Students enter a training contract with an employer. The training contract legally binds the employer and the student for the duration of the traineeship or apprenticeship.
The number of hours an apprentice or trainee needs to be employed per week differs between states and territories based on their legislation but typically involves one day a week in a workplace.
Australian school-based trainees and apprentices will need to negotiate time-release from their school subjects to attend work and training, arranging to catch up on any school material they miss later.