Training & Apprenticeship Specialist

Air Services Australia; Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Airservices Australia seeks a highly organised program coordinator to lead the establishment of its apprenticeship and traineeship framework. You will work with TAFEs, RTOs, and internal teams to implement a national program and build sustainable workforce pipelines across Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, or Canberra.

You will coordinate governance, reporting and participant support while developing scalable processes in a developing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating apprenticeship, traineeship, early careers or similar programs.
• Experience building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong administration, planning and organisational skills with ability to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Establish and coordinate Airservices Australia's apprenticeship/traineeship framework.
• Coordinate delivery of programs across the organisation with internal stakeholders and partners.
• Support governance, reporting and participant support activities for program growth.
• Develop processes and frameworks to establish a strong foundation for future scale.

Skills

Program coordination

Stakeholder management

Governance & reporting

Education

HR / Learning & Development qualification

Job description

Job no: 502947
Work type: Fixed Term Full Time
Location: VIC, ACT, NSW, QLD
Categories: Training

• Help build Airservices Australia's future technical workforce
• 12 Month Fixed Term
• Location: Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney or Canberra (flexible)

Summary
Lead the establishment and coordination of Airservices Australia's apprenticeship and traineeship program, building sustainable talent pipelines for critical technical workforce capability.

The Organisation

Airservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for the safe and efficient management of 11% of the world's airspace and provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia's busiest airports.

Our people are our greatest asset with a dynamic and diverse team operating from locations across the country - from bustling cities to regional and remote locations, including an island. This team keep are helping to secure the future of Australia's skies and keep it amongst the safest in the world.

We connect people with their world safely – linking family and friends, generating economic activity, creating jobs, and facilitating trade and tourism.

Airservices is committed to fostering a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and respectful. We encourage motivated individuals who love what they do, value a service first mindset and embrace a challenge to explore a career with Airservices. In return you will be a valued team member, be offered flexibility and experience a meaningful career in an exciting, ever-evolving aviation industry.

The Role & The Team

This newly created role will play a key part in establishing Airservices Australia's apprenticeship and traineeship framework and supporting the successful implementation of our emerging national program. Reporting to the Technical Training & Delivery team, you will build relationships with TAFEs, Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and apprenticeship management partners, while coordinating the delivery of apprentice and trainee programs across the organisation. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and working groups to establish processes, governance, reporting and participant support activities that create a strong foundation for future growth.

The Technical Training & Delivery team is focused on developing the skilled workforce required to support critical operational and technical functions across Airservices. Team members enjoy working collaboratively, building practical solutions and contributing to the long-term capability of the organisation.

You are a highly organised and proactive program coordinator who enjoys building relationships, developing new processes and bringing structure to emerging programs. You thrive in collaborative environments, are comfortable managing multiple stakeholders and enjoy seeing programs develop from concept through to implementation.

The successful applicant will have:

• Demonstrated experience coordinating apprenticeship, traineeship, early careers, learning, workforce development or similar programs.
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong administration, planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience supporting program governance, reporting and continuous improvement activities.
• Ability to establish new processes, frameworks and ways of working in a developing environment.
• Relevant qualifications in Human Resources, Learning & Development, Business, Workforce Development or related disciplines, or equivalent experience.

At Airservices Australia, we embrace and thrive on diversity of thought, perspectives, and capabilities because we know the benefits of having a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve. We appreciate everyone is unique, and acknowledge diversity in thought leads to greater transparency and improved consideration in our decision making.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from all cultural backgrounds, gender identities, people living with disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

Security Clearance

To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian Citizen or a Permanent resident as an Airservices Background check is required for this role. Please refer to the security check requirements successful applicants will be required to undertake as part of the recruitment process.

Should you require any further information please contact Abigail Barnes [e-mail]

Advertised: 16 Oct 2026 12:00 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Application close: 03 Nov 2026 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time

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