The SEP pilot initiative is positioned to attract and recruit apprentices in critical trades to increase Australia’s domestic skilled labour supply within the nuclear powered submarine and naval shipbuilding and sustainment industries. The 4-year program will offer apprentices nationally accredited training delivered by TAFE SA and placements with host employers in the naval shipbuilding and sustainment enterprise, including supply chains, across the following trades:

(i) Engineering – Fabrication;

(ii) Engineering – Mechanical; or

(iii) Electrotechnology – Electrician

Apprentices will graduate with a nationally recognised qualification in their chosen trade, as well as unique experiences and non-accredited training offered only to NPS and NSS Pathway program participants.