Careers & Transitions

Career Corner

School Based Traineeship Program

Applications for 2025-26 open 1 July 2024. 

Our school-based traineeship program is a fantastic opportunity for students heading into Year 11 in 2025 who are looking to start a great career.

Over 18 months trainees gain real experience working part time in a government agency, learning valuable workplace skills and being paid while finishing Years 11 and 12.

Trainees:

• Work 2 days a week (Thursday and Friday) in a public sector agency and this counts towards their Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)
• Complete a nationally recognised Certificate II in Government
• Receive support from a workplace supervisor to develop workplace skills for future employment.

To apply for 2025, students must:

• Be starting Year 11 in 2025
• Be permanent residents or Australian or New Zealand citizens or provide copies of Australian visas that supports the traineeship contract requirements.

Home school students are not eligible for school-based traineeships as they are not enrolled in a school and do not meet the achievement requirements of WACE through home education studies.