Government Subsidised Training Opportunities

NSW Smart and Skilled is the funding program in NSW for Vocational Education and Training (VET).

NSW Smart and Skilled provides financial assistance to help people in NSW get the skills they need to find a job and advance their careers.

It provides eligible NSW students with subsidised training up to and including Certificate III, as well as government funding for higher-level courses (Certificate IV and above) in targeted priority areas. 

The focus of NSW Smart and Skilled is getting people into the workforce by helping them improve language, literacy and numeracy as well as gain specific job skills. 

To be eligible for NSW Smart and Skilled funding you must be:

  • 15 years old or over, and
  • no longer at school, and
  • living or working in NSW (or an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person living in specific NSW border areas, and
  • an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, Australian humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen.

For more information visit: Smart and Skilled Website 

NSW Fee-Free

Skills NSW provides fully subsidised training to gain skills in Australia’s growing industries. 

Smart and Skilled provides eligible students with:

  • an entitlement to government-subsidised training up to and including Certificate III
  • government funding for higher-level courses (Certificate IV and above) in targeted priority areas.

Fee Free* Qualifications with NCVE

  • The following qualifications with NCVE are Fee Free* for eligible students in 2023. 

Click the links below to explore the courses in more details, and call us or express your interest online to discuss eligibility. 

  • Certificate II in Hospitality SIT20322
  • Certificate II in Retail SIR20216
  • Certificate III in Business BSB30120
  • Certificate III in Entrepreneurship and New Business BSB30220
  • Certificate III in Hospitality SIT30622
  • Certificate III in Retail SIR30216
  • Certificate IV in Entrepreneurship and New Business BSB40320
  • Certificate IV in Leadership and Management BSB40520
  • Diploma of Business BSB50120
  • Diploma of Leadership and Management BSB50420
  • Diploma of Marketing BSB50620
  • Diploma of Project Management BSB50820

    *Training in priority qualifications is fee-free and fully funded by the NSW and Commonwealth governments. Eligibility Applies. 

    Visit Skills NSW for more information or call us to discuss your eligibility.

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