Settlement Guide: How to get an apprenticeship in Australia

For a young migrant, an apprenticeship is a great way to get a head start in a chosen career in Australia. An apprenticeship combines time at paid work with training and can be completed full-time, part-time or while still at school...

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Apprenticeships are an ideal way to earn, learn and build a life in a new country. Structured training is combined with practical work experience with an employer.

An apprenticeship usually takes between two and four years to complete and leads to nationally accredited qualifications in many professions.

Australia's largest training provider is TAFE which stands for Technical and Further Education. Australia’s TAFE network operates more than 1000 campuses across metropolitan, regional and remote locations. TAFE institutions are known as either colleges or institutes, depending on the state or territory.