Students who meet the eligibility criteria can enrol in subsidised training in targeted priority areas at Certificate IV, Diploma or Advanced Diploma level, depending on the availability of funding for these courses.

To be eligible, you need to be:

• 15 years old or over
• no longer at school
• living or working in NSW
• an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen

There’s never been a better time to start a traineeship in NSW. Under the NSW Government Fee-Free Traineeship initiative, NSW trainees that commence their traineeship qualification on or after 1 January 2020 may be eligible for fee free training.

As a new-entrant trainee*, you are eligible to a government subsidy for your traineeship qualification, even if you already have a Certificate IV or higher qualification.

*For more information about new-entrant trainee, please visit here

To be eligible, you need to be:

• 15 years old or over
• no longer at school
• living or working in NSW
• an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen
• employees of any age with less than three months full-time service with the current employer or twelve months part-time service.

Employer Benefit

Did you know, you may be eligible for a range of financial incentives available from the Australian Government when you take on an eligible Australian New Entrant Trainee?

These incentives can change from time to time and eligibility criteria apply in order to receive them. For more information, please visit www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/employer-incentives