Engineering Apprenticeships Without the Downtime
Every day an apprentice spends away on block release is a day they are not machining components, fabricating steel or keeping your equipment running. Workplace-based training fixes that. Axial Training delivers nationally recognised Certificate III engineering qualifications across Queensland in your own workshop, so your apprentice keeps adding value while they learn.
What is workplace-based engineering apprenticeship training?
It is apprenticeship training delivered where the work actually happens, in your business, rather than at a campus on block release. Your apprentice stays on the tools, an experienced engineering trades trainer comes to your workplace, and the theory is completed online around your production schedule through Axial’s LIME Room. The result is a fully qualified tradesperson trained the way your business really operates.
The hidden cost of block release
Block release pulls apprentices out of your workshop for days or weeks at a time. On top of the lost productivity, you often carry travel and accommodation costs, and your production schedule takes the hit. For many engineering businesses, that downtime is the most expensive part of taking on an apprentice. Workplace-based training removes it.
Engineering qualifications available
| Code | Qualification |
|---|---|
| MEM30219 | Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade |
| MEM31419 | Certificate III in Engineering – Fixed & Mobile Plant Mechanic |
| MEM30219B | Mechanical Trade (Fitting / Machining) |
| MEM30219D | Mechanical Trade (Fitting) |
| MEM30219C | Mechanical Trade (Machining) |
| MEM31922 | Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade |
| MEM31922D | Fabrication Trade (Sheetmetal Working) |
| MEM31922C | Fabrication Trade (Boilermaking / Welding) |
Why Queensland engineering businesses choose Axial
- No block release, so apprentices stay productive in your business
- Training delivered in your workplace by experienced engineering trades trainers
- Lower downtime, travel and accommodation costs
- Flexible online theory through the LIME Room, completed around work schedules
- Learning Enhancement Program (LEP) to help apprentices succeed
- 68.5% engineering completion rate, well above the national average
Whether you specialise in machining, fabrication, maintenance, manufacturing, fixed plant, mobile plant or heavy industry, Axial delivers apprenticeship training that works around your operation, not the other way around.
Frequently asked questions
Do apprentices still have to attend block release?
No. With Axial’s workplace-based model, your apprentice trains in your workshop and completes the theory online through the LIME Room, so there is no block release and far less downtime.
Which engineering qualifications does Axial deliver?
Nationally recognised Certificate III qualifications across mechanical trade, fitting, machining, fabrication, boilermaking and welding, sheetmetal work, and fixed and mobile plant.
Where is workplace-based engineering training available?
It is delivered across Queensland, and Axial also trains apprentices across New South Wales.
Who do I talk to about getting started?
Contact Rod Lougoon, Director of Career Pathways, on 1300 729 425 or enquire online, and the team will walk you through it.
Keep your apprentices on the tools
Keep your business moving with training built around your workshop.
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