What Apprenticeships Queensland does

Apprenticeships Queensland (legal name Apprenticeships Qld Ltd.) is a privately held Australian Group Training Company headquartered at 292 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich, Queensland, operating under QBCC Licence 74979 and a Queensland Labour Hire License. The company acts as the legal employer of apprentices and trainees, placing them with host businesses across Queensland while managing all employment administration — recruitment, training coordination, payroll (PAYG, workers' compensation, annual leave, sick leave, and superannuation) — and billing host employers on a weekly invoice basis. Its portfolio spans trade apprenticeships in construction, engineering, electrical, and automotive (typically 3–4 years), traineeships in business administration, hospitality, aged care, child care, and horticulture, school-based apprenticeships and work placement programs, and community-facing initiatives including the Building Futures Program with TAFE Queensland and the Skilling Queenslanders for Work program with the Queensland Department of Education and Training. Named customers include SEQWATER (Central District), Drake Trailers, and Ipswich Hospice Care Inc.

The go-to-market is sales-led, with direct employer outreach supported by an online vacancy portal, phone and email enquiries, and organic presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Earned media coverage in outlets such as the Queensland Times documents project activity and apprentice success stories. Technology is not a differentiator: the company runs a standard WordPress website, a third-party Job Ready Gateway vacancy portal, and no public-facing APIs, integrations, or AI/ML capabilities.

Revenue mechanics are managed-services-based, with the company earning a margin on top of apprentice wage pass-through and administrative services. No revenue, headcount, funding, or ownership details are publicly disclosed; the company appears to be independent, with no identified parent, private equity backing, or institutional investment structure. Operating geography is restricted to Queensland, Australia, with no global footprint claimed.

Name

Apprenticeships Queensland

Legal name

Apprenticeships Qld Ltd.

Website

https://apprenticeshipsqld.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Apprenticeships Queensland is a privately held Group Training Company headquartered in West Ipswich that employs apprentices and trainees and places them with Queensland host employers, managing recruitment, training coordination, payroll, and compliance on their behalf.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Apprenticeship and Traineeship Workforce Services

NAICS

Apprenticeship Training (611513)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Apprenticeships, Pre-Apprenticeships & Work-Based Learning (EDAAAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Apprenticeships, Internships & Work-Based Learning Programs (BPACANAK), Skilled Trades (Electricians/Plumbers/HVAC/Carpenters) Staffing (BPACAEAB), Employer-Led Workforce Partnerships & Sector Strategies (EDAAAOAB)

Keywords

• Group training services
• Apprenticeship placement
• Traineeship employment
• Host employer services
• Vocational training

Headquarters

HQ city

Ipswich

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Apprentice and Trainee Placement Services: Weekly invoicing to host employers covering apprentice/trainee wages (PAYG), work cover, annual leave, sick leave, and superannuation. Acts as a Group Training Company employing apprentices/trainees and placing them with host businesses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Apprenticeships Queensland is a Group Training Company that employs apprentices and trainees across construction, engineering, electrical, automotive, business administration, hospitality, aged care, child care, and horticulture sectors, placing them with host businesses across Queensland. The company manages all employment administration including recruitment, training coordination, payroll (PAYG, work cover, annual leave, sick leave, superannuation), and employment issue handling on behalf of host employers.

Product overview

Apprenticeships Queensland is a Group Training Company offering a unified platform of employment and training services. The core offerings include Trade Apprenticeships (Construction, Engineering, Electrical, Automotive) typically lasting 3-4 years, and Traineeships (Business Administration, Hospitality, Aged Care, Child Care, Horticulture) for non-trade qualifications. Supporting programs include School-Based Apprenticeships/Traineeships and Work Placement for students, the Building Futures Program (Certificate I in Construction with TAFE Queensland) providing live construction site experience, and the Skilling QLD'ers for Work 16-week program. Additional services encompass Training Courses (Certificate III in Business Administration, Individual Support), Women in Trades Initiative, and Host Employer Services managing recruitment, administration, and payroll. The portfolio connects vocational training with employment across vocational areas through partnerships with host trainers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Building Futures Program: A work ready program for school students conducted in conjunction with TAFE Queensland, exposing students enrolled in Certificate I in Construction to live construction sites and property renovation projects.

Products and services

• Construction Apprenticeship

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TAFE QueenslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining partner in the Building Futures Program. TAFE Queensland provides the theoretical component of the Certificate I in Construction (CPC10111) while Apprenticeships Queensland manages the practical on-site training through live construction projects.
• Department of Education and Training (Queensland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated to build the 16-week Skilling Queenslanders for Work program offering participants Certificate I in Construction while earning and working on real-world job sites for local not-for-profit organisations.
• Ipswich Police Citizens Youth ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner for the Skilling Queenslanders for Work program. AQ participants performed painting, drainage, concreting, and plastering work at the PCYC facility.
• Scouts Den AllawahminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner receiving renovation assistance. AQ participants completed demolition, carpentry works, and restumping/renovating of campers dormitories from start to finish following flood damage.
• Willowbank RacewayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner for Skilling Queenslanders for Work program. AQ participants completed main grandstand refurbishment, garden maintenance, and metal work at the raceway.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Skill Hire Australia: Skill Hire provides apprenticeship, traineeship, and Group Training Organization services across Australia. Directly comparable to AQ in employing apprentices, placing them with host employers, and handling payroll, work cover, and employment administration on the host's behalf.
• Sarina Russo Group: Sarina Russo Group is an Australian Group Training Organization and RTO providing apprenticeships, traineeships, and employment services across multiple industries. Comparable to AQ in placing apprentices with host employers, managing payroll/administration, and delivering vocational training pathways.
• MAX Solutions Group Training: MAX Solutions operates Group Training Organization services alongside employment services, placing apprentices and trainees with host employers. Comparable to AQ in GTO employment model, workforce development focus, and target customer base of trade and care-sector employers.
• Apprenticeship Support Australia: Apprenticeship Support Australia operates as a Group Training Organization providing apprenticeship and traineeship employment services nationally. Comparable to AQ in employing apprentices on behalf of host employers and managing the full administration and training coordination cycle.
• CVGT Australia: CVGT Australia is a Group Training Organization and employment services provider placing apprentices and trainees with host employers. Comparable to AQ in employment intermediary model, sector breadth (trades, business administration, care), and apprenticeship/traineeship coordination services.
• Australian Training Solutions: Australian Training Solutions provides Group Training Organization and apprenticeship employment services across Australian states. Comparable to AQ in GTO model, host employer recruitment, and administration of PAYG, work cover, and training coordination on behalf of businesses.
• MEGT (Australia): MEGT is one of Australia's largest Group Training Organizations, employing apprentices and trainees and placing them with host employers across multiple states. Directly comparable to AQ in business model (GTO employing apprentices), target customer (host employers across trades), and service offering (managed payroll, training coordination, and employment administration).
• BUSY Group: BUSY Group operates apprenticeship, traineeship, and Group Training Organization services across Queensland and other Australian states. Closely comparable to AQ in GTO model, target host employers across trades and care sectors, and training partnership structure.

Emerging players

• TAFE Queensland: TAFE Queensland is AQ's core training partner and a public vocational education provider offering certificates, apprenticeships, and traineeships across the same trades AQ covers. While not a GTO employer, TAFE Queensland is an adjacent participant in the same apprenticeship ecosystem and could expand into direct placement, competing with AQ's intermediary role.

Others

• Apprenticeship Employment Network: The Apprenticeship Employment Network is the industry body representing Australian Group Training Organizations. AQ is itself linked to this body in its site footer. Relevant as an ecosystem participant that shapes policy, standards, and government engagement for the GTO model AQ operates under.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/Apprenticeshipsqld
• Facebookfacebook.com/Apprenticeshipsqld
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apprenticeships-queensland
• Instagraminstagram.com/apprenticeshipsqld

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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