Eligibility

Who is Eligible?

  • Existing Staff – Been employed more than 3 months full time or 12 months part time/casual
  • New Staff – Been employed less than 3 months full time or 12 months part time/casual
  • Staff with no formal qualifications

All Australian Apprentices must enter a Training Contract with their employer to be classified as an Australian Apprentice. All Training Contracts are assessed for employer suitability and capacity. An employee can enter a Training Contract if they:

  • Are in paid work in the ACT;
  • Are at least 15 years old;
  • Are an Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand passport holder resident for more than 6 months or a foreign national with a Trade Skills Training Visa (subclass 471);
  • Undertake a minimum of 15 hours combined work and training per week (minimum of 11 hours and maximum of 20 hours for a Australian School Based Apprentice); and
  • Undertake an approved Australian Apprenticeships qualification with an approved Registered Training Organisation.

Full or part User Choice funding is available for employees (depending on individual circumstances) who:

  • Are eligible for a Training Contract
  • Are not in an existing funded Training Contract
  • Are newly employed (less than 3 months
  • full-time or 12 months part-time equivalent) or are an existing employee undertaking a qualification where funding is provided for existing employees
  • Have not already completed, or are currently undertaking, another vocational qualification at the same or higher level
  • Are progressing to the next level qualification with the same employer within 12 months of completing their last Australian Apprenticeship qualification (varying amounts of funding apply depending on the AQF level progressing from).

For more information including how to find eligible trainees, contact The WISE Academy on 02 6162 0919 or your nearest Australian Apprenticeship Centre.