A Scania four-year apprenticeship to become a qualified heavy truck and bus technician, or a dual apprenticeship adding in auto electrics, is undertaken in concert with TAFE, and students can fast-track their learning to complete in a shorter time-period if they wish.

Scania offers apprentices many benefits including 30% more pay than the Award rate, plus access to the company employee bonus scheme. There is also on-the-job mentoring to ensure the training is progressing smoothly and to iron out any issues. Once qualified, a stable and rewarding job awaits as a heavy truck and bus technician, with access to state-of-the art tooling and working on the world’s most advanced trucks, buses and industrial and marine engines.

“Potential candidates with the right attitude and aptitude will find the well-established Scania apprenticeship course structured and stimulating. It will prepare them for a career working on advanced technology vehicles and engines,” says Sean Corby, Regional Executive Manager for Scania NSW, ACT, VIC and TAS. Scania is leading the shift towards sustainable transport solutions, so there’s already the opportunity to work on heavy-duty hybrid-electric vehicles, and battery electric vehicles will be on our roads by the time the class of 2022 qualifies. The shift toward e-mobility and digitalisation of systems means our apprentices and technicians will be at the cutting edge of heavy-duty transport technology,” Sean says.

“The transport industry is in transition and is looking for smart candidates who are keen to learn a trade that will stand them in good stead throughout their working lives. Each year, Scania takes on around 20 first-year technician and parts apprentices at our company-owned capital city branches. In 2022 we’re opening a brand new branch at Eastern Creek in Sydney, increasing the demand for technician apprentices within the business,” he says.

“Our apprentice programme has been exceptionally successful over many years at producing qualified technicians who are excellent team players, astute at diagnostics and committed to maintaining our customers’ uptime,” she says. “We currently have 59 apprentices across our network, ranging from first to fourth year, as well as around 14 that have qualified early. Australia is still suffering a skills shortage, which is good news for apprentices, as it means there will be plenty of opportunities for them to find work throughout their careers. Scania is a highly regarded employer; our people are our greatest asset and together we create a safe and inclusive workplace.” Michele says. 

“Scania is a significant supplier of vehicles to mining operations across Australia, and we support our customers by sending technicians to work onsite. We’re also heavily involved in the building of these vehicles to individual mining customer specification at our company-owned branches, offering apprentices opportunities to work on some of the biggest and most powerful trucks in Australia,” Sean says. “Scania is the only heavy-duty commercial vehicle brand to persist with V8 engine technology in Australia today. Australians have a deep and abiding love affair with V8s, as drivers and as technicians, and our commitment to V8s means that there will be plenty of variants to work on, all the way up to the world’s most powerful on-road truck engine, the Scania 16.4-litre 770 hp V8 due to arrive here soon.”

“As a global company with 1600 workshops worldwide working on our engines, there are possibilities of travelling and working with Scania around the world. And your career path could take you anywhere within the Scania business as well. Many of Scania Australia’s senior managers began as apprentice technicians, and have risen through the ranks,” Michele says.

For more information on applying for one of the 2022 apprenticeship places, contact careers@scania.com.au or call 03 9217 3300.