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Travel and accommodation subsidies

Financial assistance is available for accommodation and travel (road, rail, ferry and land) to assist trainees who have to travel away from their usual workplace to attend training with their supervising registered training organisation.

Subsidy Rates

  • Accommodation
    $22.00 per day

    Accommodation subsidy is paid to apprentices and trainees for assistance when attending college away from their usual place of residence.

Land Travel

  • Road and Rail
    • Zone 1: 0 - 99 km (return) Not eligible
    • Zone 2: 100 - 649 km (return) 15 cents per kilometre
    • Zone 3: 650 - 1400 km (return) 19 cents per kilometre

Air Travel

  • Flights can only be booked by the Department of Education and Training
  • Eligibility for air travel:
    • Apprentices/trainees who are required to travel 1400 km or more return to the locations of the training organisation.
    • Cape York Peninsula and Islands of the Torres Strait.

Ferry

  • Full cost recovery

Who can apply (eligibility)

You may be eligible to claim if you are an apprentice or trainee who has:

  • attended the closest college offering your course. Your closest college is the one that is nearest to your usual place of residence; and
  • travelled at least 100kms return to attend.

Limitations

The apprentice or trainee will only be entitled to the subsidy if they attend training at the closest training organisation that delivers the course of instruction for the particular training program.

Who to contact

Phone: 1800 210 210

Find out more on the Travel and accommodation subsidies section of the Queensland Government Grants website.

For more information from the grant provider visit the Travel and accommodation subsidies section of the Department of Education and Training website.

Download the Travel and accommodation - Apprentice and trainee land travel and accommodation claim form (PDF) to apply for a grant or Travel and accommodation allowance: policy statement and guidelines (PDF) for guidelines on completing an application.

Responsible department

Department of Education and Training