Find an apprenticeship. Let employers come to you.
Make one free, private profile and get found by verified trade businesses near you. Hiring? Search keen apprentice candidates in your area and skip the job ad.
- Free for apprentices and employers
- ABN-verified businesses only
- Your details stay private
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What employers see
ExampleElectrical · HVAC/R
Sydney, NSW · Ready now
Finished Year 12 and a pre-apprenticeship. Happy to start early, own transport, keen to learn commercial work.
A job board, flipped around
Finding an apprenticeship usually means chasing ads and hoping someone calls back. Apprentice Match turns that around. You put your hand up once, and trade businesses that are looking for an apprentice find you.
It works in the background, so it's one more way to get your start on top of everything else you're doing. And for employers, it's a list of people who genuinely want in, sorted by trade and area.
Four steps, either side
For apprentices
Get found
- 1Make your free profilePick up to 3 trades, your state and region, and when you can start. Add your licence, tickets and a few lines about you. Takes about 5 minutes.
- 2Get requests from local businessesVerified employers searching your trade and area can send you a request. You get an email with who they are and their message.
- 3Check them outSee the business's profile: their website, logo, the type of work they do, team size and how many apprentices they've trained.
- 4You decideSay yes and they get your contact details so you can talk. Say no and they never see who you are.
Under 18? You can join from 15. We email a parent or guardian to OK your profile before employers can see it.
Make my free profileFor employers
Find an apprentice
- 1Sign up and verify your ABNWe check your ABN live with the Australian Business Register. Active businesses only.
- 2Set up your business profileAdd your website, logo, the work you do, team size and experience training apprentices. Candidates see this before they say yes.
- 3Search candidates near youFilter by trade, state and region. See each candidate's availability, licence, tickets and a bit about them.
- 4Send a requestWrite a short message. When a candidate accepts, their name, phone and email show up in your dashboard.
Free. No job ad to write, no listing fees, no commission.
Find an apprenticeBuilt for both sides of the tools
As an apprentice
- Get found without applyingEmployers come to you, on top of anything else you're applying for.
- Choose up to 3 tradesNot sure yet? Put your hand up for a few and see who bites.
- Show off your ticketsWhite Card, first aid, licence, pre-apprenticeship: it all counts.
- Stay in controlAccept or decline requests, pause your profile or delete it any time.
- Report anything offOne click to flag a business. We review every report.
- Keep it privateNo public profile, no name, no contact details until you say yes.
As an employer
- Find keen candidatesEveryone here has put their hand up for an apprenticeship.
- Search your patchBy trade, state and region, so you only see people near you.
- Skip the job adNo ad to write, no pile of applications to sort through.
- See what mattersStart date, licence and tickets at a glance.
- Track every requestYour dashboard shows who's pending, accepted or declined.
- Pay nothingFree to sign up, free to search, free to contact.
20 trades, every state and territory
From sparkies and chippies to chefs and lineworkers, in cities and the regions.
Built to keep young people safe
Lots of apprentices are still at school or just out of it, so privacy isn't an add-on here. It's how the whole thing works.
Profiles are never public
Nothing you write shows up on Google or to the public. Only verified employers can search.
No names, ages or contact details
Employers see your trade, area and skills. Your name, age, phone and email stay hidden.
You decide who gets your details
A business has to ask first. Nothing is shared unless you say yes.
Every employer is ABN-checked
We check every business's ABN live with the Australian Business Register before they can search.
Parents are kept in the loop
Under 18s need a parent or guardian to approve, and we tell them if details are shared.
Report and we act
Anything off? Report it from your account and we'll review it and block businesses that break the rules.
Is Apprentice Match a job board?
Not quite. Instead of you chasing job ads, trade businesses that want an apprentice search the profiles here and reach out to you. It runs in the background, so you can keep applying for anything else you like and still get found.
Does Apprentice Match cost anything?
No. It's free for apprentices and free for employers.
Who can see my profile?
Only businesses whose ABN we've checked against the Australian Business Register. Your profile is never public, and employers never see your name, age, email or phone. They see your trade, area, availability, licence, tickets and a short bit about you.
How does an employer get in touch?
They send a request. You get an email, see who the business is, check out their profile and read their message, then decide. Your contact details are only shared if you say yes.
Do I need experience or a pre-apprenticeship?
No. Plenty of employers want keen starters. If you do have a pre-apprenticeship, a White Card, a licence or other tickets, add them, because employers can see them and they help you stand out.
I'm under 18. Can I join?
Yes, from age 15. We'll email a parent or guardian to OK it, and your profile stays hidden from employers until they do. If you later share your details with a business, we let them know.
How long does my profile stay up?
90 days at a time, so employers only see people who are still looking. One click renews it, and you can pause it whenever you like.
How do employers get verified?
When a business signs up, they enter their ABN and we check it live against the Australian Business Register. It has to be active. Only then can they search. We can block any business that misuses the service.
Can I delete my profile?
Any time, from your account page. It deletes your profile and everything linked to it.
Your start could be one profile away
Free, private and takes about 5 minutes. Employers can find you from day one.