You may be eligible for government financial support
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Living Away From Home Allowance (LAFHA) |
Australian Apprentices may be eligible for up to twelve months of LAFHA at the first year rate of $77.17 per week, a further twelve months assistance at the second year rate of $38.59 per week, and a further twelve months assistance at the third year rate of $25 per week if the Certificate II or higher level Australian Apprentice had to move away from their parental/guardian home to commence or remain in an Australian Apprenticeship, or is homeless.
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Support for Adult Australian Apprentices |
Australian Government financial support is available for adult workers (aged 25 years or over) to upgrade their skills through an Australian Apprenticeship at the Certificate III or IV level in an occupation listed on the National Skills Needs List. Australian Apprentices aged 25 years or more at commencement or who previously attracted Support for Mid-Career Apprentices payments may be eligible to attract Support for Adult Australian Apprentices.
The payment is made to either the employer or the Australian Apprentice depending on the actual wage paid to the Australian Apprentice.
For the apprentice or trainee:
$150 / 75 per week, up to $7,800.00 is paid in the first year for full-time workers / first two years for part-time workers
For the employer:
$4,000 as a one-off paynment; payable at 12 months.
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Tools For Your Trade Payment |
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, horticulture occupations.
This payment of $5,500 is paid incrementally over the period of the Australian Apprenticeship.
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Further Australian Government Assistance available for Australian Apprentices |
Australian Apprentices may be eligible for income support through Youth Allowance, Austudy or ABSTUDY. More information is available from Centrelink on 13 36 33. |
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Additional State Government bonuses and support
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You may be eligible for other bonuses and support from your State Government. Please refer to the State Government listings at the bottom of the Financial Incentives section of this website.
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Call us anytime on 13 MEGT (13 6348) - we're here to help
MEGT (Australia) Ltd trading as MEGT is an Australian Apprenticeships Centre contracted by the Australian government as represented by the ErrorScript to provide Australian Apprenticeships Support Services to employers and Australian Apprentices. MEGT is one of a number of Australian Apprenticeships Centres in Australia. This website does not represent the Australian Government. If you wish to access information about Australian Apprenticeships from the Australian government, you should access the website http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au
Australian Apprenticeships are an Australian Government initiative.