Travel & accommodation allowance
Apprentices and trainees who have to travel to attend courses in relation to their training program may be eligible for a travel and accommodation allowance. This allowance is paid to the apprentice or trainee after each period of course instruction.
View the funding available for apprentices and trainees on the Apprenticehips Info website.
Who can apply?
Registered Queensland apprentices and trainees who live more than 50 km one-way from where thesupervising registered training organisation (training organisation) provides the training may be eligible for an allowance.
The apprentice or trainee will only be entitled to allowances equivalent if they attend training at the closest training organisation that delivers the course of instruction for the particular training program.
This distance is measured from the apprentice's or trainee's usual place of residence. This may not be a home address if he or she usually lives away from home to attend work.
How to apply
Applicants should fill out the appropriate form. Training organisations can provide the following application forms:
- Apprentice and trainee land travel and accommodation claim form on the Apprenticeships Info website [PDF 194kB]
Apprentices and trainees should use the 'Apprentice and trainee land travel and accommodation claim form' to claim travel and accommodation subsidies when attending off-the-job training with their training organisation. To be eligible, the distance travelled must be more than 100 km round-trip.
- Advance claim form on the Apprenticeships Info website [PDF 291kB] Apprentices and trainees should use the 'Advance claim' form if they need travel and accommodation payment prior to attending their training organisation.
- Application for air travel form on the Apprenticeships Info website [PDF 173kB]
Apprentices and trainees should use the 'Application for air travel' if they meet either of the following criteria:- reside in Cape York Peninsula or Islands of the Torres Strait
- are required to travel 1400 km or more (return) to the location of the training organisation.
For more information read the Travel & accommodation allowance: policy statement & guidelines [PDF 82kb]
How much?
The following rates apply:
- 15c per kilometre for travel between 100 and 650 km
- 19c per kilometre for travel between 650 and 1400 km
- airfares for travel over 1400 km
- $22 per day, including weekends, for accommodation (where appropriate).
Who to contact
For more details, or to discuss an application form, talk to your training organisation. You can also telephone Apprenticeships Info from the Queensland Department of Education and Training on 1800 210 210.