WA State Government Help To Keep Apprentices Working

Group Training Organisations (GTOs) which take on apprentices who lose their jobs during the economic downturn would be eligible for payments of up to $1,800 from the State Government. Training Minister Peter Collier said today that the Government's initiative was designed to ensure that Western Australia had skilled workers to meet future demands. "This State Government payment, when combined with $1,800 from the Federal Government's Securing Apprenticeships initiative, will mean that the majority of an out-of-trade apprentice's wages will be covered for up to 12 weeks," Mr Collier said.