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OVERVIEW

The eligibility criteria for the Higher Level Skills program is set by the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (DESBT). 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 hold a certificate IV level or higher qualification (not including qualifications completed at school and foundations skills training)**; and

• Not be enrolled in another any other level of a qualification, not including foundation skills training. E.g. student is already enrolled in Cert ll or Cert lll, they must cancel or complete this before enrolling in Cert lV qualification

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

**There are cases where a student may still be eligible for funding:

• A certificate IV qualification completed at secondary school and/or a Certificate level I to Advanced Diploma qualification issued prior to 1995 have no impact on eligibility for funding

• To be eligible for funding under a Skill Set, students must not have completed the subjects that are included in the Skill Set/s, where they have not completed all subjects, they may only access funding for those subjects.