Certificate 3 Guarantee
The Certificate 3 Guarantee provides a government subsidy to allow eligible Queenslanders to obtain their first post-school certificate III level qualification.
The Certificate 3 Guarantee aims to help Queenslanders without a post-school qualification to gain one.
The Certificate 3 Guarantee subsidies your vocational education and training (VET) course fees to help you complete your first post-school certificate III level qualification. It is targeted at certificate III level qualifications because they are considered the entry-level qualification most often needed to gain employment in many industry sectors. The Certificate 3 Guarantee means that instead of paying for the full cost of a training course, you will pay a reduced amount to make the training more affordable and accessible.
Are you eligible?
To be eligible to access the Certificate 3 Guarantee subsidised training, you must:
a) be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident
b) be 15 years old or over
c) live in Queensland and have left school*
d) not already have a certificate III level or higher qualification
e) not be currently enrolled in a certificate III level or higher course.
More information? Click on the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training Fact Sheet
Certificate 3 Guarantee – Fees
CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
- $2 per unit. Total cost $34 (non concession)
- $1 per unit. Total cost $17(concession)
Higher Level Skills
The Higher Level Skills program provides a government subsidy to support eligible individuals to access subsidised training in selected certificate IV or above qualifications, and priority skill sets.
The aim is to assist individuals to gain the higher level skills required to secure employment or career advancement in priority industries or to transition to university to continue their studies. Employers may also be able to access training to address workforce development needs.
Are you eligible?
To be eligible for the Higher Level Skills program, individuals must:
- Be aged 15 years or over, and no longer at school
- 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
- Not hold, and not be enrolled in, a certificate IV or higher-level qualification, not including qualifications completed at school and foundation skills training.
More information? Click on the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training Fact Sheet
Higher Level Skills – Fees
CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
- $2 per unit. Total cost $30 (non concession)
- $1 per unit. Total cost $15 (concession)
Free tafe for Year 12 graduates
Free tafe is available for Year 12 graduates through 2 Queensland Government VET investment programs – the Certificate 3 Guarantee and User Choice.
Fee-free training is available to Year 12 graduates in high priority vocational qualifications, apprenticeships and traineeships. High priority qualifications provide training in the skills employers and industry need most.
Are you eligible?
You can access fee-free training if you:
- start training within 1 year of leaving school
- completed Year 12 in Queensland and hold either a Senior Statement issued by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority or an equivalent certificate that confirms you have completed Year 12 in Queensland
- choose to train in high priority qualifications funded under the Certificate 3 Guarantee or User Choice programs
- enrol and start training with an approved training provider
- live permanently in Queensland
Concessions
You may be eligible for a concession if you meet one of the following:
a) The participant was or will be under 17 years of age at the end of February in the year in which the PQS provides training, and the participant is not at school and has not completed year 12.
b) The participant holds a Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card issued under Commonwealth law or is the partner or a dependent of a person who holds a Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card and is named on the card.
c) The participant issues the PQS with an official form under Commonwealth law confirming that the participant, his or her partner or the person of whom the participant is a dependant, is entitled to concessions under a Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card.
d) The participant is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. Acceptable evidence is as stated in the Training Contract and AVETMISS VET Enrolment Form.
User Choice (apprenticeship and traineeship funding)
The User Choice program provides public funding for the delivery of accredited, entry level training to apprentices and trainees.
User Choice Students – CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care – Fees
Student contribution fee of $1436.80 (full fee if no credit transfers apply)
Please refer to the fee calculation sheet presented upon enrolment. Payment is the responsibility of the trainee; however, employers have the option to pay some or all of the traineeship fees. The fees are currently calculated at $1.60 per nominal hour. Each unit of competency chosen has a nominal hour value which is totalled on the student’s training plan. The student contribution fee is payable prior to enrolment or via an agreed payment plan.
User Choice Students – CHC50113 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care – Fees
Student contribution fee of $3196.80 (full fee if no credit transfers apply)
Please refer to the fee calculation sheet presented upon enrolment. Payment is the responsibility of the trainee; however, employers have the option to pay some or all of the traineeship fees. The fees are currently calculated at $1.60 per nominal hour. Each unit of competency chosen has a nominal hour value which is totalled on the student’s training plan. The student contribution fee is payable prior to enrolment or via an agreed payment plan.
Free apprenticeships for under 25s
Queenslanders, up to the age of 25, may be eligible to undertake high priority apprenticeship and traineeship qualification for free.
School-based apprenticeships and traineeships
School-based apprenticeships and traineeships (SATs) allow high school students—typically Years 11 and 12—to work with an employer as paid employees, while studying for their senior certificate.
A school-based apprentice’s or trainee’s employment and/or training arrangements must impact on their school timetable for the program to be considered school-based.
Kool Kids Training offers an intake for SAT’s on an annual basis.
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