Out-of-work support

If you're currently out of work in Victoria, there are resources available to help you get back on track. Explore the range of support and advice offered to assist with your career transition, including apprenticeship opportunities and training programs. These services are designed to help you build new skills and connect with potential employers.

Out-of-work support

Apprentices and trainees can find themselves out of work for many different reasons. But help is available to find a job, continue in your apprenticeship or traineeship under a new employer, or choose a fresh direction in your career. We know lots of people face challenges – either personal or professional – in their working life. Expert support can help find a way through, and get you going on the right career path for you.

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Skills and Jobs Centres

Based in TAFEs across Victoria, Skills and Jobs Centres (SJCs) help people with career advice, job searching and choosing courses. You don’t have to be a student to visit an SJC – anyone can go along to get free expert help and advice. This includes guidance on the apprenticeship and traineeship system, referrals and job matching to local employment opportunities and referral to welfare support and financial advice.

Find your local SJC.

Victorian Skills Gateway

Looking for further training opportunities or some help taking the next steps in your career? Explore the Victorian Skills Gateway to find out how to continue your current studies, get your student records, transfer credit to a new course, switch careers, access Free TAFE opportunities or plot out a pathway to higher qualifications – including university. You can also use the course search function(opens in a new window) to see what kind of training is on offer across the state.

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