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Step by Step - Find a Job / Employer

Sarina Russo Apprenticeship Services is here to help you make the best informed decisions at every step.

• Step 1 - Apprenticeship or Traineeship ?
• Step 2 - Find an Employer
• Step 3 - Choose a Training Provider
• Step 4 - Complete the Paperwork
• Step 5 - Probation Period

Step 1 - Apprenticeship or Traineeship ?

To find an apprenticeship or traineeship that suits you, think about what you enjoy doing and what your interests are. Find out if there is an apprenticeship or traineeship offering skills you will enjoy learning.

For a full list of all apprenticeships and traineeships currently available in Queensland, visit the apprenticeships and traineeships section of the Queensland Department of Employment and Training (see website) or call 1300 369 935. There are also a few good websites you should check out:

• www.myfuture.edu.au
• www.jobguide.dest.gov.au
• www.thesource.gov.au/find/career/getting_that_job.asp
• www.jobsearch.gov.au
• www.dest.gov.au/train/careers.htm
  
  

Step 2 - Find an Employer

Once you have decided which apprenticeship or traineeship you want to do, you will need to find an employer who will give you a job so you can earn while you learn. You can do this by:

• Contact a Job Network member (such as Sarina Russo Job Access)
• Contact employers directly - either in person or through a letter
• Apply for jobs advertised in the newspaper
• Search the internet - visit www.jobsearch.gov.au
• Using your personal networks - talk to family and friends to see if they know anyone who could employ you as an apprentice or trainee. 
  
   

Step 3 - Choose a Training Provider

Training providers deliver training to apprentices and trainees. Training providers will work with you and your employer to help develop a training plan, deliver training, assess your achievement of skills, and issue the qualification on successful completion of your apprenticeship or traineeship. Training providers may be TAFE institutes or training colleges.

Each training provider offers different ways of training apprentices and trainees. You and your employer should shop around for the right one to suit both your needs. For a list of training providers relevant to your chosen apprenticeship or traineeship, contact us or telephone the Queensland Department of Employment and Training on 1300 369 935.


Step 4 - Complete the Paperwork

A training contract is a legally binding document signed by you, as the apprentice or trainee, and your employer. It is an agreement to work and train together for a length of time. A training plan is also required to be developed to make sure you learn new skills. The training plan sets out what you will learn, where you learn it, how often you will be trained, and how and when you will be assessed. It is designed by you, your employer and your training provider.

Sarina Russo Apprenticeship Services can help you by:

• Provide information on apprenticeships / traineeships
• Help to complete and lodge the training contract
• Provide advice on eligibility for financial assistance
• Help lodge claims for financial assistance
• Make regular visits to your workplace and check progress of training
• Provide induction information.

Step 5 - Probation Period

Probation is a period of time when an apprentice or trainee works and trains with their employer before each decides whether to continue with the apprenticeship or traineeship. Probation usually last 90 days for an apprenticeship and 30 days for a traineeship. Before the end of probation, you and your employer must both decide whether you want to continue with the apprenticeship or traineeship and complete the training contract. If you both decide to continue, you and your employer agree to work together for the length of the training contract.