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State Government Incentives for employers of apprentices and trainees
Offered by Department of Training and Workforce Development
Not published
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Verified against Department of Training and Workforce Development's own page on 27 Aug 2026
Key facts
- Funding amount
- Up to $8.5k
- Eligible employers receive a base payment of up to $8,500 (4 year apprenticeship) and may also be eligible for additional loading payments if they take on apprentices and new entrant trainees who are: Aboriginal persons; living and working in regional WA; people with a disability; undertaking an app
- Status
- Check with the funder
- Jurisdiction
- Western Australia
- Last verified
- 27 Aug 2026
- The date we last read this program on Department of Training and Workforce Development's own page.
Who can apply
Department of Training and Workforce Development lists this program as open to the following kinds of applicant. It is a starting filter, not the full eligibility test, and the guidelines on the official page are what decide it.
- Companies
- Indigenous organisations
- Individuals
What the program funds
Financial incentives and support are available to employers to help with the cost of taking on an apprentice or trainee. Home Browse all information and services Education and training Vocational education State Government Incentives for employers of apprentices and trainees State Government Incentives for employers of apprentices and trainees Financial incentives and support are available to employers to help with the cost of taking on an apprentice or trainee.
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What it is for
This program is categorised under the following purposes. Each one that has a page of its own links to every other Australian grant we track for the same purpose.
How to apply
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Where this came from
© State of Western Australia. Sourced from wa.gov.au. Crown copyright - reuse is not covered by an open licence.
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