Subsidised Training Under NSW Smart and Skilled
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What is Smart and Skilled?
Smart and Skilled is a reform of the NSW vocational education and training system. It’s helping people get the skills they need to find a job and advance their careers.
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.
Am I eligible for subsidised training ?
You may be eligible for Smart and Skilled funding if you are :
- 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
- If you haven’t completed a Certificate IV or higher-level qualification, you’re entitled to enrol in a subsidised course up to Certificate III.
From 2016 students with a Certificate IV or higher qualification will be able to access subsidised Smart and skilled training up to Certificate III level. This means that even if you have a higher-level qualification you may still be eligible to re-train to enter (or re-enter) the workforce.
You can also enrol in subsidised training at Certificate IV, Diploma or Advanced level, depending on the availability of funding for these courses. Having completed a Certificate IV or higher-level qualification does not affect eligibility.
For more information on Smart and Skilled eligibility, go to the Are you eligible? page on the Smart and Skilled website.
Enrolment in a course under NSW Smart and Skilled
All students enrolling in a course under Smart and Skilled must contact Signature Training to complete an enrolment form and organise an interview. The enrolment form will ask the applicant to provide other information appropriate to the enrolment process. Prospective students who may be eligible to receive Subsidised Training under Smart and Skilled are required to have an interview with the CEO.
Unique Student Identifier
As a condition of your enrolment you are required to give Signature Training your Unique Student Identifier (USI). For more information about the USI click here, or to create your USI visit this link.
Personal Information
For all approved Smart and Skilled qualifications Signature Training requires your consent for the Department of Education and Communities (the Department) to be given your Personal Information that may also be disclosed to other Australian government agencies. You will be asked to complete a consent to use and disclosure of Personal Information to the Department of Education and Communities and other Government Agencies form.
Fee Information
Fees apply for your selected course. The fee amount you pay and the government contribution is dependent on your eligibility.
Fees have been set by the NSW Government for training providers and Signature Training must charge the student as determined from the data you have provided to us. Depending on your eligibility you may be charged the Standard Student – First Qualification fee, Standard Student – Subsequent Qualification fee or Concession fee for disadvantaged students.
If you are an Australian Government welfare recipient we will need documentation from you that will assist us in calculating your fee.
Prices and fees for training commencing from 31 January 2020 NSW Smart and Skilled Prices and Fees
The direct link to NSW Smart and Skilled schedule of fees can be accessed at: www.training.nsw.gov.au/smartandskilled/prices_fees.html
Recognition of Prior Learning / Credit Transfer
You are eligible to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfer (CT). Should your application for RPL and or CT be approved by Signature Training, following the Standards for Registered Training Organisations and the NSW Recognition Framework, the outcomes will be entered to determine any reduction in the course Fee.
RPL is an assessment process assessing your competence against the competency standards you seek recognition for with the provision of evidence. Please contact Signature Training if you wish to apply for RPL prior to enrolling.
CT applies when you can provide a Certificate, Statement of Attainment or transcript that has recorded the same unit code and title of a unit included in the enrolled course. You will be asked to provide a copy of your document, which has been witnessed by a JP as having sighted the original, as evidence of your seeking CT. Please contact Signature Training if you wish to apply for CT prior to enrolling.
Deferring or Discontinuing Subsidised Training
If you wish to defer your course you may do so for up to 12 months from when we have received notification from you. It is hoped that you should not need to discontinue your course. If you wish to discontinue your course we ask that you inform Signature Training in writing. Any refunds owing please refer to our Refund Policy.
If you wish to defer or discontinue your course please write with your reasons to:
CEO
Signature Training Pty Ltd
Suite 1, 191 Church Street
Parramatta NSW 2150
