Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025N00160:clause:1_6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025N00160
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 6 (pt 1/9)
Character Range: 1817–6763

6  Specified programs
 (1) Under subsection 1062A(1A) of the Act, the making, varying or administering of an arrangement or grant under subsection 1062A(1) must be for the purposes of a program that is specified in an instrument under subsection 1062A(1B).
 (2) For the purposes of subsection 1062A(1A) of the Act, the following programs are specified:

Item          Name of Program                                                                                      Purpose
  1.          Australian Apprenticeship Support Services                                                           To support the Commonwealth's employment and vocational education and training policies by providing support to apprentices, especially to diverse apprentice cohorts such as women in male dominated trades, apprentices with disability, remote and First Nations apprentices, and in relation to connecting with, undertaking, and completing apprenticeships.

  2.          Supporting women in male dominated apprenticeships                                                   To provide funding for organisations with expertise in supporting women in the workplace, to support women in historically male dominated trade apprenticeships.

  3.          Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program                                                        To provide payments to apprentices, employers of apprentices and registered training organisations, to encourage and support the commencement and completion of apprenticeships.

  4.          Industry Specialist Mentoring for Australian Apprentices                                             To provide support for industry specialist mentoring services for apprentices and trainees:
                                                                                                                        1.      to improve retention and completion rates; and
                                                                                                                        2.     to support the supply of skilled workers in industries undergoing structural change.

                                                                                                                   This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing support for activities that are the provision of, or incidental to the provision of, benefits to students (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxiiiA) of the Constitution).

  5.          Coronavirus Economic Response – Assistance for Apprentices and Trainees                              To provide payments to eligible employers of apprentices and trainees, Australian Apprenticeship Support Network providers and Group Training Organisations to:
                                                                                                                        1.      encourage and support. apprenticeships and traineeships; and
                                                                                                                        2.     assist businesses, apprentices and trainees who may suffer adverse economic effects of the Coronavirus known as COVID-19.

  6.          Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System                                                          To provide funding, including for apprentices and employers of apprentices, to encourage and support the commencement and completion of apprenticeships.

  7.          Skills Checkpoint for Older Workers Program                                                          To provide funding for career guidance and training for older workers to help them remain in the workforce.

  8.          Industry Training Hubs                                                                               To increase participation of young people (including school students) in vocational education and training, and to create better employment pathways for those young people, by supporting the establishment of vocational education and training hubs, including by providing funding for the following:
                                                                                                                        1.      costs associated with establishing and operating the hubs;
                                                                                                                        2.     engaging persons to build relationships between industry, schools and other educational institutions;
                                                                                                                        3.      developing and delivering training and other support for those young people to assist them to gain skills relevant to the trades sector;
                                                                                                                        4.     developing and delivering training to