Small Business Apprenticeship Program QLD

Small and family businesses can register to be reimbursed for construction apprentice wages during training, based on an average training period of 8 weeks each year and up to a total of 32 weeks. Eligible small and family businesses can receive a wage subsidy during training periods, equivalent to 50% of the typical wage for first and second year construction apprentices and 25% in the third and fourth years. To be eligible, businesses must have: 19 or fewer employees by headcount (excluding contractors) a maximum annual turnover not exceeding $10 million a full-time, part-time, or school-based apprentice who is attending training. Apprentices must: be registered in a training contract in Queensland have commenced from 1 July 2025 and still be undertaking the apprenticeship be completing an eligible construction, plumbing, engineering or electrical apprenticeship have completed probation (generally 90 days) remain active in their apprenticeship at the time of each subsidy payment be one of the first 4,000 apprentices registered as eligible. Find out more about your eligibility and how to apply. Learn how to apply Phone: 1800 210 210 Email: sbapp@dtet.qld.gov.au What you get: Wage subsidy payments. Registrations for the wage subsidy will be open until 4,000 eligible apprentices are registered. The first 2,000 of the 4,000 available apprenticeship places were filled between October 2025 and June 2026. Source: business.gov.au, © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU.

QLD small and family construction businesses.