2017 Apprenticeships

Year 12 students should not wait until they finish school in November to start looking for an apprenticeship. Many employers will begin to recruit for 2017 from this time of the year. The first thing students need to do is decide on the type of apprenticeship they want. The Queensland Training Information Service website (http://qtis.training.qld.gov.au/Apprenticeship) has a list of apprenticeships available in Queensland. Students can also talk to people already in the job and/or do work experience. The following websites have useful steps to gaining an apprenticeship:

• Apprenticeship information http://apprenticeshipsinfo.qld.gov.au/ (click on ‘Become an apprentice’)
• Australian Apprenticeships Pathways http://www.aapathways.com.au/Self-Help/Step-by-Step-Guide.