You must, before commencing a Supported Employee in an Australian Apprenticeship/Traineeship ensure that the: Australian Apprenticeship/Traineeship is recognised by the AAC; Australian Apprentice/Trainee has commenced work; Australian Apprentice/Trainee has signed an Australian Apprenticeships training agreement with you; and commencement date of the Australian Apprenticeships training agreement is the 'start date' of the Australian Apprenticeship/Traineeship. We will not pay you any Incentives for Australian Apprenticeships/Traineeships if your claim for Incentives for Australian Apprenticeships/Traineeships is submitted to us more than three (3) months after an amount becomes payable under this Paragraph 25. If we accept your claim for Incentives for an Australian Apprenticeship/Traineeship we may pay you the Incentives for Australian Apprenticeships/Traineeships in arrears. You must exclude any periods of Suspension in your Incentives for Australian Apprenticeships/Traineeships claims for payment. If, in accordance with Paragraph 25.11 the Supported Employee completes the Australian Apprenticeship/Traineeship early, You may claim the Incentives for Australian Apprenticeships/Traineeships for that year. For the purposes of Paragraph 25.10, a Supported Employee completes an Australian Apprenticeship/Traineeship early if you confirm in writing to us that: the training provider and employer agree that the Supported Employee has completed the trade/traineeship (e.g. formal training and have been completed); the training provider has sent confirmation in writing to the relevant state/territory education department stating that the Supported Employee has completed the trade/traineeship; and the relevant state/territory education department has issued the Supported Employee with the relevant apprentice/trainee certificate and you have sighted such apprentice/trainee certificate. Incentives for Australian Apprenticeships/Traineeships claim forms are available from the Literature tab on FOFMS. Completed and signed forms should be submitted to your Funding Agreement Manager. Existing High Cost Worker Payment The Existing High Cost Worker Payment (EHCWP) is a payment ‘grandfathering’ designed to protect the ongoing employment of a specific cohort of Supported whose support needs exceed the maximum Employment Employee’s Maintenance Fee Funding Level 4 as set out in Attachment A of the Schedule. EHCWP are payable by us to you when: an average block grant price (i.e. under pre-CBF funding Outlet’s arrangements) exceeds the current CBF Employment Maintenance Fee Level 4;
You must, before commencing a Supported Employee in an Australian Apprenticeship/Traineeship ensure that the: Australian Apprenticeship/Traineeship is recognised by the AAC; Australian Apprentice/Trainee has commenced work; Australian Apprentice/Trainee has signed an Australian Apprenticeships training agreement with you; and commencement date of the Australian Apprenticeships training agreement is the 'start date' of the Australian Apprenticeship/Traineeship. We will not pay you any Incentives for Australian Apprenticeships/Traineeships if your claim for Incentives for Australian Apprenticeships/Traineeships is submitted to us more than three (3) months after an amount becomes payable under this Paragraph 25. If we accept your claim for Incentives for an Australian Apprenticeship/Traineeship we may pay you the Incentives for Australian Apprenticeships/Traineeships in arrears. You must exclude any periods of Suspension in your Incentives for Australian Apprenticeships/Traineeships claims for payment. If, in accordance with Paragraph 25.11 the Supported Employee completes the Australian Apprenticeship/Traineeship early, You may claim the Incentives for Australian Apprenticeships/Traineeships for that year. For the purposes of Paragraph 25.10, a Supported Employee completes an Australian Apprenticeship/Traineeship early if you confirm in writing to us that: the training provider and employer agree that the Supported Employee has completed the trade/traineeship (e.g. formal training and have been completed); the training provider has sent confirmation in writing to the relevant state/territory education department stating that the Supported Employee has completed the trade/traineeship; and the relevant state/territory education department has issued the Supported Employee with the relevant apprentice/trainee certificate and you have sighted such apprentice/trainee certificate. Incentives for Australian Apprenticeships/Traineeships claim forms are available from the Literature tab on FOFMS. Completed and signed forms should be submitted to your Funding Agreement Manager. Existing High Cost Worker Payment The Existing High Cost Worker Payment (EHCWP) is a ‘grandfathering’ payment designed to protect the ongoing employment of a specific cohort of Supported Employee’s whose support needs exceed the maximum Employment Maintenance Fee Funding Level 4 as set out in Attachment A of the Schedule. EHCWP are payable by us to you when: an Outlet’s average block grant price (i.e. under pre-CBF funding arrangements) exceeds the current CBF Employment Maintenance Fee Level 4;
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