NSW Health Pathology is proud to be part of the NSW Government’s 1000 NSW Public Sector Apprentices and Trainees Program. For Matthew, it’s a chance to transition into a rewarding health career.

Matthew Youhan­na began his trainee­ship at NSW Health Pathol­o­gy in 2024 as a Tech­ni­cal Assis­tant at our Nepean laboratory.

The trainee­ships are part of a statewide pro­gram sup­port­ing appren­tice­ships and trainee­ships across the health­care, auto­mo­tive, build­ing and con­struc­tion, IT and admin­is­tra­tion sectors.

Trainees receive a nation­al­ly recog­nised qual­i­fi­ca­tion upon com­ple­tion, giv­ing their career a kick­start and allow­ing them to earn a wage while learning.

Matthew says he was look­ing for a career change when he decid­ed to take up the pathol­o­gy traineeship.

“I am over­whelmed with the oppor­tu­ni­ty I have been giv­en,” he said.

“The lev­el of sup­port I have received is set­ting me up for a career in NSW Health. I would encour­age any­one to pur­sue a career in health, as I have found it so rewarding.”

He said he would like to gain expe­ri­ence in dif­fer­ent aspects of pathol­o­gy, beyond phle­boto­my (blood and sam­ple collections).

“I can see myself hav­ing a career in Haema­tol­ogy – some­thing I am very pas­sion­ate about.”

NSW Health Pathology’s Deputy Direc­tor Peo­ple and Cul­ture Jess Lee says the trainee­ships are prov­ing a game-chang­er for the organisation.

“It’s been such a pos­i­tive expe­ri­ence across our organ­i­sa­tion in both met­ro­pol­i­tan and region­al lab­o­ra­to­ries and offices.

“The trainee­ships pro­vide mean­ing­ful, hands-on expe­ri­ence, and in some cas­es reward­ing inter­ac­tions with patients.

“Our staff are also enjoy­ing men­tor­ing and guid­ing the trainees through their train­ing jour­ney with us,” she said.

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