New South Wales (NSW) Smart and Skilled

NEW SOUTH WALES SMART AND SKILLED

Smart and Skilled is a NSW Government program that helps people get qualifications in in-demand skills and industries. It’s a key part of the NSW vocational education and training system.  

Smart and Skilled gives eligible students: 

• an entitlement to government-subsidised training up to and including Certificate III
• government funding for higher-level courses (Certificate IV and above) in targeted priority areas. 

AM I ELIGIBLE TO APPLY ?

If you are:

• Living or working in NSW
• An Australian citizen, permanent Australian resident, humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand Citizen
• 15 years old or older
• No longer in secondary education (high school)

You could be eligible for this funding.

SKILLS LAB COURSES FUNDED

MEM50822 Diploma of Applied Technologies

UEE31225 Certificate III in Instrumentation and Control

UEE41220 Certificate IV in Electrical - Instrumentation

UEE40920 Certificate IV in Industrial Electronics and Control

Please note, funding is limited to the annual caps allocated to Skills Lab.

FEES AND CHARGES

The NSW Government contributes to the cost of each course, and the learner pays the balance. Fees are calculated for full qualifications, rather than year-by-year. Learners' choice of training provider does not affect the fee learners pay for qualifications.

The Student Fee Calculator can be found on the ‘Find a Course‘ page of the Smart and Skilled website.

Some courses that support priority industries are fee-free. Fee-free places are limited and are not guaranteed. MEM50822 Diploma of Applied Technologies is a targeted priority course.

FEE-FREE TRAINEESHIPS and APPRENTICESHIPS

From 1 January 2015 the NSW Government introduced new fee arrangements for government-subsidised vocational education and training (VET). Under Smart and Skilled, all apprenticeship and most traineeship qualifications are subsidised. For a full list of all the qualifications refer to the current NSW Skills List. Information on the types and levels of subsidies can be found in the "Smart and Skilled Fee Administration Policy". Training for existing-worker trainees is not subsidised.

Find out more from vet.nsw.gov.au

COURSE PRICES

Information on course prices is regularly updated and can be found here: https://www.nsw.gov.au/education-and-training/resources/qualification-prices-fees

NSW SMART AND SKILLED ENROLMENT PROCESS and NOTIFICATION OF ENROLMENT

As part of your approval for NSW Government’s Smart and Skilled subsidised funding, the following requirements must be met:

1) Complete the Enrolment Form in full

2) Provide a verified USI

3) Provide JP certified evidence of your Citizenship (Australian, New Zealand or Permanent Resident). A Medicare card is the easiest document to use.

4) Provide JP certified evidence that you live in NSW (a drivers’ licence or another document issued by Commonwealth or State Government that clearly shows your address). If you do not live in NSW, but you do work in NSW, you will need to provide a letter from your employer stating this.

5) If you are eligible for a concession or exemption, you need to provide your CRN.

6) Provide JP certified copies of any academic transcripts you wish to use to apply for Credit Transfer or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

7) You will sign a consent form that gives Skills Lab permission to enrol you into the Smart and Skilled portal.

8) You will also sign a declaration that you have read and understand a list of policies/rights and responsibilities etc.

For more information on NSW Smart and Skilled, please visit https://smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au/ or call 1300 772 104.