Skills Assure

 

Who is eligible to receive training?

To be eligible to enrol in the Certificate 3 Guarantee, prospective students must:

 

Be aged 15 years or older; be no longer at school (with the exception of school students in Years 10, 11 and 12 undertaking a VET in School (VETiS) program — see the VETiS fact sheet for more information); permanently reside in Queensland; be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident (includes humanitarian entrant), temporary resident with the necessary visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency, or a New Zealand citizen; and not hold, and not be enrolled in, a certificate III or higher-level qualification, not including qualifications completed at school and foundation skills training.

 

 

In addition to the standard eligibility requirements, specific restrictions and/or exemptions may apply to participation in certain subsidised qualifications. Any additional eligibility requirements will be based on industry advice or requirements under the relevant national training package and will be detailed in the Priority Skills List.

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Queensland Year 12 graduates

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To support Queensland’s Year 12 graduates to successfully transition to employment, the government is offering free training in high priority qualifications under the Certificate 3 Guarantee.

 

To be eligible for free training, the student must meet the above Certificate 3 Guarantee eligibility criteria and:

have evidence of completing Year 12 in Queensland, for example hold a Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority issued Senior Statement or equivalent certification; enrol in a high priority qualification under the program with a SAS; and commence training within 12 months of graduating Year 12 (i.e. by the end of the calendar year after completing Year 12).

 

 

For high priority qualifications funded for Year 12 graduates, see the Priority Skills List.

 

 

Other priority students

The Queensland Government may operate other cohort-specific programs or initiatives where participants access their training through the Certificate 3 Guarantee, which include:

1. Skilling Queenslanders for Work(SQW)

2. Indigenous VET Partnerships

3. StrategicIndustryInitiatives.

SAS must ensure these students are accessing Certificate 3 Guarantee funding in accordance with the rules and any exemptions prescribed in the relevant initiative’s guidelines.

 

If this applies to you, your fees for our Certificate III in Floristry will be significantly reduced from

$7,800*

 

Co-contribution fees are –

Concessional students          $3 000.00

Non-concessional students  $4 000.00