The federal government has unveiled a $1.2 billion jobs scheme ahead of the October budget.
It will subsidize half the salary of apprentices and trainees in any industry for one year at up to $7,000 per quarter.
From Monday, industry businesses who hire or re-hire an apprentice or trainee will be eligible, but applications will be capped at 100,000 nationwide. The move has been welcomed by the hospitality and construction sectors, where thousands of trainee staff have been laid off. Businesses already on another program including JobKeeper will not be eligible for the scheme.
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