Shae completed his secondary education at Verdon College and then successfully applied, in late 2007, for an apprenticeship with Southern Group Training. He is currently on placement with Telepower.

While most apprentices spend the entirety of their apprenticeship with one host company Southern Group Training has the ability to place an apprentice with another host company if the original host has insufficient ongoing work, or is unable to provide training in all the unit standards required to enable the apprentice to complete his Level 4 National Certificate.

While achieving practical competency in the workplace Shae attends weekly evening classes at the Southern Institute of Technology to achieve all his off job theoretical unit standards.