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Skills Tasmania

North West School Based Apprenticeships Grant Program

Program name:North West School Based Apprenticeships Grant
Program open to:Businesses/Employers/Industry
Program open date:1 June 2021
Program close date:31 December 2023

Program purpose:

Aims at increasing the number of school-based apprentices and trainees employed in target industries in North West Tasmania.

Contact:Grants Administration Officer on (03) 6165 6048 or by email at grantsadmin@skills.tas.gov.au

THIS PROGRAM IS NOW CLOSED FOR NEW APPLICATIONS.

The North West School Based Apprenticeships Grant program is available to support eligible employers in North-west Tasmania to employ a school based apprentice or trainee.

The program will support employers in the following sectors:

  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Accommodation and Food Services
  • Building and Construction
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Mining
  • Information and Communications Technology
  • Aged Services
  • Disability Services
  • Agriculture
  • Aquaculture
  • Transport and Logistics
 

There are 100 grants of $2 500 available to support employers in the identified industries.

Interested employers should contact their Apprenticeship Network Provider (ANP) to help them assess eligibility and assist with the application.

Where the legal employer of an apprentice or trainee is a Group Training Organisation (GTO), for the GTO to be eligible for the Program, the host employer is required to be located in north-west Tasmania in the industry nominated.