A program that provides job seekers who experience barriers to skilled employment with prevocational training, support and assistance to obtain and maintain an Australian Apprenticeship.
Source: NCVER 2013, Australia

A programme providing pre-apprenticeship and pre-traineeship training for people who are registered unemployed and are disadvantaged in the labour market and need preliminary training before they can successfully participate in an apprenticeship or traineeship Apprenticeship.(Definition also used by the Australian government)
Source: Wahba 2013, Global