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Australian Apprenticeships Access Program

The Australian Apprenticeships Access Program can help you get and participate in Australian Apprenticeships.

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What is the Australian Apprenticeships Access Program?

The Australian Apprenticeships Access Program provides disadvantaged job seekers with pre-vocational training and other forms of assistance. You will be trained by registered training organisations, which are accredited and recognised by employers nationally.

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Who is eligible for Australian Apprenticeships Access Program?

You are eligible for Australian Apprenticeships Access Program if you are an Australian resident and registered for employment assistance, and 1 of the following:

  • unemployed and have been registered with Centrelink as unemployed for at least 12 months
  • aged over 15 (or 14 years old with an exemption from school) and assessed by Centrelink as eligible for, but not yet getting, Intensive Assistance (IA)
  • participated in Work for the Dole
  • homeless
  • have a disability
  • a sole parent receiving Parenting Payment
  • an early school leaver under 25 years of age who has not completed either Year 10, 11 or 12 of school, or an ‘at risk’ Year 12 school leaver
  • an Indigenous Australian
  • an Australian born South Sea Islander
  • a self disclosed ex-offender
  • mature aged job seeker aged 45 years and over
  • a female seeking an Australian Apprenticeship in a non-traditional occupation, or
  • a person who has completed a Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations funded Literacy and Numeracy training program.

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How can I find a training program?

You can search for training programs on the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations website.

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