Incentives/Allowances

Certificate 2

Certificate 3 & 4

Diploma & Advanced Diploma

Standard Commencement

$1250

$1500

$1500

Standard Re-Commencement for Employers, recommencing a Certificate 3 or higher

Nil

$750

$750

Standard Completion (only shared for completions prior to 1/7/2009)

100%

75%

50%

25%

Nil

$2500

$1875

$1250

$625

$2500

*Special Rural & Regional Skill Shortages Commencement

Nil

$1000

Nil

Special GTO Completion for Cert 2

$1000

Nil

Nil

*Additional  Drought Declared Area

·         Additional Commencement

·         Special Completion

$1500

$1500

Nil

Nil

Special Mature Aged Workers (45 and over) who have been welfare dependent, those returning to the workforce or those made redundant:

• Special Commencement
• Special Completion

$750

$750

$750

$750

$750

$750

Additional School Based Apprenticeship Commencement

$750

$750

$750

Additional School Based Apprenticeship Retention

$750

$750

$750

*Special Innovation Incentive

Nil

$1100

Nil

From 1^st January 2009

Re-Commencement Bonus (expires on 31/12/2010 – waiting period must be completed prior to 31/12/2010 to be eligible)

Nil

$1800

$1800

Completion Bonus (expires on 31/12/2010 – completion date must be prior to 31/12/2010 to be eligible)

Nil

$1000

$1000

From 1^st July 2009

Full Completion Incentive Only for all Cert 3 or higher after 1/7/2009

Nil

$2500

$2500

From 1^st December 2009 to 28^th February 2010

Kickstart Bonus

Total of $3,350 paid in installments for Employers who commence an Australian Apprentice who is aged 19 years & under between 1 December 2009 & 28^th February 2010 in a qualification leading to an occupation listed on the NSNL.

Payment made at:

$850 paid at 3month point

$2,500 paid at 9 month point

For some of these incentives, marked with an asterix, eligibility criteria and conditions apply. Information current as of 9^th November 2009