Training pathways to employment

About the Digital Workplace program

Developed in consultation with industry, the Digital Workplace Job Ready Program will get you job ready for a range of roles involving the use of business applications and the provision of quality customer service across a broad range of industries. The program is running on a full or part time basis, through a combination of training and a work placement giving you a foot in the door. Host employers may offer jobs to successful graduates.

Through the program, you can learn how to organise data and records, produce documents and use different software applications.

For those interested in further training, the program will provide pathways to traineeships or institutional-based training, including:

• Certificate II in Workplace Skills  
• Certificate III in Business

Wraparound supports

For free career advice and support in resume writing, interview techniques and more, contact your local Jobs and Skills Centre on 13 64 64. The Job Ready programs team can also connect you to appropriate wrap around support. Email digitalworkplace@dtwd.wa.gov.au for more information.

What this program offers

The Early Childhood Education and Care Job Ready Program has two components; training at a TAFE or accredited training provider; plus an industry work placement. The program is available on either a full time (five weeks total) or part time (ten weeks total) study basis.
 

• The training includes four nationally accredited and recognised units that will set you up with entry level skills to work in an early learning setting. You will build knowledge of education and care programs for children.  The units will give you credit towards a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.
   
• The work placement will be in an early learning centre, where you will be part of the team and gain valuable hands on experience working with children. 

Traineeship opportunities

Because this industry is highly regulated, you must be qualified to work in the sector. The starting level qualification is a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care. 

A great way to get qualified is by doing a traineeship, which means you're employed and paid while you complete  your studies — earn while you learn! Training is conducted by a TAFE or accredited training provider, but it takes place mostly on the job so you're learning through real life experience. Once the training is completed, you will receive a nationally recognised qualification.

We work closely with employers who have traineeships available, and there will be opportunities for people who successfully complete this program to commence employment in a traineeship. 

Video courtesy of the Australian Drilling Industry Association (ADIA)

Induction and training

Prior to starting the Driller’s Offsider Job Ready Program you will attend a one-day induction to familiarise yourself with the duties of a drillers’ offsider and the requirements to succeed in the role.

The skill set used in the two-week training course for the Driller’s Offsider Job Ready Program contains four nationally accredited and recognised units that will set you up with entry level skills to safely work onsite, and  can lead to other career opportunities in drilling. 

When you successfully complete the training, you'll get your first aid certificate and work safely at heights ticket; know how to apply CPR; and have hands-on experience in how to operate and maintain a four-wheel drive vehicle.

After the training you may have the opportunity for a work placement or even employment or a traineeship, where you’ll learn skills such as how to move, set-up and operate drilling rigs and equipment such as mud shakers, diesel tanks and lines, water lines and hoses to drill for mineral exploration and oil/gas exploration and production; maintain the drill rig and equipment, assist the onsite drill crew, and collect core samples.

Connecting with traineeship and job opportunities

Successful graduates of this program may be connected with an employer to commence employment or start a traineeship for the Certificate II in Drilling Operations qualification. Under a traineeship, you are employed and paid while you learn — training is conducted mostly on the job, and on completion you will receive a nationally recognised qualification. If this program sounds like the opportunity you've been waiting for, please complete the expression of interest online form via the link below.

You can also download our information flyer, for details about the program.

If you have any queries about the program, please contact us by email at drillersoffsider@dtwd.wa.gov.au. 

About the Future Chef program

Developed in consultation with WA's hospitality industry leaders, the Future Chef Job Ready Program runs for a total of four weeks, which is made up of a combination of training plus a work placement.  You will complete five nationally recognised units at a TAFE or training provider, and gain job ready skills and knowledge including food safety, preparing and presenting simple dishes, and how to use a range of kitchen equipment.

Work placement

You will also complete five days of work placement in a working commercial kitchen, where you'll get to use the skills that you're learning in the training and gain valuable hands on experience. You'll also get a taste of what the work is like, and an opportunity to meet a potential employer.

Job and apprenticeship opportunities

The goal of this program is to develop WA's future chefs — and you could be one of them! We work closely with industry employers who have job opportunities and/or are looking for apprentices, and you will have the opportunity to meet some of these employers during your work placement which may lead to the offer of a job or apprenticeship.

Once you successfully complete the program, you may be offered employment; a pre-apprenticeship; or a chef apprenticeship.

If you don’t receive an offer straight away, we will help connect you to our network of employers in restaurants, hotels, cafes or catering companies to assist with finding you employment.

What's it like to do a chef apprenticeship? 

As an apprentice chef, you will work towards achieving your industry qualification through a combination of on and off the job training. You'll be employed, and get paid while you learn. Formal training takes place at a TAFE or private training provider, and is usually done as one or two days per week or as a block such as one week every couple of months.  During your apprenticeship you'll learn the full range of skills and knowledge required to be a chef, plus gain valuable hands on experience and know-how. 

Training + hands-on experience

This six-week program will get you job ready with skills and knowledge that employers are looking for, including:

• work health and safety procedures;
• carrying out inspections;
• how to secure, load and unload cargo;
• apply work fatigue management strategies; and
• use and maintain mechanical equipment.

Plus there's a practical driving instruction training component, which will be conducted in a range of conditions and locations and with coaching from qualified and experienced drivers.

On successful completion, you'll obtain a licence for an HR, HC or MC class vehicle and you can also apply for a forklift (LF) licence. This is subject to passing a Department of Transport licence assessment.

You will also receive credit for units in the Certificate III in Driving Operations traineeship, which you could then go on to complete with an employer and earn while you continue to learn. 

Connecting you with job opportunities 

This job ready program combines formal training with real, hands-on experience through practical hours of driving heavy haulage vehicles. It has been developed to get you job ready to join the transport and logistics industry, which currently has a huge demand for skilled workers. 

The program also includes industry mentoring for program graduates, co-ordinated by Western Roads Federation, to help connect you with employers and get on the road.

To find out more about this program, please visit the course page.

*The formal training component of the course is free for eligible students — no course fees apply. The practical driving lessons are highly subsidised to reduce fees; however fees do apply for these. Please see the information flyer for further information about eligibility for free training, and other information about this program. Licence fees apply. 

Will SRAP help me find a job or boost my career prospects?

Yes! Having a nationally recognised trades qualification greatly improves your employability and opens up new opportunities for you across the construction industry. Employers who take you on as an apprentice through SRAP not only get a trades qualified worker in less time, but will also be eligible for a range of financial incentives which makes you an attractive employment prospect! 

SRAP: Skill up, get qualified!

Karen Ho, Director General of the WA Department of Training and Workforce Development, recently visited the Perth CBD looking at some of the major construction projects that are currently happening, and talking to some of WA's construction industry leaders about all of the opportunities these present for skilled workers.

In this short video, Karen talks about SRAP and the advantages that completing an apprenticeship can offer you.

Remember, the skills assessment is FREE — you could be on your way to being a qualified tradesperson, through the skills and knowledge you already have!