The Department of Education and Training provides financial assistance to subsidise additional costs incurred by apprentices and trainees who travel specified distances to attend off-the-job training, which is undertaken by them as part of their apprenticeship and traineeship training contract.

If your closest training organisation, that offers your course, is a long distance from home, the Department may help pay for some of your travel costs.

If you're eligible, we can pay the following costs.

Prior to 1 July 2024:

• up to 32c/km for road and rail travel
• $55 per night for intrastate accommodation
• $105 per night for interstate accommodation for stays after 1 July 2023
• for flights.

After 1 July 2024:

• up to 33c/km for road and rail travel
• $57 per night for intrastate accommodation
• $109 per night for interstate accommodation for stays after 1 July 2024
• for flights.

Am I eligible?

To claim the travel and accommodation allowance, you must:

• be a registered apprentice or trainee in Queensland
• be part-time or full-time, but not school-based (see details below)
• travel more than 100km return to your closest training organisation
• claim your allowances within 6 months of travel.

• Phone: 1800 210 210