Careers, Job Opportunities & Apprenticeships

Kickstart Your Career with                  a Traineeship

Current school leavers keen on taking a GAP Year or looking to defer university for a year and do something useful might like to explore the opportunities advertised at the Jobs Hub — Traineeships and Indigenous cadetships, AFL SportsReady.  There are various opportunities from business traineeships to sport & outdoor recreation to education support. Current vacancies can be found at: AFL Sportsready.

Gap Year & Working Holidays Program

What if your next adventure wasn’t just a holiday—but a chance to live, work, and experience a whole new culture?  Whether you’re taking a Gap Year after school or looking for a working holiday experience, Letz Live makes it easy to pack your bags and start exploring. A Letz Live paid Gap Year or working holiday is an affordable way of travelling to the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and the USA.  Applicants get to choose their destination, take a good work ethic plus a travel wish list and they are set for the best year ever.

Students who choose a Gap Year in the UK go into paid roles in leading UK Boarding Schools or Activity Centres, accommodation included, and participants get to earn while they travel and explore UK & Europe during term breaks.  All participants receive full program support — from the Letz Live team in AU, NZ & UK.Find out more at Letz Live Gap Years Abroad. 

Study Abroad & Exchange Programs offered by Victorian Universities 

Students who choose to take up an opportunity to do some of their university study overseas get the opportunity to immerse themselves in another culture and study at an overseas university. A bonus of many study-abroad programs is that students get to study for one or two semesters at these overseas partner institutions and earn credit towards their degrees.

Find out more about the Study Abroad programs offered, by browsing the following links

Explore Various Ways to Join the ADF

There are several ways to join the Navy, Army or Air Force with many roles offering more than one entry method. To help students choose the right way, the entry methods have been broken down into a simple summary – browse Ways To Join - ADF Careers.

The ADF Gap Year program provides an opportunity for young Australians, who have finished Year 12 (or equivalent) and are aged between 17 and 24, to experience military training and lifestyle whilst gaining new skills and pay over their Gap Year. The life skills and job training that students acquire during their Gap Year experience will be valuable regardless of what career they ultimately undertake. 

Gap Year opportunities are available in the Navy, Army, and Air Force. This is a useful link to browse - What is an ADF Gap Year?