Fee free traineeships are available to NSW trainees – including school-based trainees whose training:
- is funded under the NSW Government’s Smart and Skilled Program
- commenced on or after 1 January 2020.
This fee structure applies to new entrant trainees only.
NSW Existing-worker trainees are not eligible to a government subsidy under any Smart and Skilled Program for the qualification that supports their traineeship. The definition of an existing worker according to State Training Services is someone who “has been employed within an enterprise continuously for more than three months full time or more than 12 months casual or part-time or a combination of both, immediately before commencement of the training contract.”
If you have previously commenced your Smart and Skilled traineeship training before 1 January 2020 and are returning to a traineeship after 1 January 2020, you will be eligible for fee free for the remainder of your training if your traineeship course or your employer has changed.
Each student is limited to a maximum of commencing three fee free traineeships under this initiative.
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When choosing to access a training place subsidised by the NSW and Commonwealth Governments under the Smart and Skilled Program, it is important for you to get an understanding of this program from the NSW Government website.
For more information on Smart and Skilled visit the NSW State Government website at https://smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au/