Traineeships

Ready to earn while you learn?  |  Work, study and get qualified together.

What if you could start your career, earn a wage and get qualified, all at the same time? That is a traineeship. Instead of choosing between working and studying, you do both. You are employed from day one, learning real skills in a real workplace, while we deliver the training that leads to a nationally recognised qualification. For a lot of people it is the smartest and least stressful way into a career, especially if classroom-only study is not for you. 

Why it matters now

Three of the biggest and fastest growing workforces in NSW are early childhood education and care, ageing and community support, and disability support. These sectors need qualified, caring people, and they need them now. A traineeship is a direct route in: you gain hands-on experience, an income and a qualification, while an employer gets to train someone up in their own team. Everybody wins. 

How it works

A traineeship is a paid job with structured training attached. You are employed under the relevant award and earn a wage while you work towards a qualification such as a Certificate III or Diploma. You spend most of your time learning on the job, with SGSCC delivering and assessing your training, including regular one on one visits from your trainer and online support, so you are never on your own. Traineeships can be full time, part time or school based, and usually run for around twelve to twenty four months. 

Where this can take you

We specialise in traineeships across three in-demand areas. In early childhood education and care, you train to become an educator in a centre while you work. In ageing and community support, you build the skills for aged care and home care roles as part of a care team. In disability support, you gain the values and skills to support people through the NDIS to live the life they choose. Each one is a real career with room to grow long after your traineeship ends. 

Your pathway

Most traineeships start with a Certificate III, the recognised entry qualification in each of these sectors, and can continue into a Diploma and beyond as you gain experience. Because you finish with the same nationally recognised qualification as any other student, your traineeship is not a shortcut, it is a strong, supported foundation you can keep building on. 

Ready to start

Already have an employer, or looking for a traineeship opportunity? Talk to us and we will help you take the next step. As a training organisation we speak in terms of opportunity, not guarantees, and government eligibility rules apply. Training Services NSW and an Apprentice Connect Australia provider can confirm exactly what support you and your employer may receive.