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Subsidies
(Commonwealth and State Governments are not eligible for Commonwealth Government employer incentives) |
Amount |
Apprenticeships and Traineeships |
Employees not under a training agreement |
Apprentices/
Trainees |
Employers |
Standard Commencement
Incentive for employers paid on commencement of apprenticeship training
Standard Recommencement
Incentives paid to employers recommencing out-of ?trade Certificate III, IV or selected Diploma and Advanced Diploma Apprentices
Standard Completion
Employers or Apprentices who successfully complete Cert III, IV or selected Diploma and Advanced Diploma qualifications may be eligible to receive either 100%, 75%, 50% or 25% or the $2,500 completion incentive.
Please see the link to the ?Summary of the Australian Government Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Programme? on the following page:
www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
FAQ/Documents/SummIncentive.pdf [PDF] |
Commencement:
$1,250 for Cert II
$1,500 or Cert III or IV or Diploma or Advanced Diploma
Recommencement:
$750
Completion:
Cert III and IV 100% $2,500
75% $1,875
50% $1,250
25% $ 625
Diploma and Advanced Diploma $2,500
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Yes |
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Rural and Regional Incentive Special Commencement
Special incentive for Rural and Regional Apprenticeships where the Apprentice commences a Cert II of IV qualification in a national skill needs occupation in a non-metropolitan area.
www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
FAQ/Documents/SummIncentive.pdf [PDF] |
$1,000 |
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Yes |
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Australian School-based Apprenticeships Incentive
Incentive for employing an Australian Apprentice in a School-based Apprenticeship at Cert ll to lV level and an incentive for continuing to employ that person after the completion of year 12
www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
FAQ/Documents/SummIncentive.pdf [PDF] |
$750 for employing a School-based Apprentice.
750 for continuing to employ the young person after year 12. |
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Yes |
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Drought Declared Incentive
The Declared Drought Area incentive is aimed at offsetting this potential crisis, to encourage primary producers who hold an Exceptional Circumstances Drought Area Certificate to continue to offer skill development and employment opportunities in a declared drought area.
www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
FAQ/Documents/SummIncentive.pdf [PDF] |
$1,500 on commencement and $1,500 on completion applies to Certificate II rural, agriculture and horticulture Australian Apprenticeships where the primary producer holds the Exceptional Circumstances Drought Declared Area certificate. |
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Yes |
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Mature Aged Worker Incentives
An employer of a disadvantaged worker (aged 45 years or older) may attract a special Mature Aged Commencement Incentive and a Mature Aged Worker Completion Incentive.
www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
FAQ/Documents/SummIncentive.pdf [PDF] |
$750 on commencement and $750 on completion |
Yes |
Yes |
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Assistance for Australian Apprentices with a Disability
Available to an employer who currently employs an Apprentice with a disability and has been assessed as a person requiring assistance. Evidence must be provided to support a claim for assistance.
www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
FAQ/Documents/SummIncentive.pdf [PDF] |
An employer of an Australian Apprentice with a disability may receive wage support of either $104.30 for a full-time Australian Apprentice, or pro-rata amount for part time Apprentices. |
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Yes |
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Assistance for Tutorial, Interpreter and Mentor Services
Payable directly to the Registered Training Provider in respect of an Apprentice with a disability who has been assessed as eligible for Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support and who requires additional assistance with off-the-job training. An Australian Apprentice with a disability may attract this form of assistance regardless of whether their employer receives Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support.
www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
FAQ/Documents/SummIncentive.pdf [PDF] |
Financial assistance available for tutorial services for an Australian Apprentice is $38.50 an hour up to a maximum of $5,500 annually; and for interpreter/ mentor services, $38.50 an hour, up to a maximum of $5,500 annually. |
Yes |
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Living Away From Home Allowance
Provides assistance to eligible Apprentices in their first three years of training, if they:
- have to move away from their parents' or guardians' home in order to
- take up or retrain an Australian Apprenticeship; or
- receive essential supplementary on-the-job training with another employer
- are homeless.
www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
FAQ/Documents/SummIncentive.pdf [PDF] |
First year rate $77.17 per week
Second year rate $38.59 per week
Third year rate of $25 per week
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Yes |
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Tools For Your Trade Payment
From 1 January 2010, the Tools for Your Trade payment initiative is available to eligible Australian Apprentices in selected trade occupations on the National Skills Needs List, agricultural occupations, and, if in rural and regional Australia, horticultural occupations
www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
FAQ/Documents/SummIncentive.pdf [PDF] |
Five tax exempt cash payments totalling $3,800 paid over the life of the Australian Apprenticeship. Payments of $800 are paid at the three, 1 and 24 month points and $700 at the 36 month point and on completion. |
Yes |
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Support for Adult Australian Apprentices
From 1 January 2010, Australian Apprentices who are aged 25 or over when they commence their Australian
Apprenticeship at a Certificate III or IV level in a trade experiencing a skills shortage may be eligible to attract
Support for Adult Australian Apprentices payments for either themselves or their employer.
www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
FAQ/Documents/SummIncentive.pdf [PDF] |
The payment made to the Australian Apprentice or their employer is $150 per week ($7800 per annum) in the first year of the Australian Apprenticeship and $100 per week ($5200 per annum) in the second year. |
Yes |
Yes |
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Incentives for Employers of Existing Workers as Australian Apprentices
An existing worker is an employee who has a three month or more full time equivalent employment relationship with their employer. An employer of an existing worker may attract incentives for Certificate level III, IV or selected higher qualifications
www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
FAQ/Documents/SummIncentive.pdf [PDF] |
$1500 for existing workers undertaking Certificate level III or higher qualifications.
Employers may be eligible to receive either 100%, 75%, 50% or 25% of the $2500 (gst exclusive) standard completion incentive for Australian Apprentices who successfully complete Certificate level III, IV or selected higher qualifications |
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Yes |
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Group Training Organisations Special Completion
$1000 Special Incentive for Group Training Organisations that support Apprentices to complete a Certificate II Apprenticeship
www.grouptraining.dest.gov.au/
incentives.htm |
$1000 |
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Yes (GTOs) |
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Career Opportunities in Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Accommodation and travelling allowances
