About Training Wages

Australian Apprenticeships allow you to earn while you learn. The training wage depends on the industry you work in and the type of Australian Apprenticeship that you are undertaking. Generally, training wages are usually slightly reduced to reflect that you spend time in training as part of your work.

Wage Support

As an Australian Apprentice, you are usually employed under a federal or state / territory award or agreement and paid a training wage for the time you spend on the job with oyur employer. You have the same rights to superannuation, workers compensation and other entitlements or requirements as all othe workers in Australia.

Wage for Australian Apprentices vary and depend on many things.

The Australian Government believes that increasing the take home pay for apprentices will mean men and women will be better placed to pursue a career in trades. So the Government has introduced a number of initiatives to help boost apprenticeship wages, particularly in trades experiencing a skills shortage. Here are some of them.

Apprentice Incentives

Incentives/Allowances

Details

Living Away From Home Allowance

If eligible

  • $77.17 per week for 1st 12 months
  • $38.59 per week for 2nd 12 months
  • $25.00 per week for 3rd 12 months

Youth Allowance, Austudy, ABSTUDY

Apply at Centrelink

For Commencements or Recommencements on or before 31st December 2008

Tools for Your Trade Payment Initiative (will replace TFYT vouchers, WTU & CTLS)

$3,800 for:

  • Cert 3 4 qualifications that lead to an occupation on NSNL
  • Cert 2, 3 or 4 level agriculture qualifications
  • Cert 2, 3 or 4 level Horticulture qualifications where the workplace postcode is rural & regional as per appendix 2

Payment made at:

$800 after 3 month point
$800 after 12 month point
$800 after 24 month point
$700 after 36 month point
$700 upon successful completion

From 1st January 2010

Support for Adult Australian Apprentices - SAAA

$13,000 wage subsidy for apprentices over 25 years of age undertaking apprenticeship which leads to occupation on the NSNL.
Payment amount full time
$150 per week for 1st year & $100 per week for 2nd year
Payment amount part time
$75 per week for 1st 24 months & $50 per week for 2nd 24 months

From 1st January 2011

Tools for Your Trade Payment Initiative (will replace TFYT vouchers, WTU & CTLS)

$5,500 for:

  • Cert 3 4 qualifications that lead to an occupation on NSNL
  • Cert 2, 3 or 4 level agriculture qualifications
  • Cert 2, 3 or 4 level Horticulture qualifications where the workplace postcode is rural & regional as per appendix

Payment made at:

$800 after 3 month point
$1,000 after 12 month point
$1,000 after 24 month point
$1,200 after 36 month point
$1,500 upon successful completion
For some of these incentives, marked with an asterix, eligibility criteria and conditions apply. Information current as of 8th March 2011


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