Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Education and Training) Share this | Hansard source

Importantly, as part of this overall program the government is investing $44 million in trialling two innovative youth pilot programs under the Industry Skills Fund which will target and provide the opportunity for individual training programs to be tailored to the needs of those individual young people. Under the Training for Employment Scholarship Program, up to 7,500 job-specific training places will be created across 11 regions, targeting young people aged 18 to 24 who are not in full-time employment or study. Employers must hire the employees for more than 25 hours per week for a minimum of 12 months. In return, the employer is supported with reimbursement up to $7,500 for the costs of up to 26 weeks of personally tailored training to help give this young person often their first job and an opportunity to step into the workforce.