Information for school students
Considering trying a trade? Explore opportunities to develop trade-related skills at school.
Information for students
Careers advice
Programs at schools
- The Regional Industry Education Partnerships program (RIEP) connects employers with secondary schools across NSW.
- Girls Can Too – Part of RIEP, Girls Can Too exposes young women to a career in trade through a week-long taster course.
- The Educational Pathways Program (EPP) introduces young people to a range of vocational training and employment pathways.
- School-based apprenticeships and traineeships (SBATs) allows students to commence an apprenticeship or complete a traineeship while at school.
- Skills at school - explore options to develop work-related skills at school.
- Launch your Career - explore a series of interactive events connecting students with industry to identify future career pathways.
Resources
For parents and carers
- Careers insight pack for parents or carers.
- Communications Guide - Women in Trades - use the guide to talk more effectively with women and girls about trades careers.
For educators and career advisers
- Careers Insights pack for educators.
- Communications Guide - Women in Trades - use the guide to talk more effectively with women and girls about trades careers.
- Life Phases: Women in Trades - Behavioural interventions to help women start and stay in non-traditional trades.
- Women in Trades Promising Practice Review - Understanding the barriers preventing women engaging in trades and recommended interventions.
Contact information
- Email: WITsupport@det.nsw.edu.au.
- Call: 13 28 11 to contact your local Training Services office.
Last modified date
14/09/2026
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