Education, skills & training

Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements provides a 50% wage subsidy to employers and Group Training Organisations to take on new apprentices and trainees. The measure will  uncap the number of eligible places and increase the duration of the 50% wage subsidy to 12 months from the date an apprentice or trainee commences with their employer.

From 5 October 2020 to 31 March 2022, businesses of any size can claim the Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements wage subsidy for new apprentices or trainees who commence during this period. Eligible businesses will be reimbursed up to 50% of an apprentice or trainee’s wages of up to

$7,000 per quarter for 12 months.

Media release – Thousands Of New Apprentice And Trainee Jobs

Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements

Digital skills training

As part of its Digital Economy Strategy package, the Government has committed to $100m in funding to support digital skills development including:

• Digital Skills Cadetship Trials – working with industry, the Government will trial 4 to 6-month cadetships for digital careers comprising formal training with on-the-job learning.
• Expansion of Cyber Security Skills Partnership Innovation Fund – Additional funding for education providers that improve the quality or availability of cybersecurity professionals in Australia.
• Next Generation Graduates Programs – AI & next-gen technologies – a competitive national scholarship program co-founded with universities and industry:
• the Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Graduates Program to attract and train up to 234 home-grown, job-ready AI specialists through competitive national scholarships
• the Next Generation Emerging Technology Graduates Program to attract and train up to an additional 234 home-grown, job-ready specialists in other emerging technologies, such as robotics, cybersecurity, quantum computing, blockchain and data through competitive national scholarships.

Media release – A modern digital economy to secure Australia’s future

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