i dont know ur story but by the sounds of it things are full on and this is a added stress you dont need so :hugs: for that!!

in terms of a apprenticeship, is there a trade he is interested in? say carpentry, plumbing, cabnet making??? most trades these days prefer to hire a person who has completed a pre apprenticeship, which will give them some basic knowledge to get them started on a job site.

there are companies like MEGT who employ you and then get you onto a job site with a boss... my husbands boss uses this way to employ his apprentices, and that way if either party isnt happy with something they can be found either a new job site or a new apprentice.

im not sure how the centerlink side of things works though im sorry...

also he could go into domestic or commercial trades.... commercial get RDO's, AL and stuff like that, where as when ur a domestic tradie its harder to find a job on wages... thats prob a bit to far in the future atm