As part of the Government’s Economic Response to the Coronavirus, $1.3 billion will be made available to 70,000 small businesses to help them keep on their apprentices and trainees.
Eligible employers will receive assistance in the form of a wage subsidy, reimbursed in arrears at 50 percent of the apprentice/trainee wage, for a maximum of nine months.
The Department of Education, Skills and Employment has released a subsidy fact sheet for employers, which covers:
- What is Supporting Apprentices and Trainees?
- How much will be available to employers?
- Who is eligible?
- Are Group Training Organisations eligible for the subsidy?
- What is a small business for the purposes of retaining an apprentice or trainee?
- Does an employer need to be a small business when they re-engage an apprentice or trainee?
- When will Supporting Apprentices and Trainees be available?
- How are payments made?
- How do employers register and apply for the subsidy?
- Are full-time and part-time apprentices and trainees eligible?
- Are employers eligible for Supporting Apprentices and Trainees and other incentives available under the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program?
- Are employers eligible for Supporting Apprentices and Trainees and the Australian Apprentice Wage Subsidy (AAWS)?
- Is there a limit of Supporting Apprentices and Trainees per employer?
Read fact sheet: Supporting Apprentices and Trainees
For more information, contact:
VACC Automotive Apprenticeships
P: 03 9829 1130
E: autoapprenticeships@vacc.com.au
W: autoapprenticeships.com.au