Trades Primer

Sample a range of trades and find your future career path.

If you’re interested in trades but not ready to choose one pathway, this option gives you a supported way to explore what could fit. You'll learn in practical, workshop-based settings, with hands-on activities across areas such as construction (carpentry, joinery and painting), automotive (auto engineering and autobody), engineering (manufacturing and fabrication) and infrastructure (plumbing, gasfitting, drainlaying and electrical).

As well as sampling these areas, you'll build the everyday skills that help with further study and work: communication, teamwork, digital confidence, numeracy, literacy, problem-solving and personal planning. You’ll also look at your strengths, goals and future options so you can make more informed decisions about your vocational pathway.

Key features

• Supported trades exploration - Try different trades pathways before committing to one direction.
• Stronger everyday skills - Build literacy, numeracy and digital skills through practical trades-focused learning.
• Workplace communication skills - Practise communication, teamwork and problem-solving for learning and workplace
• Clear next steps - Explore future training, apprenticeship and employment pathways with guided planning support.

What you'll learn

• Essential skills in a range of trades
• Literacy, numeracy and digital skills
• Practical problem-solving and critical thinking
• Time management, resilience and self-management
• Communication, teamwork and workplace interactions
• Career planning and future pathway exploration
• Goal setting, personal development and building confidence