Budget 2023 has extended the Apprenticeship Boost initiative to the end of 2024, at an expected cost of $77.1 million, including new funding of $17.1 million.
Apprenticeship Boost provides subsidies to employers of first and second-year apprentices, to support those apprentices while working toward a qualification.
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/budget-delivers-support-tertiary-education-and-training