Tools for Your Trade payment
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What is the Tools For Your Trade payment?
The Tools for Your Trade payment is paid to apprentices to help meet the costs of tools, books, protective clothing and fees. It is an Australian Government initiative.
Who is eligible?
Registered apprentices in selected trade occupations, agricultural occupations, and if in rural and regional Australia, horticulture occupations.
How is it paid?
The payment comprises five tax exempt cash instalments totalling $3,800 paid over the duration of the apprenticeship
- payments of $800 will be paid at the 3, 12 and 24 month points and
- $700 at the 36 month point and on completion.
How to apply
Your Australian Apprenticeships Centre contact can provide with advice about eligibility and assist you to apply.
Things you should know
The apprenticeship Tools for Your Trade voucher scheme was changed to the new Tools for Your Trade payment initiative in the Australian Government’s 2009-2010 budget.
This combines and extends three existing separate support initiatives
- the Tools For Your Trade voucher,
- Apprenticeship Wage Top-Up and
- Commonwealth Trade Learning Scholarship.
