Incentives to help with the cost of hiring and supporting an apprentice

Overview

Incentives are available for the first 2500 eligible apprentices under two streams:

• stream 1: small businesses
• stream 2: medium and large businesses, and group training organisations.

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The apprenticeship must be listed as an eligible apprenticeship. 

To be eligible for an incentive under stream 1, your business must:

• be a small business with 1-19 employees (excluding contractors)
• have a maximum annual turnover of less than $10 million
• employ a Queensland-registered construction apprentice who commenced or recommenced from 1 August 2026 and has completed probation (generally 90 days)
• have no prior record of employing an apprentice under a training contract in Queensland
• complete a free TAFE Queensland micro-credential in mentoring, workplace safety or supervision before claiming payment.

To be eligible for an incentive under Stream 2, your business must:

• be a medium or large business or group training organisation with 20 or more employees (excluding contractors)
• have an annual turnover of at least $10 million
• employ a new Queensland-registered construction apprentice who commenced from 1 August 2026, has completed probation, and identifies with a priority cohort.