Trade Transfer Bonus

Chief of Army will offer an incentive bonus of $17,500 or $25,000 to encourage personnel to transfer from non technical trades within Army to technical trades which are becoming serious or critical.

Trades are grouped into two categories according to the relative difficulty of recruiting. Category A - recruit achievement below 74 per cent will attract an incentive payment of $25,000. Category B - recruit achievement between 75 per cent and 90 per cent will attract a payment of $17,500.

Payment will be 50 per cent on commencement of Initial Employment Training and 50 per cent on completion of 12 months' further service.

The CA endorsed the establishment of the Trade Transfer Team to assist members approaching the end of their IMPS transfer from a non-technical trade to a technical trade. The letter of endorsement is available for reading below:

Letter from CA - Raising of Director General Personnel-Army Trade Transfer Team Open in new window

The Directorate of Personnel - Army stood up a Trade Transfer Team in Feb 07. The Team commenced touring the major Army establishments in Mar 07. To date they have been to Townsville, Brisbane, Perth, Wagga, Melbourne, Tasmania, Puckapunyal and Darwin. If you missed them in one of these locations, they will return in 2008. A detailed tour itinerary will be made available in Army News closer to the nominated dates. In the mean time they can be contacted for advice on the numbers below:

Name Retention Team
Postal Address R8-LG-065/6
Russell Offices
ACT, 2600
Email: army.tradetransferteam@defence.gov.au
Telephone: 02 6265 7795
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Approved Categories

The APWG cleared out of session the following Categories for the 2007 round of the Trade Transfer Bonus:

CAT A - $25,000CAT B - $17,500
  • ECN 235 - Metalsmith
  • ECN 405 - Technician Telecom Systems
  • ECN 412 - Technician Avionic
  • ECN 421 - Technician Electronic Systems
  • ECN 146 - Fitter Armament
  • ECN 153 - Fitter Structural Aircraft
  • ECN 154 - Fitter Life Support Aircraft
  • ECN 229 - Vehicle Mechanic
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Approved Categories.

The APWG will revisit the Technical Trade Categories on a yearly basis. Defence Determination 2007/22 Open in new window – Army – Trade transfer bonus – wef 15 December 2006. This Determination inserts a new trade transfer bonus for eligible Army members. This bonus is available in Chapter 3 Part 5 Division 23 Open in new window .
The Trade Transfer Bonus application form is found under Division 23 Para 3.5.230 Annex 3.5.Y Open in new window .

All members applying for the Trade Transfer Bonus are to fill in the application form (below) and Parts A and B of the Determination. Once you have filled in all forms, you are to present them to your unit CO for approval.

Only unit CO's or their designated representative can sign the members application form.

Once signed all paperwork is to be sent to DEFPAC for processing.

Members should be advised that there will be a time differential (can be up to two pay periods) between applications being sent and members being paid the applicable bonus. Members will not be required to fill out additional paperwork to receive the second instalment.

Application for Trade Transfer Bonus

Once completed, to be submitted to your Orderly Room/Shopfront for processing.

All Chief Clerk or Defence Administrators are required to forward the completed forms to directly to DEFPAC at this address and send a copy to SCMA.

All this Information can also be found at Pay and Conditions Open in new window Home Page.

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Information Presentations

This section of the site will provide interested members dates for the Information Presentations to be conducted by the Trade Transfer Team.

Future Tours

Find below a list of proposed Tour locations for 2008. Keep your eyes on the Army Newspaper for planned tour dates, times and venues.

If any units are interested in having the team present to their personnel, contact the team via email on: army.tradetransferteam@defence.gov.au