Finishing your apprenticeship

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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