Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

One of the things that the government is aware of is that employer surveys show that often insufficient work experience prevents many job seekers, but in particular young job seekers, from getting and then keeping a job. So on 1 October, we launched the National Work Experience program. The program aims to build the confidence and real-life work experience of job seekers so that we can better prepare them for what it is like to be in the workforce and ensure that employers' expectations are managed.

Employers who participate in the program, who go on to offer a young person paid employment after their placement, may be eligible to receive a wage subsidy of up to $6½ thousand over 12 months. The program is focused on getting young job seekers the right experience so that we can get them into sustainable employment.