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The Australian Government has announced it is extending the Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements (BAC) wage subsidy to support more employers and Group Training Organisations to take on new apprentices and trainees before 31 March 2022.

Young people are among the worst affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The social and economic impact on young people have been significant. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare recently noted that young Australians have experienced high rates of psychological distress, loneliness, educational disruption, unemployment, housing stress and domestic violence. ¹ 

Before joining the Self-Employment Assistance Program (previously New Business Assistance with NEIS), Nadia Haralampou dreamed of turning her passion for speech and drama into a business. "While I could teach speech and drama, I didn't know how to run a business. I didn't have those entrepreneurship skills," says Nadia.