$3,350 Apprentice Kickstart Bonus
List of Eligible Trades Able To Receive Bonus

The Apprentice Kickstart Bonus is an Australian Government initiative that provides $3,350 in incentives taking on an apprentice (in a trade that appears on the National Skills Needs List) who is aged nineteen years old or younger and commences their apprenticeship between 1 December 2009 and 28 February 2010. 

Skill360 Australia, with the support of the Australian Government, is able to offer the Apprentice Kickstart Bonus to apprentices commencing in the following trades found on the National Skills Needs List:

Automotive
•   Automotive electrician
•   Motor mechanic
•   Panel beater
•   Vehicle body maker
•   Vehicle painter
•   Vehicle trimmer

Building, construction and related trades
•   Bricklayer
•   Cabinet maker
•   Carpenter
•   Carpenter and joiner
•   Drainer
•   Fibrous plaster
•   Flat glass tradesperson
•   Floor finisher
•   Furniture finisher
•   Furniture upholsterer
•   Gasfitter
•   General electrician
•   General plumber
•   Joiner
•   Landscape gardener
•   Lift Mechanic
•   Locksmith
•   Painter and decorator
•   Refrigeration and air-conditioning mechanic
•   Roof plumber
•   Roof slater and tiler
•   Solid plasterer
•   Stone mason
•   Wall and floor tiler

Engineering and related trades
•   Fitter
•   Metal machinist (First Class)
•   Metal fabricator
•   Pressure welder
•   Welder (First class)
•   Wood machinist (A-Grade)
•   Sheet metal worker (First Class)

Hospitality, cooking and personal services
•   Baker
•   Butcher
•   Cook
•   Hairdresser
•   Pastry cook

Printing and graphic arts
•   Book binder and finisher
•   Picture framer
•   Printing machist
•   Screen printer
•   Signwriter

Telecommunications and specialist electrical
•   Communication linesperson
•   Electrical powerline tradesperson
•   Electronic equipment tradesperson
•   Electrician (Special class)
•   General telecommunications tradesperson

Transportation (Air and sea)
•   Aircraft maintenance engineer (Avionics)
•   Aircraft maintenance engineer (Mechanical)
•   Boatbuilder and repairer 

Other specialist areas
•   Optical mechanic
•   Shearer
•   Toolmaker
•   Tree surgeon

This list is published by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) and is accurate at 1 November 2009 but is subject to change.

For more information on taking on an apprentice and getting the Apprentice Kickstart Bonus, telephone Skill360 Australia on 1300 933 358.