New Apprenticeships Access Programme - Australia

Source: Department of Education, Science and Training

• Overview
• Eligibility
• Access
• Training
• Disabled Apprenticeship Wage Support

Overview

The Commonwealth Government's New Apprenticeships Access Programme (NAAP) provides disadvantaged job seekers with pre-vocational training and other forms of assistance.

Eligibility

Persons are eligible for NAAP if they are:

• Registered for employment assistance and/or in receipt of income support with Centrelink

and either:

• From 15 years of age (14 years with an exemption from school) and assessed by Centrelink as eligible for, but not yet receiving, Intensive Assistance (IA); or
• Early school leavers under 25 years of age who have not completed either Year 10, 11 12 of school; or
• Indigenous Australians; or
• Australian Born South Sea Islanders; or
• Unemployed and have been registered with Centrelink as unemployed for one year or more; or
• Self disclosed ex-offenders; or
• Persons born in a high unemployment country; or
• Homeless persons; or
• Persons with a disability or disabilities; or
• Sole parents; or
• Females seeking a New Apprenticeship in a non-traditional occupation.; or
• Persons who have completed a Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) funded Literacy and Numeracy training programme.

Access

NAAP Training Programme can be accessed by responding to advertisements placed by NAAP providers or by enquiring at Centrelink.

To undertake one of these Training Programmes the applicant must:

• be confirmed as eligible by Centrelink or be referred by a Jobs Pathway provider; and
• be accepted by an approved NAAP provider.

Training

Training is delivered by registered training organisations and is accredited and recognised by employers nationally.

Disabled Apprenticeship Wage Support

If a student has a disability that would prevent them from starting a New Apprenticeship because they are mobility restricted or need equipment enhancements to enable them to undertake on-the-job-training, then the Disabled Apprenticeship Wage Support (DAWS) programme may be able to provide assistance.

Under DAWS an employer may be eligible to receive an incentive to accommodate your student’s physical employment needs by providing modifications to the workplace to enable your client to fully undertake all training and work experience required under the training programme.

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