Apprentices

Royston Clark
Chef

Brooke Lowe
Apprentice hairdresser

Luke Cross
Apprentice cabinet maker

Jessica Harper
Apprentice automotive
technician

Trainees

Traineeships in Western Australia vary in duration from 6 months to 36 months full time. Traineeships can also be undertaken on a part-time basis with a minimum requirement of 20 hours per week paid employment (different arrangements apply for school-based traineeships). Generally, an existing worker can only take up a traineeship in the first 3 months of their full-time employment, or first 12 months of their part-time or casual employment. Different arrangements apply to some existing workers aged up to 24 years of age.

The criteria to take up a traineeship include:

Australian Citizenship, Permanent Residency, or a New Zealand passport holder who has been resident in Australia for at least 6 months;
Have reached secondary school leaving age, or have written approval from the Department of Education and Training to take up the apprenticeship and are at least 15 years old;
Be employed for at least 20 hours each week;
Be a new worker or, if returning to work for a previous employer, have had a break in employment of at least 6 months;
Not hold a qualification at the same or higher level that is related to the traineeship.