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"My traineeship proved me wrong."
School was a struggle for her,until a careers advisor opened the door to work experience in a kindergarten room, and she loved it. Work experience became a traineeship, then a Certificate III in early childhood, and the passion she found carried her right through her HSC. Now she`s watching the children she works with hit their milestones, and with her ATAR sorted, she`s heading to uni to become a primary teacher. Vocational training isn`t a detour, sometimes it`s the door that changes everything.
This National Skills Week, Life changing → nationalskillsweek.com.au
Jul 20
"I was getting paid to learn."
While her friends were just doing the HSC, she was doing it and earning — paid for her theory work, paid for her practical work, building skills for the career ahead. The best bit? Her traineeship counted towards her ATAR — and actually improved it. No wonder her mates were a little jealous.
A school-based traineeship isn`t instead of the HSC. It`s the HSC, plus a head start. This National Skills Week, Life changing. 👇
Jul 17
The bit no one mentions at school — in numbers.
→ Swipe through what ‘earn while you learn’ actually means: paid, hands-on training in skills the country needs.
This National Skills Week, Life Changing. 👇
Jul 16
“It’s just a backup plan.” “It doesn’t pay.” “There’s no real career in it.”
Let’s clear a few things up. → Swipe through some of the biggest myths about vocational education and training — and the facts that bust them.
This National Skills Week, Life changing. 👇
Jul 15
Measure twice, cut once — build a career.
Carpentry is one of the most in-demand trades in the country, and it starts with an apprenticeship: learn on the job, earn as you go.
This National Skills Week, life changing. 👇
Jul 14
Not every classroom has four walls.
Viticulture and winemaking are skilled trades that happen among the vines and in the cellar — chemistry, craft and the seasons, all in one job.
There’s a whole career in Australian wine, and it starts with real, hands-on skills. This National Skills Week, Life Changing. 👇
Jul 13
You don’t need a three-year degree to break into tech.
Cyber, data, software, IT support — some of the fastest-moving careers in the country have vocational pathways that get you skilled and working sooner. The industry needs people who can do the job, not just talk about it.
This National Skills Week, explore all the options. 👇
Jul 11
Some skills you can’t automate.
Aged care, disability support, nursing, early childhood — the care economy is the fastest-growing field in the country, and it runs on people who genuinely want to help.
You don’t need years of study to start making a difference. A vocational qualification can get you there. Could this be you? 👇
Jul 11
