Funding for Western Australian employers of apprentices and trainees

The Apprenticeship and Traineeship Re-engagement Incentive provides financial assistance to businesses who employ an apprentice or trainee whose training contract was terminated or cancelled by a previous employer on or after 1 March 2020.

Overview

This program supports businesses impacted by COVID-19 to employ apprentices and trainees to maintain the supply of skilled workers across a range of trades and occupations that will be essential to WA's economic recovery post COVID-19.

What are the eligibility criteria?

Employers including Group Training Organisations (GTOs) are eligible if:

• the business is a WA employer
• they have an active training contract for the apprentice or trainee registered with the Department of Training and Workforce Development’s (the Department) Apprenticeship Office
• the commencement date of employment of the apprentice or trainee is between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021
• the apprentice or trainee resides in Western Australia (this includes The Indian Ocean Territories)
• the apprentice or trainee has passed the relevant probation period or completed the training contract, with the new employer

Employers are not eligible to apply if they:

• have re-instated an apprentice or trainee whose employment they previously terminated
• have employed an apprentice or trainee whose employment was terminated by an employer or GTO from the same group of companies or related bodies corporate
• employ apprentices or trainees who live outside of WA

How do you apply?

You can find out more about eligibility and how to apply at Apprenticeship and Traineeship Re-engagement Incentive.