NextGen Jobs understands a well-written resume is crucial to secure your desired position as an apprentice or trainee. It’s an opportunity to showcase your skills, education, work experience and passion to potential employers. However, it's important to tailor the resume to the specific industry and role to increase your chances of standing out.

Discovering how to write a cover letter for a job can be your golden ticket to unlocking incredible opportunities in your chosen field. It is the perfect chance to make a great first impression on your potential employer, so don’t treat it like an afterthought - it’s an introduction.

NextGen Jobs wanted to highlight the story of Liam Dunstan, a 23-year-old Gunditjmara man, who, after deciding to shift his career path, is now completing a traineeship and is working in the job of his dreams.

NextGen Jobs wants to applaud BMW #NextTech automotive apprentice, Massimo Zurzolo, on winning the ‘Disability Achievement Award’ at the 2021 Victorian Apprenticeship Employment Network (AEN) awards night.

With the automotive industry evolving at a rapid rate, BMW Group Australia, NextGen Jobs and Kangan Institute’s Automotive Centre of Excellence partnered to develop the industry leading and modern accelerated three-year apprenticeship program, BMW #NextTech.

Unsure of what she wanted to do but keen to enter the workforce, she picked up a factory job in Tullamarine. But it didn’t take her long to realise it wasn’t for her.

BMW has provided me the opportunity to expand my skills and confidence in a variety of roles including an apprenticeship and a traineeship to kick-start my career in the automotive industry.

In 2018, Claire McAlinden completed her business traineeship through NextGen Jobs (NGJ), working at our valued employer partner, VicSuper. This experience has seen her develop skills that have taken her from strength to strength, in which she is now working in a role that the organisation didn’t have previously and created just for her!

The agriculture and horticulture industries in Australia rely heavily on overseas workers to meet peak seasonal demand. According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, over one-third of peak seasonal jobs on vegetable, fruit and nut farms were filled by overseas workers.