Government Funded Courses At SAI

Courses Available for Government Funded Programs:

CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

 

CHC50121 Diploma of Early
Childhood Education and Care

GENERAL ELIGIBILITY FOR SUBSIDISED TRAINING

You may be eligible for government funded courses adelaide if you live or work in South Australia, and you are:

  • An Australian or New Zealand citizen
  • A permanent Australian resident, or
  • An eligible visa holder (See eligible visas below)

And are:

  • 16 years or over and not enrolled at school, OR
  • Enrolled in Year 10, 11 or 12 and employed in a Training Contract that combines VET and school-based curriculum including SACE, OR
  • Enrolled in Year 11, 12 or 13 and are 16 years of age or turning 16 years of age in the current year of that enrolment, AND
  • Are undertaking SACE or equivalent.

CONCESSION CRITERIA

Concession Eligibility Status

The following students are eligible for a concession rate on fees

A) At the commencement of the training in a unit of competency in the course, the participant holds a current:

  • A Pensioner Concession Card; or
  • Veterans’ Affairs Concession card; or
  • A Health Care Card.

B) The participant is a prisoner

Note: For the purposes of this clause “Prisoner” is all prison inmates, detainees, people on remand, those held in South Australian institutions in connection with the commission of an offence and extends to children in South Australian detention centres who are beyond the age of compulsory schooling.

South Australians aged 16 years or older, who are or have been under a Guardianship order of a Government Minister in Australia, are eligible to access fee-free courses on the Subsidised Training List with contracted Training Providers. The usual subsidised training eligibility rules apply

A Participant enrolled in a Course for which a Participant Course Fee can be charged will be eligible for a Participant Course Fee concession if:

(a) at the commencement of Training in a Unit of Competency in the Course, the Participant holds a current:

    • (i) Health Care Card;

(ii) Pensioner Concession Card; or

(iii) Veteran Affairs Concession Card.

(b) the Participant is a Prisoner.

Upfront Assessment of Need (UAN)

Undertaking the UAN is a requirement

All individuals who are seeking access to a subsidised training place, regardless of prior educational attainment, are required to participate in the UAN process. This is a condition of accessing publicly funded training places. There are no exceptions however, modification of the UAN process is possible, please contact us for information. Individuals who are unwilling to participate fully in all aspects of the UAN process may instead choose to undertake training through fee for service arrangements.

Learner Support Services (LSS)

Learner Support Services (LSS) provide case management support to help participants address life, learning and other issues, and complete their training and transition to employment.

SAI will refer their participants, including apprentices and trainees, to an LSS provider.

Learner Support Services are fully funded by the Department and are fee-free to students

Students who are facing significant barriers to completing their training, can access the LSS services.

Standard Entitlement Criteria

Until further notice, students can continue to access subsidised training regardless of their training history or prior qualifications.

Standard entitlement after this time will include the following entitlement based on an individual’s highest level of non-school education and their employment status at first enrolment in subsidised VET.

Entitlement is based on an individual’s highest level of non-school education and their employment status at first enrolment in subsidised VET.

Status at first enrolment: No non-school qualifications OR unemployed and registered with an Employment Services Provider:

Entitlement to subsidised training:

  • One training place at Certificate II level
  • Two training places at Certificate III level or above
  • Access to foundation skills courses or up to five fee-free bridging units of competency for those assessed to need them
  • Access to up to five vocational bridging units of competency for those assessed to need them.

Status at first Enrolment: Certificate II level or below:

Entitlement to subsidised training:

  • Two training places at Certificate III level or above
  • Access to foundation skills courses as required
  • Up to five fee-free bridging units of competency for those assessed to need them
  • Up to five vocational bridging units of competency for those assessed to need them.

Status at first Enrolment: Certificate III level or above:

Entitlement to subsidised training:

  • One training place at Certificate III level or above
  • Access to foundation skills courses as required
  • Up to five fee-free foundation skills bridging units of competency for those assessed to need them
  • Up to five vocational bridging units of competency for those assessed to need them.
  • Foundation Skills Courses;
  • Up to five Bridging Units within a qualification at every level

TO ENROL

Call Skills Australia Institute at +61 8 8120 4186 OR email info@skillsaustralia.edu.au

Please note that completion of the Skills Australia application form does not guarantee enrolment in government funded courses Adelaide, SA. Enrolment is dependent on funding being confirmed and the student’s ability to meet the eligibility criteria.

*Eligibility criteria apply

Skills Australia institute also offers full-fee courses.

Please visit our website https://www.skillsaustralia.edu.au/ OR contact us at +61 8 8120 4186 for more information.

Additional information on Jobs and Skills is available from https://www.skills.sa.gov.au/subsidised-eligibility

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