Defence Industry Existing Worker Incentive WA

This program provides financial assistance to WA defence sector businesses to help them upskill workers through an existing worker traineeship (EWT).
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This incentive is capped at 120 commencements, that is, the first 120 training contracts that receive the first milestone payment.

What do you get?

Incentive payments of up to $6,375.

Who is this for?

WA businesses in the defence sector.

Overview

Financial assistance of up to $6,375 is available to upskill trade or semiskilled workers through an EWT.

This program enables employers to equip workers with the digital and technical capabilities to meet the demands of Industry 4.0 and technological advances across the defence industry.

Course fees are reduced by 72% for the following EWT's:

  • Certificate IV in Cyber Security (Cyber Security Traineeship)
  • Diploma of Applied Technologies (Applied Technologies Technician traineeship)
  • Diploma of Engineering (Engineering Draftsperson traineeship).

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To be eligible, employers must:

  • have an active training contract registered with the Department of Training and Workforce Development's (DTWD's) Apprenticeship Office which commenced on or after 1 July 2022 and on or before 30 June 2026
  • employ an existing worker trainee who lives and works in WA
  • have been designated by Defence West as one of WA's approved defence employers and/or supply chain employers
  • employ a trainee in an approved qualification.

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