2023 Awards For Excellence Winners
Congratulations to all the finalists and award winners of the 2023 Apprentice Employment Network WA (AEN WA) Awards for Excellence program, held on 20 October, at the Burswood on Swan venue, Perth.
Want to get ahead next tax time?
Tips to get the most out of your tax in 2024
Want to get ahead for next tax time? Use this Australian Taxation Office (ATO) checklist to make sure everything is in order!
√ Records, records, records
2023 TAX TIME Toolkit for Small Business
Access the ATO small business tax time toolkit to find out what you are eligible to claim. The toolkit contains:
• a helpful directory of links to help find information, tools, calculators, learning resources and other support and services
• several fact sheets on claiming deductions for the cost of digital expenses; ‘using business money and assets’ plus 3 fact sheets exclusively for primary producers.
Awards For Excellence Nominations OPENED 26 June
The 2023 Apprentice Employment Network WA, Awards For Excellence, is a member only event, that rewards and celebrates the achievements of our members’ top apprentices and trainees and recognises the value of the host employers that support our Network.
Applications opened 26 June 2023 and close 8 August.
Our Awardees have the chance to share in $6,250 worth of prizes, so visit our webpage for more information and start preparing your nominations.
This year it’s an extra special event because we also celebrate our 30th Anniversary, providing advice, service and advocacy support to our members.
What Apprentices and Trainees can Claim at TAX TIME!
‘Nail’ your deductions this tax time!
Not sure what deductions you can claim as an apprentice? Well, great news! The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) have shared some helpful tips and resources to make tax time easier.
‘Can I claim that?’
Check out the ATO’s tailored occupation guide for Apprentices. It helps explain which deductions you can and can’t claim this year, as well as the income you’ll need to declare, and the records you need to keep. Even better, the guide has also been translated into other languages.
Keeping your records
Your glovebox filing system is great, but there’s an easier way. Download the ATO app and use the myDeductions tool for a fast and easy way to store your receipts and keep track of your records!
The ATO app is also one of the best ways to track the progress and outcome of your tax return after you’ve lodged.
Best time to lodge?
The best time to lodge is from late July, when most of your information from employers, banks and health funds has been automatically included in your tax return. All you’ll need to do is check the pre-filled information is correct, add any income that’s missing, and claim your deductions!
Remember, most tax returns lodged online take about two weeks to be processed.
Apprentices Need Better Support to Overcome Poor Completion Rates & Address Skills Shortages
The Apprentice Employment Network WA and National Apprentice Employment Network
support the Australian government’s planned overhaul of apprentice support measures, recently announced by the Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O’Connor. The plan outlines a new service model that places apprentices at the centre and provides them with better support from the commencement to the completion of their training.
Chief Executive Officer of NAEN, Dianne Dayhew, said the measures are urgently needed to stop the attrition of apprentices that is contributing to the nation’s skills shortage at a time when thousands of new entrants are needed across many industries.
$2500 CTF Apprentice Completion Grant
Construction Training Fund has announced a $4.2m initiative that aims to encourage apprenticeship completion to ensure more fully qualified trades in the construction industry.
The Apprentice Completion Grant (ACG) is a one-off payment of $2,000 plus a $500 reimbursement for tools and safety equipment for construction apprentices and trainees that complete their qualification between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.
The ACG is easy to access and will be paid directly to apprentices as an incentive for completing training.
The repayment will help apprentices and trainees afford the correct tools and equipment needed to on the construction site.
Aboriginal Traineeships in Government
25 Solid Futures Aboriginal Traineeships are available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people in Perth, Western Australia.
The traineeship offers formal training with paid employment and mentoring support through a Certificate III in Government. Traineeship hours and days are flexible with both 18 month part time and 12 months full time traineeship options available.
PROGRAMMED invites you to apply for a position. T & C apply.
Horticulture Employment
Interested in Horticulture employment via a Traineeship pathway, where you get paid to work and study and gain valuable skills?
There are 4 employment opportunities available. MAXIMA invites you to attend an information session in Fremantle, Monday March 27.
$1000 Duke of Edinburgh International Award Scholarship
The Apprentice Employment Network & The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award – Australia is excited to provide 8 x $1000 scholarships through its The Edge Foundation Grants and Scholarships program. That’s a $1000 scholarship available to every State and Territory in Australia.