Learn more about traineeships at JPC
The JPC school-based traineeship positions allow high school students in Years Ten and Eleven to work at the College (one full day per week) as a trainee and gain a nationally recognised qualification within their chosen traineeship field.
Successfully appointed students will be required to work 375 hours per year or 7.5 hours per week to fulfil their trainee commitments.
A traineeship takes the place of one senior subject while also providing up to eight valuable credit points (upon completion) towards the student’s Queensland Certificate of Education and may, in some cases, be used as part of their ATAR calculation.
Students engaging in school-based traineeships must be independent learners who are motivated and have good time management and initiative as 100% of the qualification’s theory is delivered online and should be completed for homework or during private study lessons.
Successfully appointed trainees are paid whilst they learn workplace skills, gain confidence and adapt to their workplace environment. This allows students to practice their skills and implement what they have learnt from their theory modules.
John Paul College offers our Senior Students a unique one-day-a-week opportunity to work at the College while completing a Certificate III. These pathways are open for students that are following the Year 11 program and beyond. The Traineeship Opportunities include:
- Business Administration Traineeship (Certificate III Business)
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Early Learning Centre Traineeship (Certificate III Early Education and Care)
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Fitness Instructor Traineeship (Certificate III/IV Fitness)
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Groundskeeping Traineeship (Certificate III Landscape Construction)
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Hospitality Traineeship (Certificate III Hospitality)
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Retail Traineeship (Certificate III Retail)
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Techsphere Traineeship (Certificate III Information Technology)
Hear from our JPC Soaring Successes
Traineeships are a great way to learn and develop a variety of soft skills as well as practical skills in the area/industry of their interest. Hear from our students about their JPC traineeship experience and how it helped them start their careers early.
Soaring Success - Jamie
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Soaring Success - Jessica
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For more information on the JPC school-based traineeship positions, contact the Vocational Education Coordinator – Mrs Jacqlyn Rasmussen (jrasmussen@jpc.qld.edu.au).
Business Admin Traineeship
Business Administration Traineeship (Certificate III Business)
Opportunity to work in the College's Marketing, Student Services and/or Administration teams as a Business Intern and learn everything about day-to-day business operations and functions within the College.
Start your career early at JPC:
- Administration including sustainable work practices
- Marketing, communication and content creation
- Customer Experience
Early Learning Centre Traineeship
Early Learning Centre Traineeship (Certificate III Early Education and Care)
Equip yourself with the foundation skills you need to succeed working in early childhood education and childcare by being a trainee at the College's Early Learning Centre or Kindergarten. Learn how to plan, implement and evaluate educational programs, support healthy meal times for children and foster individual development.
Start your career early at JPC:
- Holistic learning and development
- Connecting children to the natural environment
- Building and nurturing positive relationships
Fitness Instructor Traineeship
Fitness Instructor Traineeship (Certificate III/IV Fitness)
Take the next step in fitness and be an Assistant Conditioning Coach at the College! Learn how to instruct personal and group training programs and gain hands-on skills and knowledge to become a skilled fitness practitioner.
Start your career early at JPC:
- Fitness and training fundamentals
- Anatomy and physiology principles
- Healthy eating trends and motivational strategies
Groundskeeping Traineeship
Groundskeeping Traineeship (Certificate III Landscape Construction)
Kick start your landscaping career by being an Assistant Landscape Gardener at the College, acquiring the skills and confidence to construct landscaping projects and renew and maintain existing gardens.
Start your career early at JPC:
- Sustainable landscape practices
- Landscape projects and construction works
- Health and safety processes
Hospitality Traineeship
Hospitality Traineeship (Certificate III Hospitality)
Be a Food and Beverage Attendant at the College Tuckshop and gain practical skills and experience such as customer service and engagement, food hygiene and safe work practices.
Start your career early at JPC:
- Customer service and engagement
- Safe work practices
- Responsive service of alcohol
Retail Traineeship
Retail Traineeship (Certificate III Retail)
Be a Retail Centre Assistant at the College and learn about delivering high-level customer service, organising and maintaining store operations and sales techniques.
Start your career early at JPC:
- Customer service and engagement
- Inventory and stock management
- Sales techniques
Techsphere Traineeship
Techsphere Traineeship (Certificate III Information Technology)
Develop an understanding of networks, web technologies, software applications and digital media technologies and provide technical support for staff and students by being part of the College's IT Support Desk.
Start your career early at JPC:
- ICT environment ethics and policies
- Introductory programming techniques
- Hardware and software management
