Traineeships & Apprenticeships

All ECTARC traineeship or apprenticeship programs can be commenced at any time of year.

Commence an ECTARC qualification or Statement of Attainment training program at any time of the year. For more information on our traineeships, apprenticeships or distance study programs please click on the links below or call the NSW office on 02 4223 1111 or QLD office on 07 3345 8272.

New South Wales | Queensland

New South Wales Traineeships

• CHC30708 - Certificate III in Children’s Services Traineeship
• CHC41208- Certificate IV in Children’s Services (Outside School Hours Care) Traineeship
• CHC50908- Diploma of Children’s Services (Existing worker) Traineeship
• CHC50908- Diploma of Children’s Services (New Entrant) Traineeship

Employer Information Guide

Click the link below to download the employers guide for the various traineeship programs offered by ECTARC.

Employers Guide to NSW Traineeships

NSW Traineeships - a quick overview

• Owners / Directors contact their local Australian Apprenticeship Centre - Find your local centre at www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au to discuss the requirements of taking on a trainee and the financial htttp://www. australianapprenticeships.gov.au/employer/incentives.aspfor more information on the financial incentives available.
• Owner/Directors employ a trainee.
• An ECTARC Training and Development Officer visits the centre to sign up a trainee, explain the training plan and provide learning materials.
• Training takes place both on and off the job. Trainees are issued with learning materials that provide them with all the information they require for self study. Employers give trainees time off the floor each week to complete learning materials. A qualified Child Care Worker/Teacher from the service takes on the role as the trainee;s Workplace Supervisor. The Workplace Supervisor provides support and advice to the trainee throughout the program.
• ECTARC provides support to the trainee and employer through contact visits to the cntre throughout the traineeships and via regular telephone communications Traineeships & Apprenticeship.

Training Fee - paid by the trainee

The NSW government has advised that from 1 January 2007 trainees are required to pay an annual upfront fee for each year of their traineeship course and have instructed Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to collect the fee - please contact ECTARC for details. Part time trainees will be required to pay the training fee for each year of training. Some trainees will be exempt, including existing worker trainees, school based trainees, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and those receiving an identified benefit. Contact ECTARC or your Australian Apprenticeship centre for further details.