Levels of Qualification Explained     

• Level 1 – vocational qualifications are Pre-Apprenticeship programs for students who are either still in school or pursuing further education. These qualifications teach basic knowledge and routine tasks.
  
  
• Level 2 – suitable for those who have a Level 1 qualification, or those who would like the challenge of more rigorous training. These qualifications cover routine tasks and require previous knowledge or work experience.
  
  
• Level 3 – suitable for those who have achieved a Level 1 or 2 qualification, or those who would like the challenge of more rigorous training. These qualifications cover non-routine, more complex tasks and require previous knowledge or work experience.
  
  
• Level 4 and above – management and master technician level qualifications, for those who have already achieved a Level 3 qualification. These enable progression to higher education, management and ...
  
  
• Level 5 – qualifications give a good grounding in the skills required to run a business.

Vocational Qualifications (VQs)

These are nationally recognised qualifications that demonstrate the holder's competence to do a job to a national standard. A vocational qualification (VQ) is a practically-based qualification which assesses skills.

Key Skills

These qualifications cover the skills used in jobs and industry and include: Communication (writing and speaking); Application of Numbers (using numbers in measurement, calculation and pricing); and Information & Communication Technology (ICT). Key Skills are a part of an Apprenticeship.

Apprenticeships

A framework qualification that demonstrates the individual’s competence to do a job to a national standard, with the required technical and Key Skills knowledge. This is usually completed with a combination of workplace and off-site training including practical and classroom-based activities.

As an apprentice, you will be employed by and based at your local dealer in your state or territory, while regularly travelling to NSW for intensive apprentice training and course assesment conducted at each of the manufacturer's training facilities. At this point, we do not offer in-school training courses.