Education & Experience

Other Ranks (Technical), Army Reserve Traineeship & Apprenticeship Program

For Trainee Entry: Completion of Australian Year 10 education (or equivalent) with passes in English, Mathematics, Science and one other subject.

These entry qualifications are the minimum required to facilitate understanding of the engineering principles encountered during later phases of training.

Note: Consumer Maths, Maths in Society and similarly 'modified' maths are not suitable subjects for entry to the Army Technical and Trade Scheme,

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If you do not satisfy the education requirements for this trade or do not possess evidence of your educational attainment there is an alternative pathway available to you.

You may be eligible to sit an Alternative Education Equivalency (AEE) assessment to ascertain your ability at the required educational level for this trade.

Further information is available here.

Qualified

Completion of Australian Year 9 education (or equivalent) with passes in English and Mathematics. Completion of an approved apprenticeship or an approved traineeship at a recognised training institution and any period of full-time employment stipulated for the trade.

Suitable trade qualifications include:

• Certificate III in Carpentry; or
• Certificate III in General Construction (Carpentry); and one or both of the following:
• Certificate of Proficiency in Carpentry and Joinery; or
• Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship Carpenter and Joiner.

All applications need to be accompanied with:

• An up to date resume detailing trade experience gained and currency (very important), and;
• Three trade referees with references with up to date contact details; or
• If the applicant has only worked with one or two contractors from the time they started their apprenticeship they may provide one or two referees/references.

Further, all documents detailed above have to be certified true copies.

Also refer to Recognition of Prior Learning for further details.

Other Ranks (Technical) (Reserve)

Completion of Australian Year 9 education (or equivalent) with passes in English and Mathematics. Completion, in the relevant trade, of an approved apprenticeship or an approved traineeship at a recognised training institution and any period of full-time employment stipulated for that trade.

Civilian qualified tradesmen will have their qualifications assessed for Recognition of Current Competencies / Recognition of Prior Learning by the Army Logistic Training Centre prior to enlistment.