Australian Apprenticeships Access Programme

The Australian Apprenticeships Access Program provides job seekers who experience barriers to skilled employment with nationally recognised pre-vocational training, support and assistance. The program is provided at no cost to participants and assists them to find and keep an Australian Apprenticeship, or to enter employment or further education or training.

http://www.innovation.gov.au/Skills/PreVocational/AustralianApprenticeshipsAccessProgram/Pages/default.aspx

Jobs, Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance

Jobs, Education and Training (JET) Child Care Fee Assistance provides extra help with the cost of approved child care for eligible parents undertaking activities such as job search, work, study, training, or undertaking rehabilitation to enter, or re-enter, the workforce.

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/jobs-education-and-training-child-care-fee-assistance

Looking for work

If you are looking for work, have recently lost your job or are at risk of losing your job, there are services to help you find employment as well as payment support schemes to assist you financially.

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/subjects/looking-for-work