%T Australian apprenticeships: trends, challenges and future opportunities for dealing with Industry 4.0 %A Phil Loveder %I National Centre for Vocational Education Research %D 2017 %K Vocational education and training, %K Apprenticeships, %K Industry 4.0, %K Fourth Industrial Revolution %U https://apo.org.au/node/123136 %X This paper explores some of the challenges and constraints within the Australian system of apprenticeships to adequately respond to industry 4.0. It also presents some of the current directions in government policy and explores opportunities within industries and the training system itself to create change. %9 Conference paper