16 FebWage support for trainees
Early years services may be eligible for an Australian Government wage subsidy if they take on new trainees.
The Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements wage subsidy provides eligible employers with 50% of a trainee’s gross wages for 12 months from the date of commencement
Employers may also be able to claim the Completing Apprenticeship Commencements wage subsidy in relation to trainees that progress to a second or third year of training.
You may be eligible if you engage a new trainee who:
- meets the citizenship or residency status requirements of the Australian Apprenticeship Incentives Program
- commences a Certificate II or higher qualification between 5 October 2020 and 31 March 2022, including:
- Certificate III or Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care
- Certificate IV in School Aged Education and Care
- Cert III in Commercial Cookery
- has a training contract formally approved by the State Training Authority.
Additional eligibility criteria apply to employers who seek to commence an existing worker in a traineeship.
Learn more about Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements and Completing Apprenticeship Commencements.
