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Department of Education and Training Guides to Apprenticeships and Traineeships

Guide to the Employment of Apprentices and Trainees in the NSW Public Sector [PDF 134 KB].  This guide contains practical information on how to go about employing and recruiting apprentices in NSW.  This includes advice on how agencies can maximise the effectiveness of apprenticeship programs and improve their capability to take on more apprentices.


Guide to Apprenticeships and Traineeships in NSW [PDF 748 KB]. This booklet contains detailed guidance on all aspects of establishing an apprenticeship and traineeship system. Topics include:
  • how to establish an apprenticeship or traineeship
  • national training contracts and registration with NSW Department of Education and Training
  • obligations of employers, apprentices and trainees
  • financial assistance available
  • the roles of the new apprenticeship centres, registered training organisations and group training organisations, and
  • local services provides by NSW Department of Education and Training

Supervising your Apprentice or Trainee [PDF 261KB] is a guide that is designed to help employers and workplace supervisors better understand their role and the role of others. It contains information that will help the workplace supervisor to work more effectively with apprentices and trainees and provide information on sources of further assistance should it be required.

Australian Apprenticeships and Traineeships for the Public Sector [PDF 428 KB] This is a booklet produced by Government Skills Australia (the national Industry Skills Council) to provide guidance on traineeship qualifications available in the Public Sector Training Package.