Government Funded Training

The Victorian Training Guarantee

Now is the ideal time to make a start on gaining new skills, or upgrading your existing skills.

The Victorian Training Guarantee is making vocational education and training more accessible to people who do not hold a post-school qualification, or who want to gain a higher level qualification than they already hold.

There are now an unlimited number of government subsidised training places available to people who meet the eligibility criteria.

Am I eligible for a government subsidised training place?

To be eligible, an individual must meet the general citizenship/residency requirements and Victorian Training Guarantee requirements as follows:

A) To meet general citizenship/residency eligibility requirements, an individual must be:

i) an Australian citizen; or
ii) a holder of a permanent visa; or
iii) a holder of a Special Category Visa (sub-class 444); or
iv) an East Timorese asylum seeker; or
v) a holder of a Temporary Protection Visa.

B) To meet the Victorian Training Guarantee eligibility requirements, an individual must enrol and commence training in a course or qualification provided by the RTO between the later of 1 January 2012 or when this Agreement is executed, and 31 December 2012 inclusive and:

i) be under 20 years of age (as at 1 January 2012) and undertaking recognised training; or
ii) be over 20 years of age (as at 1 January 2012) and undertaking recognised training in a Foundation Skills course; or
iii) be over 20 years of age (as at 1 January 2012) and undertaking recognised training as an Apprentice (not Trainee); or
iv) be over 20 years of age (as at 1 January 2012) and undertaking recognised training in a course that is at a higher qualification level than the highest qualification held at the time of the scheduled commencement of training; and
v) have not commenced or not be scheduled to commence more than two Victorian Government subsidised courses in 2012 (excluding courses in the Foundation Skills Category); and
vi) not be currently enrolled in two or more Victorian Government subsidised courses (excluding courses in the Foundation Skills Category).

This training is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government Funding.

View at:
http://www.skills.vic.gov.au/get-training/get-funding