Apprenticeships
The Construction Training Fund supports employers to train apprentices in a range of construction trades in WA.
If you employ an apprentice through direct indenture or a group training scheme, the Construction Training Fund can provide grants of up to $13 800 to help reduce the cost of training.
The Construction Training Fund Direct Indenture Program supports businesses and/or subcontractors who are the employers of an apprentice for the duration of a training contract registered with the Department of Training and Workforce Development.
A group training scheme employs apprentices and then places them with host businesses to provide on-the-job training over the course of the apprentice’s training contract. The group scheme receives the grant in monthly instalments and is required to pass it on in full to the host employer through a rebate deducted from the normal apprentice hire-out rate.
Employers commencing apprentices in any of the following Certificate III, 24-month trades may be eligible to receive a total of up to $9 400, including relevant supplements
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Bricklaying (Housing)
Carpentry (Housing)
Carpentry Fixing (Housing)
Carpentry Framing (Housing)
Carpentry Formwork (Housing)
Joinery (Housing)
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Steel Fixing (Housing)
Painting (Housing)
Plastering (Housing)
Wall and Ceiling Fixing (Housing)
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Employers commencing apprentices in any of the following Certificate III, 36-month trades may be eligible to receive a total of up to $12 800, including relevant supplements
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Bricklaying
Glazing and Bevelling
Plastering
Wall and Ceiling Fixing
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Carpentry and Joinery
Roof Tiling
Tilelaying
Painting and Decorating
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Employers commencing apprentices in any of the following Certificate III, 42 and 48 month trades may be eligible to receive a subsidy of up to $13 800, including relevant supplements
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Cabinet Making
Electrical Mechanics
Electronic Servicing
Engineering (Mechanical) Refrigeration & Aircon.
Engineering (Fabrication) Heavy
Engineering (Fabrication) Welding
Engineering (Fabrication) Heavy/Welding
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Engineering (Fabrication) Light
Engineering (Plant Mechanic) Mechanical
Roof Plumbing
Sprinkler Fitting
Stonemasonry (non-monumental)
Plant Mechanics
Plumbing and Gasfitting
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Please note all figures quoted here for grants do not include GST and are effective for apprentices registered on or after 1 October 2009 (1 November 2009 for 24 month qualifications).
For details on payment structures or for more information on the Fund’s apprenticeship support, contact us on (08) 9244 0100 or email inquiries@bcitf.org
The Fund’s grants are in addition to current employer incentives provided by the Commonwealth Government. For more information on these and other financial incentives, contact an Australian Apprenticeship Centre on 13 38 73 or alternatively the ApprentiCentre on 13 19 54.