Trade Support Form

Trade Support Loans Application Form

Purpose of this form

The information that you provide in this form will be used to assess whether you are qualified to receive support through the Trade Support Loans Programme (the Programme).

Completing this form

Trade Support Loan payments are not made retrospectively. They will only occur once you submit this application form to your Australian Apprenticeships Centre and your application has been approved.

Contact your Australian Apprenticeships Centre for further information, or alternatively, visit the Australian Apprenticeships website at www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au. Any queries regarding loan repayments are to be directed to the Australian Taxation Office on 13 28 61.

Please read and sign this form and return to your Australian Apprenticeships Centre.

Completing this form

NOTE:

• any alterations made to this form must be made by crossing out the incorrect information and inserting the correct information;

• any alterations made to this form must be initialled;

• do not use correction fluid, pencil or stickers when completing this form;

• unsigned or incomplete forms will not be processed and will be returned to you for completion;

• original signatures are required on the original copy of the form and submitted either in person or by mail, or it will not be processed (i.e. photocopied, scanned or digitised signatures will not be accepted);

• payments will be paid by direct credit into an account nominated and maintained by you either alone or jointly; and

• if you are under 18 years of age, you are encouraged to seek the acknowledgment of a parent or guardian to demonstrate that you understand that the Trade Support Loan must be repaid in accordance with the Trade Support Loans Act 2014. Further information is available for your parent and/or guardian to ensure they are aware of the requirements and obligations you may take on.

Before you sign this form ensure that:

• you have read the information on this page;

• all questions are answered;

• you have read and understood the form and signed and dated the declaration;

• you have initialled each page of this form where indicated; and

• you have attached all necessary documents to support your application as detailed below.

You may wish to make and keep a copy of the form for your records and submit the original form to your Australian Apprenticeships Centre at the address shown on the next page.

Taxation

Payments received under the Programme are not income and therefore, not subject to income tax.

Fact Sheets

Please note the following three Fact Sheets which provide you with more information on the Trade Support Loans Programme:

• Trade Support Loans Fact Sheet;

• Trade Support Loans Under 18s Fact Sheet; and

• Trade Support Loans Under 18s Parent/Guardian Fact Sheet.

The fact sheets are available at www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au.

Evidence of residency

If you submit your application form in person you are required to bring document/s that prove that you reside in Australia, and that you are an Australian Citizen or the Holder of a permanent visa. For example, your birth certificate, certificate of citizenship, visa or passport.

If you send your application form by mail, you are required to submit evidence showing that you reside in Australia and that you are an Australian citizen or the holder of a permanent visa. This evidence must be a certified true copy of the original documentation and must include the certifier’s name, title and registration number (where applicable), their original signature and the date. The certifier must state the following ‘I certify that I have sighted the original document and that this is a true copy of it’.

For further information on certifying a document, please visit www.ag.gov.au/Publications/Pages/Statutorydeclarationsignatorylist.aspx.

This form has been produced and approved by the Australian Government and is the only version acceptable to process your claim.

Apprentice initials:

Australian Apprentice Details

Apprentice initials:

Please select the occupational outcome you are working towards OR the field of education:

Trade Support Loans Occupation you are working towards

OR

Field of education

Apprentice initials:

Australian Apprentice Declaration

Office Use - AAC Declaration

Name of Australian Apprenticeships Centre:

I/we certify that:

• details entered have been verified;

• the assessment meets all criteria for payment and the application is fully completed as required by the Trade Support Loans Programme Guidelines and the Australian Apprenticeships Support Services Operating Guidelines;

• we have taken due care in ensuring all apprentices who apply for Trade Support Loans are aware of the obligations and implications of taking on an income contingent loan, in particular where the apprentice is under the age of 18; and

• evidence of residency has been received or sighted.

I/we understand that:

• giving of false or misleading information is a serious offence under the Criminal Code Act 1995.

Approved    Not Approved

Reason/s if not approved: