Industry can make an application to declare a trade or vocation in South Australia.
All apprenticeships and traineeships in South Australia must be declared as a trade or vocation by the South Australian Skills Commission.
Refer to the Traineeship and Apprenticeship Pathways (TAP) Schedule for pathways currently available as a traineeship or apprenticeship.
The South Australian Skills Commission offers the Occupational Recognition Service (ORS).
ORS is for people who haven’t completed an apprenticeship or traineeship, but have developed sufficient skills and knowledge through employment, on-the-job or other training in specific occupations.
The service is available to individuals living, relocating or with work contracts in South Australia.
The South Australian Skills Commission is expanding apprenticeships and traineeships to include a higher education qualification to develop skills critical to South Australia's future.
Degree Apprenticeships and Traineeships are qualifications offered by higher education institutions, such as a university that can be undertaken as an apprenticeship or traineeship including on-job learning.
The South Australian Skills Commission can help you understand what pathways may be available if you are a school leaver, looking to upskill or change career.
The Micro-credential Pilot Program (Pilot), which commenced in late 2020, concluded on 30 June 2023. The South Australian Skills Commission considered 66 applications and endorsed 36.