Apprentices and Trainees Queensland

Apprentices and Trainees Queensland recruits, employs and places apprentices and trainees with host employers across Central Queensland, operating as a not-for-profit group training organisation from offices in Gladstone, Rockhampton and Biloela, and working independently of government or corporate funding.

• Apprenticeship and traineeship pathways, with host employer matching and host profiles for prospective apprentices.
• Recruitment support covering advertising, shortlisting, interviewing and aptitude testing for employer intakes.
• Field officers based in the Gladstone and Rockhampton regions who support apprentices and host companies through the placement.
• Certification to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 and compliance with the National Standards for Group Training Organisations.

Best for: Central Queensland employers taking on apprentices without carrying the employment and training administration.

Apprentices and Trainees Queensland runs structured training and pre-employment programs from its own Central Queensland facilities.

• Skilling Queenslanders for Work traineeships leading to a Certificate I in Workplace Skills.
• The Pre-Employment Pathways Program, built for regional construction and manufacturing businesses.
• The CSQ Trade Ready Program, a short course blending technical knowledge with life skills, plus Jobs Pathways sessions run in Central Queensland secondary schools.

Best for: Regional employers preparing job-ready candidates before an apprenticeship intake.