Youth Training Incentives
Employing school-based apprentices or trainees is a smart way for employers to recruit and train workers to meet the future needs of your business.
- How to apply
- Funding guidelines
- Payment of the incentive
- Public sector employers
- Benefits of the program
- Contact details
- Australian Government incentives
Youth Training Incentives of up to $1100* are available for Queensland private sector employers when -
- they employ a school-based apprentice in the skills shortage industries of automotive, aviation, building and construction, electrical and electronics; or metals and engineering. Detailed program guidelines will be available in January 2008;
- they employ any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander school-based apprentice or trainee;
- they employ any Australian South Sea Islander school-based apprentice or trainee;
- the eligible school-based apprentice or trainee is employed on or after 1 January 2008;
- the eligible school-based apprentice or trainee is still employed eighteen months after commencement, or completed within this timeframe.
How to apply
Private sector employers do not have to apply for the incentive.
Eighteen months after the eligible school-based apprentice or trainee begins work, the Queensland Government sends the employer a claim form to complete and return, so their eligibility can be determined.
Funding guidelines
For detailed information on the funding process, please refer to the Youth Training Incentives Funding Guidelines (PDF, 505 KB).
Payment of the incentive
The $1,100* incentive is payable after eighteen (18) months of employment. In the event the employee has completed school, the incentive will occur if the Training Contract has been continued or the individual is employed with that employer in some other capacity. In these scenarios, the employee must be employed for a minimum of 15 hours per week. The incentive will also be paid if the employee has completed their school-based apprenticeship or traineeship within eighteen months.
Public sector employers
Local Government Authorities, Aboriginal Councils and Torres Strait Islander Councils can access Youth Training Incentives each financial year through a Memorandum of Agreement with the Queensland Government.
Benefits of the program
School-based apprenticeships and traineeships are a great path to employment.
Young people can study for their Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE), acquire government-approved and accredited training qualifications – and be paid while doing so. When they finish, they will have their QCE or equivalent, and be well on the way towards a qualification in their chosen career.
Contact details
For further information, contact:
- the Employment and Indigenous Initiatives Unit on (07) 323 54574 or (07) 323 79902
- the nearest DEIR regional office on 1300 369 925
Australian Government incentives
The Australian Government also offers employers incentive payments for taking on school-based apprentices and trainees. For more information:
- contact a New Apprenticeship Centre on 1800 639 629; or
- visit the Australian Apprenticeships website (non-Queensland Government link)
- School-based apprenticeships and traineeships
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Last updated 2 October 2008
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