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Sign up an apprentice or trainee
Whether you're ready to sign up your apprentice now or need a bit more help to get started, you're in the right place.
Hiring an apprentice or trainee
Grow your team with apprentices and trainees. Get training that fits your business, government support, and motivated employees. It’s a smart, hands-on way to build skills and help your business succeed.
Starting an apprenticeship
Learn the meaning of apprenticeships, the difference between an apprenticeship and traineeship and how to get started. Build skills and earn while you learn.
Are you a female navigating an apprenticeship in a male-dominated trade, or just someone interested in how women are making their mark on the tools in construction and trades? Then this session is for you.
The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) “On the Tools” web series continues with Session 3 featuring Erinn Johnston, ASA Apprentice Advisor for Women in Trades.
Date: Tuesday 25 November 2025
Time: 3.30-4.30pm
Cost: Free
Whether you’re already on the tools, considering an apprenticeship, or looking to build a stronger, more inclusive workplace, this webinar will offer insight, encouragement, and real-world wisdom.
Erinn will share a story of challenge, transformation and advocacy. Her personal experience living with undiagnosed endometriosis, the persistent pain, the dismissal, and the eventual diagnosis all fuel her mission: to break stigma, to empower women in trades, and to change the conversation around women’s health in the workplace.