Connect your goal with the actual course
Write down the responsibilities you want to develop. Compare those goals with the unit selection, entry requirements and practical expectations before choosing a qualification.
HomeFOR WORKING LEARNERSYour work experience.
Your work experience.
Your next possibility.
Already working in a relevant role? Explore how a qualification could connect with the work you do, supervised practice and a structured learning plan.
Discuss your options
A working learner can discuss a workplace-based course arrangement with Apeiro and their employer. Suitability depends on the qualification, available tasks, supervision and practical assessment requirements. Existing employment is a starting point for discussion, not automatic approval.
Talk with your employer early
Explain what you want to study and ask who could support the discussion. A suitable supervisor, relevant tasks and time for learning may be needed to make a workplace arrangement practical.
Understand what counts as learning and assessment
Doing a task at work is not automatically an assessment result. Your trainer or assessor will explain the evidence required, how skills are demonstrated and how your own contribution is verified.
Plan the full commitment
Confirm scheduled activities, independent study, practical attendance and assessment deadlines. Ask about trainer contact, feedback and the process for raising a concern or a change in circumstances.
Know the steps.
Make an informed start.
Choose your direction
Compare the work you want to do with relevant qualifications.
Discuss your setting
Talk with Apeiro and your employer about tasks and support.
Confirm your plan
Read the course information, commitments, fees and agreed arrangements.
Learn and demonstrate
Complete the planned learning and provide the required assessment evidence.
PREPARE FOR THE CONVERSATION
Before you choose a workplace pathway
Start with a short summary. The team can explain which further information is needed for your proposed arrangement.
Start the conversation- Your current role, duties and work location.
- The qualification or future responsibilities you want to explore.
- Previous study, work experience and any relevant records.
- Employer support and a possible workplace supervisor.
- Equipment, tasks and access available for practical learning.
- Study time, travel limits and any learning or accessibility needs.
Keep the details
within reach.
YOUR QUESTIONS, ANSWEREDQuestions that help.
Questions that help.
Before you decide.
Explore practical questions about your pathway. Confirm the course, delivery, fees and individual requirements with Apeiro before enrolment.
Still have a question? Let’s talkYour pathway questions
Do I need a job before discussing workplace-based training?
You can enquire before making a course decision. Explain your employment situation and ask which pathways are available. A workplace-based arrangement may require relevant employment and access to suitable tasks.
Does my employer need to agree?
Discuss the support, access and supervision your proposed arrangement requires. If workplace activities or evidence are needed, the employer’s involvement should be clarified before enrolment.
Can I study without leaving my current job?
Ask Apeiro to compare your roster and role with the course commitments. A workplace arrangement can still include scheduled sessions, independent study or attendance away from your usual work site.
Is all training completed during paid working hours?
Do not assume that every learning or assessment activity is completed in paid work time. Clarify study commitments with Apeiro and employment arrangements with your employer before accepting an offer.
What if my normal duties do not cover every unit?
Tell your trainer about the tasks you can access. Ask whether additional learning, approved activities or another practical setting would be needed to meet the qualification requirements.
Can my existing skills count towards the course?
Ask about RPL and provide the evidence requested by the assessor. Previous completed training may also be reviewed for credit transfer. Neither is automatic.
What support can I ask about?
Discuss trainer contact, assessment feedback, language or literacy support and accessibility needs before enrolment. Confirm which services and adjustments are available for your course and arrangement.
What if I change employer or lose access to my workplace?
Contact Apeiro promptly to review your training plan. A change can affect practical access, assessment, course progress or funding arrangements; do not assume training continues unchanged.
Who pays for the qualification?
Request the written fee schedule and clarify any employer contribution or individual payment arrangement. Ask separately about funding eligibility and any additional costs.
How do I get started?
Send an enquiry with your role, work location, experience and course interest. Ask for current entry requirements, practical commitments and fees before completing enrolment.
Tell us your goals.
Let’s explore the options.
Ask for current course information, practical requirements and a clear fee schedule.
Discuss your pathway