The Honourable Justice Iain Ross AO and Ms Lisa Paul AO have been selected to lead a Strategic Review of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System.
The Albanese Government considers an in-depth review to be critical at this time as Australia faces the most serious skills shortages in decades.
Apprentices and trainees are vital to Australia’s economic growth and prosperity, in particular our transition to a net-zero economy.
The Incentive System should play a key role in building our labour force, by supporting apprentices and trainees to receive quality training and opportunities for secure, well-paid work and encouraging businesses to take on apprentices and trainees.
- How the Incentive System and complementary services are performing in helping the take up and completion of apprenticeships and traineeships.
- The impact that cost-of-living pressures is having on apprentices and trainees.
- How the Apprenticeship System can best support high quality apprenticeships and traineeships, including the roles of government support, workplace conditions and culture, and employers.
- If the current system is creating a training environment encouraging women, First Nations people, people with disability and people in regional, rural and remote communities into apprenticeships and traineeships.
- How the Incentive System can be aligned with the priorities in the 2023 Employment White Paper and the Australian Government’s broader economic objectives.
While financial supports for apprentices and trainees are scheduled to change from 1 July 2024 following a decision by the previous Coalition Government in the March 2022-23 Budget, this Review will assist the government to implement a more effective, sustainable and long-term incentive system for apprentices and trainees.
The Review is accepting written submissions until 15 May 2024 and will establish a national program of online and face to face consultations in the coming weeks.
