Council provides entry level education and employment opportunities each year, open to people of all ages, background and experience. This includes apprenticeships, traineeships and cadetships.
Applications now open!
We're accepting applications for cadetships, apprenticeships and traineeships to start in January 2024.
This year's opportunities are shown below.
| Role | Applications close |
|---|---|
| Building Surveyor Cadet | 11:59pm 22 October 2023 |
| Cyber Security Cadet | 11:59pm 22 October 2023 |
| Librarian Cadet (identified for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) | 11:59pm 22 October 2023 |
| Administration Trainee | 11:59pm 29 October 2023 |
| Arborist Trainee | 11:59pm 29 October 2023 |
| Geotech Trainee | 11:59pm 29 October 2023 |
| Horticulturalist Trainee | 11:59pm 29 October 2023 |
| Plant and Vehicle Mechanic Apprentice | 11:59pm 29 October 2023 |
Visit our Positions Vacant page to learn more about these opportunities, and to apply.
About Cadet, Apprentice and Trainee roles
Watch the video below to hear about the experiences of our recent cadets, apprentices and trainees.
Cadetships
- Full time employment with time off to undertake studies
- Mentoring and support to guide your skills development
- Undergraduate studies
- Industry experience while you complete your study
- Usually between 4 - 7 years duration, depending on the cadetship.
Traineeships
- Full time employment with time off to undertake studies
- Mentoring and support to guide your skills development
- Vocational qualifications at levels ranging from Certificate III to Diploma, depending on the traineeship
- Industry experience while you complete your study
- Usually between 1 - 4 years duration, depending on the traineeship.
Apprenticeships
- Full time employment with time off to undertake studies
- Mentoring and support to guide your skills development
- Vocational qualifications at levels ranging from Certificate III to Diploma, depending on the apprenticeship
- Industry experience while you complete your study
- Usually 4 years duration.
- Targeted to people in Year 10
- Includes 100 days in the workplace between the end of year 10 and the end of your HSC
- Mentoring and support to guide your skills development
- Undertake a vocational qualification at level Certificate II or Certificate III that counts towards the HSC.
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