A career in the sport and recreation industry can be exciting, and a traineeship is great way to get started in the industry by learning and training on the job while also getting paid!
If ever there was a diverse, challenging and rewarding industry, sport and recreation would be near the top of the list. There are many opportunities to work in a diverse range of environments and with a number of different people.
The sector offers a range of pathways and careers that impact positively on people's lives by contributing to their health and wellbeing, in addition to building stronger, happier, healthier and safer communities. Employment is often part time, casual or seasonal and isn't your typical nine-to-five office job.
A traineeship is a contractual agreement between a trainee, their school (for school-based traineeships), an employer, an RTO, and the Apprenticeship Office.
Visit this page for information on the process of commencing a traineeship.
Traineeships with Royal Life Saving WA
Royal Life Saving WA is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) that works with employers and schools to deliver and assess traineeship qualifications in a range of sport, aquatic and recreation environments.
Royal Life Saving WA currently offers traineeships for the below courses (click to view additional information):
SIS20122 Certificate II in Sport and Recreation
SIS30122 Certificate III in Sport and Recreation
RTO responsibilities
RTO policies & procedures
Types of Traineeships
New Entrant or Existing Worker Traineeships: Suitable for school leavers, those re-entering the workforce or mature-aged adults wishing to change careers. Available on a part-time or full-time basis, usually between 15 to 38 hours per week.
School-based Traineeships: Enables students to find their potential as they make decisions about their future, their studies and career paths by commencing in a workplace while still at school. Undertaken on a part-time basis (generally one day per week) where the student is released from school to participate in the workplace.
Eligibility
New Entrant and Existing Worker Traineeships will not be provided to:
- Persons who are neither Australian citizens nor permanent residents of Australia unless they are holders of approved Visa subclasses described in the Fees and Charges Policy
- Secondary School Students
- Persons under 15 years of age.
Eligibility for the concession rate on course fees is determined at the time of enrolment. The following students are entitled to the concession rate on course fees.
- Persons and dependants of persons holding:
- a Pensioner Concession Card;
- a Repatriation Health Benefits Card issued by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; or
- a Health Care Card.
Persons and dependants of persons in receipt of services from the following Commonwealth support or employment services programs:
- Jobactive:
- Online Employment Services; or
- ParentsNext.
- Persons and dependants of persons in receipt of AUSTUDY or ABSTUDY.
- Persons and dependants of persons in receipt of the Youth Allowance.
- Persons and dependants of persons who are inmates of a custodial institution.
- Secondary school-aged persons, not enrolled at school.
The following applies to school-based traineeships.
Traineeships will not be provided to:
- Persons who are neither Australian citizens nor permanent residents of Australia unless they are holders of approved Visa subclasses described in the Fees and Charges Policy
- Persons under 15 years of age.
- Secondary school students are exempt from course and resource fees if they:
- are enrolled at school, as defined in the School Education Act 1999; and
- are undertaking a VET course.
Interested in a Traineeship?
If a career in sport and recreation sounds good to you, why not get started with a traineeship. Contact us today to enquire or find out more about how it works.
