Lower Fees, Local Skills
Subsidised Nationally Accredited Training
About the training
The WA State Government, through Jobs and Skills WA, subsidises vocational education and training (VET) courses in priority areas, to reduce the fees to make training more accessible to all Western Australians.
Subsidised training
Through the Lower Fees, Local Skills funding, individuals are required to pay a reduced co-contribution fee to gain access to the government subsidy. Concession rates may apply for eligible individuals. Annual fee caps are set to $400 for eligible concession students, and $1200 for non-concessional students. 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.
Eligibility
You may be eligible to access funding through the Lower Fees, Local Skills program if you meet all the following requirements:
- Be unemployed or under-employed* and seeking work at the conclusion of the course
- Have a valid Unique Student Identifier (USI)
- Not be attending secondary school**
- Have your primary place of residence in Western Australia, and are either:
- 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:
- In prison, or
- A resident of Christmas Island or Cocos Island, or
- In an active apprenticeship/traineeship training contract
*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.
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.
Eligible Courses
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