Travel concessions for apprentices and trainees

Eligibility

• Apprentices and trainees registered with the NSW Department of Education and Training (DET) under the Australian Indentured Apprentice or Australian Traineeship System Scheme. Note: Apprentices or trainees classified by the DET as being on Existing Worker Traineeships are not eligible for concessions.
• Apprentices and trainees in rural and regional areas now have access to half fare concessions on all local regular route bus services in rural and regional areas, as well as to all the services previously covered in metropolitan and outer metropolitan areas. See Recent Changes in NSW Public Transport Concessions.

Concession fares

• Half fare concessions on government and private bus and government ferry services, and between home, workplace and college/place of study on CityRail services. The entitlement is not available on long distance rail services.

Concession fares under MyZone from 18 April 2010

• Under the NSW Government's new MyZone fare structure, which operates in the greater Sydney area, concession entitlements remain the same or similar to previous arrangements, although some ticket products or prices may have changed. From 1 July 2011, the My Multi tickets, the Pensioner Excursion Ticket and Family Funday Sunday have been available for use on light rail. These tickets are not sold on light rail and must be purchased before boarding. See the Buying Tickets page . Entitlements and ticket products will remain the same on services not covered by the MyZone structure, such as private ferries, monorail and CountryLink services.
• Half fare concessions are available for apprentices and trainees on all MyZone ticket products (except monthly, quarterly and yearly MyMulti products, and the off peak return ticket on rail). For more information, see MyZone .

Entitlements

Rail

Bus

Ferry

Light Rail

Monorail

A Yes indicates that concession rates are available for this product.

A No indicates that this product is not available to this category of beneficiary at the concession rate.

General - Concession entitlements are not available on special or premium services, charter services, special event services or tourism services.

1. Not covered under MyZone, with a few exceptions (see MyZone ). Private bus operators may offer other ticket products at discounted or concession rates. Check with the operator before travelling.
2. The fast ferries operating between Circular Quay and Manly, light rail and Monorail services are privately owned and operated services and are not operated under contract with the NSW Government. Any concession benefits or discounted tickets are provided by the operators of these services at their discretion. Check with the operator before travelling. However, as indicated. from 1 July 2011, the MyMulti tickets, the Pensioner Excursion Ticket and Family Funday Sunday have been available for use on light rail.
3. Most contracted private ferry services recognise the standard concession entitlements but may have different arrangements, based on their existing contractual obligations. Check with the operator before travelling. Private ferry operators may also offer other ticket products at discounted or concession rates. For more information, contact the operator.

Proof of eligibility

Apprentices and trainees must hold an Indentured Apprentice / Trainee NSW Transport Concession Card and must show their card when purchasing concession tickets and when requested by a transport officer to verify their entitlement to a concession.

Apprentice / Trainee Card

Where to apply

Download applications for the Indentured Apprentice / Trainee NSW Transport Concession Card (pdf 43KB) or obtain the VT77 application form from the Department of Education and Training (DET) on 132 811.

The completed application form must be signed by the applicant and endorsed by the applicant's manager, then submitted with a photo of the applicant to the RailCorp's passes and concessions office.

Replacement cards are issued by the RailCorp Passes and Concessions office using the DET application form (VT77).

How long the card can be used

The card is valid for the life of the traineeship and to a maximum of 3 years for apprentices.

Fees

No fees apply for the original card issue. For replacement cards, a fee applies. See Clause 231 of the CityRail Passenger Fares Handbook .