Funding NSW
Smart and Skilled
Smart and Skilled provides Government subsidised training to provide eligible individual with an opportunity to gain the skills they need to get a job and advance their careers. Under Smart and Skilled the NSW Government contributes to the cost of each course with the student paying the balance.
Eligibility
You are 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
- permanent humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen, and
- or are a NSW apprentice or trainee.
For more on the Program visit the Smart and Skilled website or the Vocational Education & Training page.
Eligible qualifications
- CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
- CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support
Traineeships remain fee free under NSW Fee Free for eligible Northern Rivers students.
All students enrolling in Smart and Skilled funded courses are required to read our Subsidised Training Face Sheet and declare they are eligible for enrolment. Students must also consent to the information use and disclosure arrangements of the NSW government. This training is subsidised by the New South Wales Government.
ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION (ACE) PROGRAM
Adult and Community Education (ACE) Funding is part of the NSW Government’s Smart & Skilled training reform. Funding under ACE Program is provided by the NSW Government to assist learners who need extra support or assistance with reading, writing and numeracy. Eligible learners include:
- Australian citizens / permanent residents or humanitarian visa holders who have very low literacy, language and numeracy levels
- people with limited employability skills
- people who are unemployed or underemployed
- students with a disability
- students who are commonwealth welfare recipients
- young disadvantaged students who need assistance transitioning to further study
- people who have other barriers to Smart and Skilled entitlement
Training can be provided in a range of areas including:
- Foundation Skills and Job Skills Training
- Community Services
- Aged Care
- Business
- Digital Technology
- Aboriginal Driver Training
ACE Community Colleges is an approved Smart and Skilled provider of these courses: Business and Work Skills, Aged Care and Community Services, Disability Programs, English Language, First Aid, IT and Computer Training, Short Courses.
All students enrolling in these courses are required to read the Subsidised Training Face Sheet and Declaration.
ABORIGINAL PROGRAMMES
ACE Community Colleges has maintained strong links with local Aboriginal Communities over many years. We are dedicated to improving outcomes for Aboriginal people through educational programs, in particular through assisting Aboriginal people gain their driver’s licence, which can open the door to many new employment, study and life opportunities.
Go here for more on the Aboriginal Driver Education Program. Students enrolling in Driver Education programmes are required to read the TfNSW Privacy Statement.
NON ACCREDITED TRAINING
Non accredited training is full fee only.
Download the ACE Community Colleges Student Handbook to read more about funding possibilities, eligibility and associated criteria in your state.
Go here for your copy of the Student Handbook.
