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Santos NEW Training and Employment Opportunities: Saltwater Pathways

29 Jul 2026 12:08 PM | Stephanie Berlin (Administrator)

Saltwater Pathways, a new Training and Employment Program funded by the Barossa Aboriginal Future Fund (BAFF) is now live and taking applications!

The BAFF is proudly funded by the Barossa join venture partners Santos, PRISM Energy Australia, and JERA Australia with $3.05MM being invested in the Saltwater Pathways program over the next 3 years.

Delivered in partnership with Programmed Apprenticeships and Traineeships, Saltwater Pathways is designed to provide paid traineeship opportunities for Aboriginal people from the 5 BAFF coastal communities in the NT:

Darwin/Daly/Wagait
Tiwi Islands
West Arnhem Land
East Arnhem Land
Victoria River District

This inaugural intake will offer up to 13 paid traineeship opportunities that are designed to connect participants with nationally recognised Cert II-Cert IV qualifications and on the job workplace experience linked to Barossa Operations.

Trainees will have the opportunity to complete their traineeships under the guidance of program partners Santos, BW Offshore, Intertek, Compass Group, Qube or Fields Group.

Available Traineeship categories include:

Warehouse and Logistics Traineeship
Laboratory Technician Traineeship
Security Traineeship
Hospitality Traineeship
Business Admin Traineeship
Environment Management Traineeship
HSE Traineeship

Application Link

For more information or to apply for these exciting opportunities, please visit Saltwater Pathways Program | Programmed. A FAQ sheet is also available here.

Applications close at 1700 on 19 August 2026

Drop-In Session at the Santos Darwin Shopfront

Coordinators of the program from Santos and Programmed Apprenticeships and Traineeships will be present at the Santos Darwin shopfront from 11am-1pm on Friday 31 July for anyone who would like to drop by and chat to someone in person. The Shopfront is located at T14/15, 41 the Mall, Darwin City.

Please feel free to share this email with anyone within your personal and professional networks who may be interested in applying for these opportunities.

For any queries relating to the recruitment process or the traineeships/apprenticeships, please contact Steven Lolias from Programmed on 08 9229 8208 or Steven.Lolias@programmed.com.au

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