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NSW Fee Free Traineeships Are Happening
Fee Free Traineeship program will save trainees or their employers from having to pay up to $1,000 for training costs.
Under the Smart and Skilled program, the traineeship training fee will be FREE for NSW trainees and school-based trainees who commence their traineeship qualification from 1 January 2020. This incentive is available for four years, up until 31 December 2023. Eligible trainees can access up to three fee free training places over the life of the initiative.
The NSW Government’s Fee Free Traineeship program will save trainees and employers from having to pay up to $1,000 for training costs per trainee. With the NSW Government paying the fee for 70,000 new traineeships, there has never been a better time for jobseekers to start a traineeship, or for employers to take on a trainee.
Access to this initiative is available to new entrant trainees and school-based trainees, whose training:
• Is funded under the NSW Government’s Smart and Skilled program and
• Commences on or after 1 January 2020
Further information on the eligibility criteria can be found here.
We would also like to take this opportunity to remind you of fee free initiatives for apprenticeship training. You can find the additional information here.
As your Australian Apprenticeship Support Network provider, we support this initiative and look forward to keeping you up to date with further announcements.
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