Apprenticeships for Under 25s Subsidised Training
The Queensland government is supporting young queenslanders up to the age of 25 by providing access to fully subsidised training across a range of priority apprenticeship or traineeship qualifications. Learn hands on with the same equipment and tools used in industry, combining working for an employer and studying at TAFE Queensland, and graduate with a nationally-recognised qualification. Free Apprenticeships for Under 25s explained Free Apprenticeships for Under 25s was introduced by the Queensland Government in January 2021. If you are an apprentice or trainee studying a priority qualification, the training fees associated with your study will be covered by the Queensland Government.
Eligibility To be eligible for Free apprenticeships for under 25s, you must be employed in Queensland as an apprentice or trainee under a training contract in one of the priority apprenticeship or traineeship qualifications.
Typically, these fees are $1.60 per hour of training at TAFE Queensland.
You must commence, or be undertaking, your training between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2027.
In most cases employers will pay this fee for their apprentices or trainees. Other times the apprentice or trainee will pay it. If you’re eligible for the free apprenticeships for under 25s program, the Queensland Government will pay this on your behalf.
Eligible qualifications
Students may incur related costs such as uniform and other resources.
TAFE Queensland currently offers a number of qualifications that are eligible under the Queensland Government’s Free apprenticeships for under 25s program.
Industry areas Automotive and marine
Commercial cookery
Hairdressing
Building and construction
Electrical
Horticulture
Child care
Engineering
Individual support
Subsidised by the Queensland Government under the Free Apprenticeships for Under 25s incentive. For more information go to: www.qld.gov.au/education/training/subsidies/freeapprenticeships
Full list of qualifications: tafeqld.edu.au/free-apprenticeships More information: tafeqld.edu.au/apprentices-and-trainees 1300 308 233 Information correct at time of printing July 24, 2025 10:33 AM.
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