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This paper represents beginning research into the question 'Have trainee learning needs been forgotten'? The main objective of this research is to understand 'how' learning is currently happening for New Apprentices (trainees) and to explore current trainee workplace learning systems and trainee workplace supervision. The data collected will be compared to the requirements of the Australian Apprenticeship/Traineeship Contract and the National Code of Good Practice for Australian Apprenticeship. The research will examine the efficacy of the current system and consider ideas and evidence on what a modern traineeship learning system encompasses. The findings will inform policymakers by: identifying 'how' and 'what' trainees are learning in the workplace; revealing how signatories to the apprenticeship contract understand the contract; identifying the main challenges with the existing system; developing a model of good practice. The overall study will identify and analyse the expectations and experiences of: trainees; workplace trainers/assessors employed by registered training organisations (RTOs); host employers; Australian Apprenticeship Centres and others in the context of [Australian Qualifications Framework] AQF Certificate III in Business Administration.