The proposal would provide funding for 10,000 new Apprentice Ready places over three calendar years.

The proposal would provide:

• $4,000 per place (unindexed) to the providers of a 20‐week, industry‐endorsed pre‐apprenticeship course for trades on the National Skills Needs List. Delivered through local technical and further education providers, Apprentice Ready would be targeted to young Australians who have been unemployed for six months or more
• an additional incentive payment of $1,000 (unindexed) to employers who hire Apprentice Ready apprentices.

Any departmental expenses for program administration would be included within the capped $4,000 per place.

The proposal would have effect from 1 January 2020 and terminate on 31 December 2022.