WA FEE-FREE -

FEE-FREE

FREE Nationally Accredited Training

About the Funding

The WA State Government, through Jobs and Skills WA, subsidises vocational education and training (VET) courses in priority areas, to reduce or remove the fees to make training more accessible to all Western Australians

Eligibility

To be eligible for fee free training, students must meet all of the following:

An Australian citizen; or
A permanent visa holder or holder of visa subclass 300, 309, 444, 445, 461, 785, 790, or 820
A dependent or spouse of the primary holder of a visa subclass 188, 457, 482, 489, 491 or 494
A bridging visa holder who has made a valid application for a visa subclass 866; or
A bridging visa E holder (subclasses 050 and 051) who has made a valid application for a visa subclass 785 or 790.
Ukraine citizens who are holders of a visa sub-class 449 or 786
Afghan citizens who are holders of a visa sub-class 449

Students cannot be:

*Under-employed is an individual working less than 20 hours a week with one or across multiple employers.

**Minimum age is 15 years. Anyone under 18 years of age must have a DoE Notice of Arrangement (min of 20 hours/week training) or exempted from the School Education Act 1999.

Please note: Any applicants who are referred from the Participation Program must have a written referral from a Participation Referral Agent for Job Seekers.

First Nations people, young people, people out of work or receiving income support, unpaid carers, people with disability, and women facing economic insecurity are particularly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity for reduced fee and fee-free training.

Please note that existing worker trainees are not eligible for the fee-free arrangements

The Student tuition fees are indicative only and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply such as resource fees and other fees.

how to apply

Select one of the courses below, commence the enrolment process and we will contact and support you through the application process. You will be required to provide evidence for all eligibility requirements mentioned previously.