Ref # Impact Measure Formula Input / Assumption weeks see Table 28
Time period : in the same year as business closures , assumed to half in implementation year and half in year of prohibition taking effect
# 8 Worker training support cost
Total cost of individual worker training support = No . of business closures , by size x Average no . of workers by business , by size x % of workers who choose to retrain in another trade × [ Average government cost of Cert III in related trade + Australian Apprentice Training Support Payment + Support payments to businesses with apprentices ]
Number of ES PBCUs closures , by size ( by option ): See Ref # 1
Average number of workers by engineered stone PCBUS , by size :
� Sole Traders : 1 � Small : 5 � Medium : 44 See Table 19
% of workers who choose to retrain for another trade : 3 %
We have assumed it is the same for each option across sole traders and small businesses . See Table 24
Average government cost of Cert III in related trade : To avoid duplication with Ref # 19 this has been set to zero
Australian Apprentice Training Support Payment : $ 5,000 ($ 2,500 per annum for first 2 years of apprenticeship ) ( Australian Government , no date )
Support payments to businesses with apprentices in occupations on the Australian Apprenticeships Priority List : $ 6,000 p . a . for year 1 and 2 ( Australian Government , no date )
Time period : based on when engineered stone PCBUs cease operating and considering it is two years of training .
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