Apprenticeship START program

Amount:

$30,000.00

Type of Program:

Subsidy

Description:

The objective of the Apprenticeship START program is to encourage employers to register, retain and support their apprentices to completion during their apprenticeship journey. There will be a focus on SMEs.

Comments on Funding:

Employers can receive up to $25,000 in funding for the duration of the apprenticeship. If the employer hires an apprentice from an under-represented group, the funding increases to $30,000.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling Deadline

Eligibility:

Applicant must be:

be a business, organization (Not-for-profit and Social Enterprises), with a focus on SMEs,
be located in Nova Scotia,
have less than 10 apprentices,
be a company whose headquarters are outside Nova Scotia but who has a physical location in the province,
register a new or unemployed apprentice located anywhere in Nova Scotia (including the Halifax Regional Municipality, Truro, and Sydney),
register a diverse apprentice from an under-represented group (such as women in non-traditional trades, African Nova Scotians, Indigenous Peoples, Newcomers, or persons with physical disabilities).