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nameC3G - Fact Sheet

The eligibility criteria for the Certificate 3 Guarantee program is set by the Department of Youth Justice, Employment, Small Business and Training (DYJESBT). To be eligible for government assistance, prospective students must meet and provide evidence for the following eligibility criteria:

  • Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or Australian permanent resident (including humanitarian entrants), or a temporary resident with the necessary visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency*

  • Be a Queensland Resident

  • Aged 15 years of age or older

  • Not currently No longer at school

  • Not hold, or not be enrolled in, or attending school, Private RTO or TAFE or any University or other online studyNot have completed a certificate III or higher level qualification (not including qualifications completed at school and foundations skills training)**; and Not be enrolled in another qualification, not including foundation skills training.

*This may include some humanitarian entrant or temporary resident with the necessary visa and work permit on the pathway to permanent residency. Contact Strategix for visa checks.

**A certificate III qualification completed at secondary school and/or a Certificate level I to Advanced Diploma qualification issued prior to 1995 has no impact on eligibility for funding.

Other Funding Options

Where a student has completed a certificate III qualification previously and/or they do not meet the above criteria they could consider undertaking a certificate IV qualification under Higher Level Skills funding.

Refer to the Higher Level Skills Fact Sheet for eligibility requirements and a list of courses available under the funding.

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  • Proof of enrolment

  • Proof of age

  • Permanent residency in QLD

  • Citizenship/permanent residency status

  • AISS check conducted

  • No post-school cert III or aboveNo current enrolment

  • Concession evidence.

In some situations students may be required to provide additional evidence to support their enrolment in relation to their personal situation or the specific course requirements, this evidence may include:

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  • To help confirm whether prospective students have previously attained a certificate III or higher-level qualification; and/or

  • To help confirm that prospective students are not already enrolled in another certificate III or higher qualification; and

  • To determine eligibility for applicable credit transfer/s (CT)

  • To help determine a VETiS student's eligibility for access to the program (Refer to the No Prior Access to VETiS - AISS Check Results).

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Retain evidence to confirm that prospective students do not hold a post-school certificate III qualification (Certificate 3 Guarantee) or higher-level qualification (Certificate 3 Guarantee and Higher Level Skills). And or, retain evidence to ensure prospective students are not already enrolled in another certificate III or higher qualification.

When a student is identified as being currently enrolled with another RTO or University and/or they have completed a Certificate III, IV or higher, an assessment must be performed to determine if the student is eligible or not. There are a number of factors/indicators to assist with the decision or actions which must occur first.

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Where AISS indicates a student is currently enrolled or deferred in another a certificate III or higher qualification, this renders the student ineligible unless the conditions are met for each of the applicable situations and supporting evidence is retained:

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