Apprenticeships

An apprenticeship gives you the chance to earn as you learn while building a career that makes a real difference across Queensland.

You’ll work on projects that support Queensland communities from homes to schools to hospitals, disaster recovery efforts and heritage restorations. Every day brings something new!

Work towards earning real world skills in various trades including:

  • electrical and refrigeration
  • carpentry, cabinet making and painting
  • plumbing and stonemasonry.

How to join our team

Job opportunities across QBuild are updated as vacancies become available. We use a competitive selection process to assess an applicant's suitability.Please refer to the job advertisement for detailed requirements.

Search for current vacancies

Tip: After clicking the button, enter ‘QBuild’ into the keyword field on SmartJobs. To find these specific roles, ensure you check ‘Apprenticeships & Traineeships’ in the Occupational group section.

To stay informed about future recruitment, you can:

Apprenticeship requirements

To qualify for an apprenticeship, you must meet these minimum requirements:

  • be 15 years of age (at commencement)
  • have completed Year 10 (or equivalent)
  • have passed Maths and English (minimum sound/satisfactory or C level results)
  • ensure you can transport your tools to and from work or study, either independently or with support from family and friends if you do not have a licence and/or vehicle.

Benefits of an apprenticeship with QBuild

Along with the chance to earn as you learn, there are many benefits of taking on an apprenticeship with QBuild.

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Salary and allowances

Each fortnight, your take-home pay will include your base salary, plus your single fortnightly payment and any claimable allowances that you are entitled to.

Base salary range

Your base salary as a fulltime apprentice will range from $1,478.10 to $2,418.50 per fortnight (excluding superannuation).

Single fortnightly payment

The single fortnightly payment (SFP) is between $181.70 and $371.00 per fortnight and is dependent on your trade, work location, and age.

You may also be eligible to claim the following allowances in certain circumstances:

  • distant work (meal and incidental)
  • remote work
  • site
  • unpleasant conditions
  • on-call
  • divisional and district parities
  • first-aid
  • motor vehicle drawing trailers
  • overtime meal
  • working in the rain
  • remote service delivery
  • excess kilometres.

More information can be found in section 3.6 Allowances and payments in the QBuild Field Staff Certified Agreement 2022.

Leave entitlements

QBuild employees can access leave entitlements, including:

  • annual holiday leave (including 17.5% leave loading)
  • personal or compassionate leave
  • parental leave
  • long service leave
  • community service leave.
Superannuation

As an apprentice, you will receive 12.75% plus an additional fortnightly contribution which is proportionately adjusted based on your apprenticeship year level.

Work hours

Your standard working hours as a full-time QBuild apprentice are 8 hours 26 minutes per day.

These hours are typically worked over a 9-day fortnight, between 6am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.

Based on this, you'll also accrue 1 rostered day off (RDO) each fortnight.

Travel

You may be required to travel to worksites throughout your appointed region and other areas of Queensland.

Depending on the circumstances, you may be required for overnight stays for periods of up to 3 weeks.

Other benefits

You will be provided with uniforms, personal protective equipment (PPE), and tools for work.

Contact us

You can contact QBuild Careers by: