Employing and managing apprentices and trainees

For employers

How apprenticeships and traineeships work
Know the costs, benefits, obligations and process of employing an apprentice or trainee.

Employer obligations
Find out about your responsibilities during the apprenticeship or traineeship, including supervision, training, providing a safe work environment, wages and entitlements.

Steps to employ an apprentice or trainee
Follow the 5-step process from understanding the commitment through to completing the apprenticeship or traineeship.

Manage your apprentice or trainee
Advice and support for managing your apprenticeship or traineeship once it is underway.

Suspension of a registered training contract due to COVID-19
Options to help employers navigate available support and other options to keep apprentices and trainees employed and manage the training contract obligations.

For apprentices and trainees

Managing your apprenticeship or traineeship
How to address problems, make changes to your training contract if your situation changes, and complete your apprenticeship or traineeship once your training is finished.

Further information

• Find out about apprentice and trainee participation activity data and statistics.

Last updated 28 November 2022