Employers and Australian Apprentices entering into a Training Contract may be eligible for a range of Australian Government employer incentives and personal benefits. Payments available are payable in respect of an Australian Apprentice whose employment and training arrangements are formally approved by the State Training Authority and the criteria for the payment is met.
Eligibility criteria apply to all Australian Government Australian Apprenticeships Incentives payments. Further information regarding eligibility can be obtained from your Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (AASN) provider.
The criteria and funding of these payments may change during the term of the Australian Apprenticeship in line with Government priorities. This may result in changed eligibility at the time a payment is due. These changes will be communicated through your AASN provider.
National Skills Needs List
The National Skills Needs List identifies occupations that are deemed to be in national skill shortage. The National Skills Needs List is used to determine eligibility for a number of payments available under the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program.
Painting Trades Workers are listed on the National Skills Needs List.
Further information about the National Skills Needs List is available at www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au.
For more information and assistance regarding Australian Apprenticeships, including eligibility advice on payments available under the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program, contact an AASN provider. 3
DISCLAIMER: The information below is relevant to CPC30620 – Certificate III in Painting and Decorating apprenticeships.
Employer Incentives | ||
Payments available at Commencement – waiting periods apply | ||
Commencement Incentive | $1,500 | Available where an employer commences a full-time or part-time new worker or existing worker Australian Apprentice undertaking a Certificate III or IV level qualification that leads to an occupation on the National Skills Needs List (including Australian School-based Apprenticeships). |
Rural and Regional Skills Shortage Incentive | $1,000 | Available where an employer commences a new worker or existing worker Australian Apprentice undertaking a Certificate III or IV qualification that leads to an occupation on the National Skills Needs List in a rural and regional workplace. |
Declared Drought Area Commencement Incentive | $1,500 | Available where an employer who holds a current Exceptional Circumstances Drought Area certificate and commences a new worker or existing worker Australian Apprentice deemed to be part of a nominated equity group, undertaking an eligible Certificate II level qualification. |
Mature Aged Workers Commencement Incentive | $750 | Available where an employer commences a new worker or existing worker Australian Apprentice undertaking a Certificate II or higher level qualification who is a disadvantaged person aged 45 years or more. |
Australian School-based Apprenticeship Commencement Incentive | $750 | Available where an employer commences a new worker or existing worker Australian Apprentice undertaking a Certificate II or higher level qualification in an endorsed Australian School- based Apprenticeship. |
Payments available for Retention | ||
Australian School-based Apprenticeship Retention Incentive | $750 | Available where an employer continues to employ a Certificate II or higher level Australian School-based Apprentice for at least 12 weeks after the student has completed secondary school. |
Payments available at Recommencement | ||
Recommencement Incentive | $750 | Available where an employer recommences a full-time or part- time new worker or existing worker Australian Apprentice undertaking a Certificate III or IV level qualification that leads to an occupation the National Skills Needs List (including Australian School-based Apprenticeships). |
Payments available at Completion | ||
Completion Incentive | $2,500 | Available for employers of new worker or existing worker full- time or part-time Australian Apprentices who successfully complete a Certificate III or IV level qualification that leads to an occupation on the National Skills Needs List (including Australian School-based Apprenticeships). |
Mature Aged Worker Completion Incentive | $750 | Available for employers of an Australian Apprentice who successfully completes a Certificate II or higher level qualification and who attracted a Mature Aged Worker Commencement Incentive. |
Adult Australian Apprentices | ||
Support for Adult Australian Apprentices | $4,000 | Available to employers of adult workers to upgrade their skills through an Australian Apprenticeship at the Certificate III or IV level in an occupation on the National Skills Needs List. An adult apprentice is defined as being aged 21 years or over if they commenced their apprenticeship on or after 1 July 2019, or 25 years or over if they commenced prior to 1 July 2019. Employers may be eligible for Support for Adult Australian Apprentices where the actual wage paid to the Australian Apprentice is equal to or greater than the National Minimum Wage. Employers may be eligible once the Australian Apprentice has successfully completed 12 months of their Australian Apprenticeship. |
Assistance for Australian Apprentices with Disability | |
Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support (DAAWS) | Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support provides additional assistance to employers who employ an Australian Apprentice with disability in a Certificate II or higher level qualification. Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support is paid at a rate of $104.30 per week for a full-time Australian Apprentice, and on a pro- rata scale according to the hours worked for a part-time Australian Apprentice. |
Off-the-job Tutorial, Mentor and Interpreter Assistance | Assistance for Tutorial, Mentor and Interpreter Services is available to Registered Training Organisations to support Australian Apprentices with disability who are experiencing difficulty with the off-the-job component of their Australian Apprenticeship because of their disability. Assistance for Tutorial, Mentor and Interpreter Services is paid at a rate of $38.50 per hour (up to a maximum of $5,500 per annum). |
Payments to Australian Apprentices | |
Living Away From Home Allowance | Australian Apprentices undertaking a Certificate II or higher level qualification may be eligible for the Living Away From Home Allowance if they have to move away from their parental/guardian home for the first time to commence or remain in an Australian Apprenticeship, or are homeless. Australian Apprentices may be eligible for up to twelve months of Living Away From Home Allowance 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. |
Further Australian Government assistance available for Australian Apprentices | |
Trade Support Loans | Australian Apprentices may be eligible to receive financial support through Trade Support Loans. Further information and assessment of eligibility is undertaken by an Apprenticeship Network provider. Eligible Australian Apprentices will have access to loans totalling up to $21,542 (2020-21) over the course of their apprenticeship to assist with the costs of undertaking an apprenticeship. Eligible Australian Apprentices may receive payments of $718.07 per month over the first year of their apprenticeship (up to a total of $8,616 per annum), $538.56 per month over the second year (up to a total of $6,463 per annum), $359.04 per month over the third year (up to a total of $4,308 per annum) and $179.52 per month over the fourth year (up to a total of $2,154 per annum). Further information on Trade Support Loans can be found at www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au. |
