Benefits and funding
Government funding is available to GTOs from a range of Commonwealth and State
and Territory programs to support their role in employing and supporting
apprentices and trainees. The five main sources are:
1. The Joint Group Training Program, involving matched funding arrangements
between the Commonwealth, States and Territories. These funds are only available to GTOs that meet
the National Standards. Contact your STA for information on how to apply for
funds.
2. The
Group Training Australian Apprenticeship Targeted Initiatives Program administered
by the Department of Education Employment and Work Relations
(DEEWR). Annual funding allocation for this program is
approximately $4M and is designed to assist GTOs in provide additional New
Apprenticeships opportunities in areas which have been identified by
Commonwealth and State/Territory governments as critical, challenging or
underserviced.
3. The
Commonwealth Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program administered by
DEEWR. This program is available to all eligible employers, including GTOs, who
take on New Apprentices. These incentives include commencement, and in some
cases, progression and completion payments.
4. State/Territory incentives and subsidies associated with
the employment of certain types of apprentices and trainees.
5. Group
Training Special Incentive Program.
A special incentive payment additional to other employer incentives,
is available to eligible Group Training Companies, for each Australian
Apprentice employed and placed with a host employer.
