Getting ready to finish

Congratulations! You’ve made it to the end of your apprenticeship or traineeship, and your hard work is about to be formally recognised. You’ve gained skills and experience – plus the confidence to move ahead in your chosen career.

Successful completion of an apprenticeship or traineeship

Your apprenticeship or traineeship is successfully completed when:

  • you achieve all the competencies in your training plan
  • your employer confirms with your registered training organisation (RTO) that you are competent in the workplace
  • your RTO (for example, your TAFE or trade school) enters the information received from your employer into the apprenticeship database.

If you’re an apprentice, the Victorian Registration & Qualifications Authority(opens in a new window) will send you and your employer written confirmation once your apprenticeship is complete. You’ll need to keep this letter as your formal evidence of completion.

If you’re a trainee, your RTO will send you confirmation once your traineeship is complete, and they’ll also provide a certificate showing the qualification you’ve achieved.

An apprentice, in hardhat and high-vis, standing on a scaffold at a building site

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