01 Jul 2010 : As part of the Federal Government's Kickstart Mentoring Initiative, MAS National will now be providing additional support for apprentices aged 19 years or younger in skill shortage occupations.

12 May 2010 : The Treasurer, Wayne Swan, tonight announced that the Apprentice Kickstart Bonus introduced last summer would be reintroduced as the Australian Apprentice Kickstart Extension. This incentive effectively triples the first year incentive payment to small and medium-sized employers who put on a new young apprentice in a skills shortage trade between now and 12 November 2010.

23 Dec 2009 : As part of their Community Giving Program, MAS National has recently provided grants to the Leeton-Narrandera LYNKS program and Newman Senior Technical College.