Financial support to hire an apprentice
Employer incentives for hiring, training and keeping Australian apprentices.
Who can apply
Australian businesses that employ an Australian apprentice. Higher incentives apply for housing construction and clean energy apprentices.
- Provider
- Australian Government
- Level
- Australian Government
- Funding
- Financial support through incentives.
- Status
- Open
- Opens
- Not stated
- Closes
- Not stated
- Region
- Australia-wide
- Industries
- Employment & training, Construction & trades
- Last checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Read the official page How to apply (official)
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