Start your
Signwriting
career with Empire Signs.
Apprenticeship
in Signwriting.
Learn a creative trade and become a fully qualified signwriter!
As part of your apprenticeship you will learn the practical skills to design, manufacture and install a wide range of indoor and outdoor signage such as vinyl, large format prints, retail shopfronts and illuminated signs.
As part of your apprenticeship you’ll gain the skills to work effectively in the sign industry, including:
Vinyl cutting
Sign fabrication inc. illuminated signs
Sign installation
Sign design including operating design software
Producing signs on uneven surfaces
Advanced vinyl application, such as vehicle wrapping
What we do.
FAQs
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We are not currently looking for an apprentice, however please register your interest to our database and we will be in touch if an opportunity arises in the near future.
We want to find the right fit for our team, so we are flexible with starting dates for the right person.
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We operate out of two locations - the first in Kyabram (regional Victoria), and Williamstown North, Melbourne.
All signage is manufactured in our Kyabram workshop, with installation taking place from both locations.
Your apprenticeship will be based from our Kyabram workshop, with opportunity to travel to Melbourne for installations when required.
After you have completed your apprenticeship there may be opportunity to transfer to our Melbourne location full time.
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As part of a signwriting apprenticeship with Empire Signs you will complete a Certificate III in Signs and Graphics.
Our apprentices attend trade school at VU Polytechnic in Sunshine, for one week every 5-6 weeks (approx. 8 times a year).
For info on fees, please visit the VU website. Government subsidised places are available, as well as student scholarships.
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Signwriting apprenticeships usually take four years to finish, but early sign-off may be available after three years for apprentices who have demonstrated competence in all areas.
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Every day is different. One day you will be applying prints to panels, the next day you could be travelling to site to install shopfront signage.
The beauty of this trade is that no day is the same. You will learn how to make lots of different kinds of signage from scratch and how to install them.
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A workday for our boys in the workshop is typically 7am - 3pm.
With installations taking place on the regular, there may be days you’re required to start earlier to be on-site by a certain time, or stay back late to finish a job.
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We might be biased but we’d like to think Empire is a pretty fun place to work. Not only do you get to be a little creative and make some pretty cool stuff, it’s a very hands on trade which is perfect for anyone who doesn’t want to sit behind a desk all day.
Our workplace is made up of around 14 staff, with most of our team under 35. We try not to take ourselves too seriously. We work hard as a team but we also have a good time while doing it!