WA Apprenticeship Management System

The Western Australian Apprenticeship Management System (WAAMS) online client portal provides a quick and easy way to view training contract details, request changes to the training contract, and update personal or organisational details. Employers who are eligible for State Government Incentives for their apprentices and trainees, can view and claim incentive payments through the WAAMS portal.

Assignment Transfer and Update of Employer ABN

From 2 April 2026, the WAAMS Portal now supports digital submission of the following contract changes:

Assignment of Contract
Update of Employer ABN

Employers can submit and manage these requests online through the Portal.

To get started, refer to the new User Guides below:

Training Contract Changes - User Guides

User guides on how to submit training contract changes via the WAAMS portal are available to view:

Claiming Employer Incentives - User Guides

Request a Portal Invitation
Verify Trade Certificate

Complete the below fields to request a WAAMS portal account.
First Name
Last Name
Email Address
Please select required user role
ABN

You may be eligible for a portal account if you are:

a current or former apprentice or trainee;
an owner or staff member of a business that employs a current or former apprentice or trainee;
working for a registered training organisation that currently delivers training to apprentices or trainees; or
working for an Apprentice Connect Australia Provider who is managing active Western Australian training contracts.

Organisation users can read the WAAMS FAQ – Creating a portal account for organisation users for more information on creating portal accounts.

Apprentices who have successfully completed a training contract in Western Australia can have their trade certificate verified via the Online Trade Certificate Verification function.

Where the training contract details entered match Apprenticeship Office’s records, a result will be displayed. Please note that a verification result will not be available for apprentices who have chosen to opt-out of this service.

(*) Mandatory fields

Apprentice First Name *
Apprentice Last Name *
Training Contract ID *

Submit Clear

Generate trade certificate softcopy/training contract extract
If the original trade certificate is destroyed, lost or stolen, you can request a digital copy of your trade certificate or an extract of your training contract by logging into your WAAMS portal account which will be automatically sent to the email address associated with your account.

If you do not have a WAAMS portal account, click the ‘Request an account’ tab.

User Guide: Generate trade certificate softcopy training contract extract