Get Funding - The Victorian Training Guarantee
Now is the ideal time to make a start on gaining new skills, or upgrading your existing skills, to help you get the job you want.
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?
In 2012 you are eligible for a government-subsidised training place if you:
Meet one of the following citizen/residency status:
- Australian citizen
- Australian Permanent Resident (holder of a permanent visa)
- holder of a Special Category Visa (sub-class 444, New Zealand citizen)
- holder of a Temporary Protection Visa.
And are any of the following:
- under 20 years of age
- undertaking a Foundation Skills course
- undertaking an apprenticeship
- 20 years and older and ‘upskilling’ by undertaking a course at a higher level than your existing qualification
- From 1 July 2012, Victorians of any age whose existing highest qualification is VCE or VCAL will be eligible for a government-subsidised training place in a qualification at Certificate II or above.
And...
- You haven’t begun and are not enrolled to begin two or more other government-subsidised courses in 2012. (This means that you can start no more than two government-subsidised courses in this calendar year) but see the note below for Apprenticeship
- You are not already doing two or more other government-subsidised courses. (This means that you can do no more than two government-subsidised courses at one time).
Apprenticeships
- If you are seeking to enrol in an Apprenticeship (not a Traineeship) and you have already commenced two courses in 2012, you will be eligible for government subsidised training under the Victorian Training Guarantee if either of the two courses you previously commenced are included on the Higher Education and Skills Approved Pre-Apprenticeship and Pathway qualifications list. Pre-Apprenticeship and Pathway qualifications list (DOC, 55.5 KB).
Foundation Skills (PDF, 36.1 KB) Foundation Skills courses do not count towards these limits.
What if I want to study and I don’t meet the eligibility criteria?
You can still study at your choice of training provider if places are available, but you may not be able to access a government-subsidised tuition fee.
Some training providers do not provide government-subsidised training places and charge full fee for service rates. Some courses are only offered as full fee for service.
Who should I talk to next?
The best place to start is to research and choose the training provider that is going to meet your training needs.
Go to our Find a Provider page to search for training providers in Victoria and contact them directly to ask about your eligibility and training options.