehicle
- Carrying out their own diagnostic procedures
The apprentice will also repair and service:
- Cooling systems
- Fuel systems
- Air conditioning and emission control systems
- Clutch assemblies
- Manual and automatic transmissions
- Braking systems
- Final drive assemblies
- Ignition and electronic engine management electrical systems.
- Repairing laminated windscreens
- Removing damaged windscreens and/or side and rear glass in motor vehicles
- Removing moulds and trims from around damaged autoglass
- Repairing or replacing damaged autoglass frames, moulds and window winding mechanisms
- Installing pre-cut and/or shaped autoglass according to the vehicle manufacturer’s specifications.
- Repair damage to metal, plastic and fibreglass bodywork on vehicles
- Make and form vehicle panels using machines and hand tools
- Determining vehicle damage
- Recommending repair procedures
- Removing damaged panels
- Fixing dents using mechanical and hydraulic equipment to straighten and realign chassis and body frames
- Using oxy-acetylene and welding equipment to cut and join replacement sections or damaged vehicle panels
- Filling depressions with plastic fillers
- Filing, grinding and sanding repaired surfaces using power and hand tools.
- Removing rough spots on vehicle panels
- Sanding surfaces using hand or power tools
- Carrying out masking procedures
- Colour matching and mixing paints
- Applying primer and finishing coats
- Polishing and waxing the finished paint work.
Building & Construction
Job summary:
The apprentice will carry out setting out, construct wall frames, ceiling frames, pitched roofs, eaves, external stairs, flooring systems, install windows and doors. As a chippie they will learn skills such as using carpentry tools and equipment, general demolition of minor building structures, erecting roof trusses, installing exterior cladding, installing lining, paneling and moulding, reading and interpreting plans, footing and slabs, work safely at heights, concreting, WHS in the construction industry and welding.
Job summary:
The apprentice will undertake a variety of duties which may include:
- supervising landscape maintenance
- setting out landscape works
- coordinating planting
- building landscape features with concrete, timber, brick, stone and metal
- installing irrigation and drainage
- operating specialised machinery and equipment.
Electrical Trades
- Select, install, set up, test, fault-find, repair and maintain electrical systems and equipment in buildings and premises.
Engineering & Mechanical
- Heavy earthmoving and agricultural machinery
- Large marine engines
- Heavy lift vehicles
- Stationary plant equipment including lift motors and generating sets etc.
- Engines
- Cooling systems
- Automatic transmissions
- Brakes
- Clutches
- Gear boxes
- Fuel pumps
- Axel assemblies
- Electrical equipment
- Welding equipment
- Hydraulic presses
- Cranes or gantries
- Tuning equipment
- Lathes (milling and other attachments optional)
- Necessary specialised equipment including various pressure testers, brake and valve servicing equipment, ring compressors and equipment for the pulling and pressing of bearings.
- The setting up of machinery to enable the manufacture of engineering products
- Repair and replacement of components, parts or other items
- Installation of plant and machinery
- Design and manufacture of modifications to existing components, parts and other items
- Maintenance of plant and equipment
- Construction and commissioning works
- Repair of shipping machinery e.g. Winches, glands, drive shafts, turbines etc.
- Power station maintenance.
- Welding equipment
- Lathes
- Milling machinery
- Grinding machinery
- Hydraulic presses
- Thread cutting machinery
- CNC and NC lathes or machining equipment
- Hydraulic copying equipment
- Tool cutting and grinding equipment
- Gear cutting machinery
- Boring equipment
- I-Beam
- Angle iron,
- U-Sections
- Square, oblong or round section
- Plastics
- Specialist measuring equipment
- A range of hand tools
- MIG
- Submerged arc
- Oxy and other welding equipment
- Oxy/gas cutting equipment (straight line, profile and multi-head)
- Rollers
- Metal forming and shaping machines
- Marking out tables
- Friction saws
- Grinders (hand and pedestal)
- Air arc gouges
- Portable hand tools
- Custom fabrication
- Ship building and repair
- Pressure vessel welding
- Pipeline construction
- Structural construction
- Machinery and equipment repair
Hospitality
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Clubs
- Pubs
- Cafes
- Cafeterias
- Coffee shops
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Motels
- Clubs
- Pubs
- Cafes
- Coffee shops
Choose your Career Path!
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If you, or someone you know, are thinking of starting an apprenticeship or traineeship and aren’t too sure where to begin, here’s some inspiration below on the various types of apprenticeships and the work they undertake.
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