Traineeships

What is a traineeship?

A traineeship is an employment and training arrangement, similar to a traditional apprenticeship, through which a training contract binds an employer and a trainee for the period of the traineeship and during which the trainee completes a nationally recognised qualification.

Traineeships are generally shorter in duration than a traditional apprenticeship and cater for a variety of industries and occupations.  Traineeship arrangements can apply to a range of qualifications from Certificate II to Advanced Diploma, although the number of available traineeships at the higher level is restricted to those in skill shortage areas, such as in the case of the Diploma of Engineering and the Advanced Diploma of Engineering.

While traineeships were originally designed for those who were new entrants to an industry, they are now also available to existing workers.

Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) may draw upon an array of delivery strategies to provide the appropriate training for the trainee, from full-time on the job through to face-to-face classes in an institutional setting, and for more remote locations, distance learning.

Like apprenticeships, traineeship contractual arrangements are organised through an Australian Apprenticeship Centre, and the Apprenticeship Centre manages the whole process, including access to incentives.

For further information please contact your nearest Ai Group Education and Training Adviser (ETA).

Group Training

Should the employer prefer not to employ the trainee directly but would rather have an external agency employ the trainee for the period of the contract, then a Group Training Company (GTC), such as Ai Group Training Services (AiGTS), can provide this service.