Fact sheet 173: Travel and accommodation subsidies for apprentices or trainees attending college
Version 4
25 June 2007
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The Queensland Department of Education, Training and the Arts provides financial assistance to apprentices and trainees who are required to travel from their usual place of residence to attend training with their supervising registered training organisation (SRTO), i.e. college.
To be eligible for these subsidies, the apprentice or trainee must travel at least 100 kilometres (round trip). The subsidies are paid to the closest supervising registered training organisation that is able to deliver the training program. Eligible apprentices and trainees may receive assistance for their travel to and from required training and, where training is undertaken on a block release basis, for a daily accommodation subsidy during that training.
Travel distances are calculated by the department electronically. Distances are based on the shortest possible road distance from the claimant's usual place of residence (i.e. current residential address) to the location of the supervising registered training organisation they attended, and the return journey.
Only the travel subsidy may be claimed for day release attendance. Persons receiving the Commonwealth Living Away From Home Allowance may only claim from their 'Away from Home' address.
Further information (including travel and accommodation subsidy claim forms, current subsidy rates, and the address the completed form should be sent for processing) is available online. The Apprentice and trainee travel and accommodation subsidy claim form [PDF 58kb] is available on the department's website.
Subsidies are paid on completion of the training. Before processing, claim forms must be verified by the supervising registered training organisation attended to confirm actual attendance dates. Please note that delays in processing payment may occur if claim forms are incomplete or incorrect information is given.
School-based apprentices and trainees are not eligible to claim the travel and accommodation subsidy from the Queensland Department of Education, Training and the Arts. The education sectors of Queensland consider ALL travel and accommodation claims by school-based apprentices and trainees on a case-by-case basis. Application forms can be obtained from the student's school.
Contact Apprenticeships info 1800 210 210 or Training Queensland 1300 369 935
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