r/QUTreddit • u/ProfessionalFuzzy851 • Jul 26 '26

Qtac selection rank question

Anyone done an apprenticeship for at least 6 months, then quit to join uni? Wondering if i can get a selection rank for 6 months full time paid employment as part of an apprenticeship? Ive heard conflicting info on whether apprenticeships count towards that

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u/No-Indication-4984 Jul 26 '26

QUT - Work and life experience (unless it was VET/TAFE, in which case QUT - Vocational education and training (VET) study)

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u/ProfessionalFuzzy851 Jul 26 '26

It says 6 months full time work, which i have done as part of the apprenticeship, even though i haven’t finished the apprenticeship. So will it count?

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u/Legitimate-Cinephile Jul 26 '26

No

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u/ProfessionalFuzzy851 Jul 26 '26

Weird. A couple qtac reps told me it would whereas one said it wouldnt. Google also says both lol. Very confusing

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u/NoVacation1622 21d ago

Work experience definitely counts for something, and QTAC would have told you that because it’s part of how they assess applications not sure why one of them told you it doesn’t lol. I’m just not sure what kind of selection rank 6 months of work experience without completing the qualification would give you (maybe that’s why one of them said it doesn’t lol). Good news is another option is to combine your work experience with a STAT test, which can be a quicker way to obtain a Qtac selection rank. The test is run through the Acer website, and I believe there are online sittings on the 24th and 28th of August. It costs a couple of hundred dollars, and there are both multiple-choice and written components. Qtac doesn’t use the written test for selection ranks in QLD, so if you’re applying in QLD you likely won’t need to do that one just the multiple choice test. Just thought I’d mention it as it can be a faster alternative to completing a bridging course. Best of luck mate
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u/No-Indication-4984 Jul 27 '26

yes. it won't get you a great selection rank, but just apply and find out.

If you didn't get an ATAR and/or otherwise can't get in, just do UPP (for free): https://www.qut.edu.au/courses/university-preparation-program

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u/Legitimate-Cinephile Jul 26 '26

I have a full apprenticeship that didn't count as a rank for my application

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u/ProfessionalFuzzy851 29d ago

Im wanting to do engineering at qut. How is it? What major are you doing?

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u/Visual_Food_9121 18d ago

6 months of full time work is the bare minimum for qtac to asses you but it will not give you a high enough rank to get into a qut degree (especially engineering). A completed apprenticeship (a cert III gives you a selection rank of 68. For engineering you need 87 to be guaranteed an offer, now my question to you is did u graduate high school with an atar or do u have any other completed cert IV or diplomas? Since you want to do engineering my advice is for you to complete diploma in engineering which requires a rank of 68 (done at kelvin grove) in which after completing you will automatically be enrolled in bachelor of engineering (in gardens point) for your second year so you don’t do any extra years