The federal budget, to be implemented on Tuesday, will include a one point two billion dollar package aimed at creating more apprenticeships.
According to Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, the package will pay half the wages for a new apprentice taken on by a business until March 2021.
Small businesses will be eligible for the grant if they employ less than 20 people, and the apprentice was undertaking an Australian Apprenticeship after July 1 2020.