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What is the Initiative
intended to achieve?
The Tools For Your Trade Initiative will
help to alleviate the financial burden on
eligible New Apprentices, usually in
the first year of their New Apprenticeship,
by providing tool kits worth up to $800 including
GST.
New Apprentices who start in a New Apprenticeship
from 1 July 2005 in a trade experiencing skills
needs will receive a tool kit after completing
the first three months of their apprenticeship.
The tool kit will be provided to the New
Apprentice’s employer. The employer will make
the kit available to the New Apprentice to
use and the New Apprentice will be entitled
to keep the kit after they have completed
a further six months. If the apprentice leaves
before this time, the employer can keep the
tools for the use of other apprentices or
pre-vocational and work experience students.
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