For more information, go to the Department of Training and Workforce Development Apprenticeship Office website(link is external).
School Based Traineeship Program for 2025-26.
Show more| Action | Dates |
|---|---|
| Agencies to submit expression of interest for a school based trainee in 2025-26 | Friday 23 February 2024 |
| Agencies to send completed agency profile template to be added online | Friday 5 April 2024 |
| Enquiries open for students | Monday 15 April 2024 |
| Applications open for students | Monday 1 July 2024 |
| Applications close for students | Wednesday 7 August 2024 at 5 pm |
Agencies undertake recruitment processes Students may be away during school holidays (21 September to 6 October) | By end September 2024 |
| Select Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (AASN) and advise them of trainee details | Mid December 2024 |
| Select registered training organisation (RTO) and advise of trainee details | Mid December 2024 |
| Traineeship starts | Thursday 13 February 2025 |
| Organise AASN registration | Within 21 calendar days of commencement |
| Organise RTO training plan session | Within 6 weeks of commencement |
| Traineeship ends | Thursday 13 August 2026 |
School Based Traineeship Program for 2026-27.
Show more| Action | Dates |
|---|---|
| Agencies to submit expression of interest for a school based trainee in 2026-27 | Friday 14 March 2025 |
| Agencies to send completed agency profile template to be added online | Friday 11 April 2025 |
| Agency profiles go live | Friday 18 April 2025 |
| Information available - Enquiries open for students | Monday 21 April 2025 to Wednesday 13 August 2025 |
| Applications open for students | Monday 23 June 2025 |
| Applications close for students | Wednesday 6 August 2025 at 5 pm |
Agencies undertake recruitment processes Students may be away during school holidays (21 September to 6 October) | By end September 2025 |
| Select Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (AASN) and advise them of trainee details | October – November 2025 |
| Select registered training organisation (RTO) and advise of trainee details | October – November 2025 |
| Traineeship starts | Thursday 12 February 2026 |
| Organise AASN registration | Within 21 calendar days of commencement |
| Organise RTO training plan session | Within 6 weeks of commencement |
| Traineeship ends | Thursday 12 August 2027 |
