National

  • National Skills Needs List Explained
    http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/publications

    Eligibility for some Australian Apprenticeships incentives and personal benefits is limited to those in traditional trades identified as experiencing a national skills shortage. Trades experiencing persistent skills shortage are included on the National Skills Needs List which is based on detailed labour market research conducted by the Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIICCSRTE). Click through to go to the DIICCSRTE fact sheet download page where you will find further information.

  • Tools For Your Trade Payment Initiative
    http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/publications

    The Tools For Your Trade payments are five tax exempt cash payments provided to support Australian Apprentices with the costs of their training, purchases of relevant tools, and other costs associated with their Australian Apprenticeship. For up to date information on this initiative click through to go to the Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education Fact Sheet download page.

  • Support for Adult Australian Apprentices
    http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/publications

    Apprentices may be eligible to attract the Support for Adult Australian Apprentices initiative payments for either themselves or their employer where: the Apprentice is aged 25 over when they commence their Australian Apprenticeship; and the qualification being undertaken is at the Certificate III or IV level and leads to an occupation that is on the National Skills Needs List (NSNL); and they meet the eligibility criteria.

    Click through to go to the DIICCSRTE publications page to find a factsheet and get further information.

  • Australian Apprenticeships Access Program
    http://www.innovation.gov.au/Skills/PreVocational/AustralianApprenticeshipsAccessProgram/Pages/Overview.aspx

    The Australian Apprenticeships Access Program (Access Program) provides vulnerable job seekers who experience barriers to entering skilled employment with pre-vocational training, support and assistance. To find out more about the Access Program go to the website or call 13 38 73.

  • Australian Apprenticeships Access Program list of programs
    http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/australian-apprenticeships-access-program

    You can search for Australian Apprenticeships Access Programs here.

  • Australian Brick and Blocklaying Training Foundation
    http://abbtf.com.au/business-benefits/brickstart-bonus

    $1,000 Brickstart Subsidy ($2,000 in Queensland) may be paid to employers over the term of a bricklaying  apprenticeship.

  • SkillsInfo
    http://www.skillsinfo.gov.au/

    The SkillsInfo website is a one stop shop for information on skills issues. SkillsInfo includes a comprehensive suite of data on employment characteristics and links to skills related websites.