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OVERVIEW

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nameSC Fee Free

You may be eligible for Fee Free training if you meet all of the following criteria:

  • Undertaking a CHC32015 Certificate III in Community Services, and

  • Live or work in South Australia, and are:

    • An Australian or New Zealand citizen

    • A permanent Australian resident OR

    • An eligible visa holder (See Eligible visas).

  • Identify from one or more of the following groups:

    • Young people (17-24 years) and not enrolled in school

    • Unemployed or at risk of unemployment

    • People with disability.

Note: Limited spaces are available for enrolments up until 31 December 2023 or until allocated places are exhausted, whichever comes firstcomefirst.

Standard Entitlement Information - relevant after current funding phase.

Based on your training and employment level, you may also access:

Highest Accredited Non-School Qualification at First Enrolment

Accessible Courses

No qualification or unemployed and registered with an Employment Services Provider

  • One certificate II course

  • Two courses from certificate III to advanced diploma level

  • Access to foundation skills courses or up to five fee-free bridging units of competency for those assessed to need them

  • Access to up to five vocational bridging units of competency for those assessed to need them.

Qualification up to certificate II level

  • Two courses from certificate III to advanced diploma level

  • Access to foundation skills courses as required

  • Up to five fee-free bridging units of competency for those assessed to need them

  • Up to five vocational bridging units of competency for those assessed to need them.

Completed a certificate III or above (including university qualifications)

  • One course from certificate III to advanced diploma level

  • Access to foundation skills courses as required

  • Up to five fee-free foundation skills bridging units of competency for those assessed to need them

  • Up to five vocational bridging units of competency for those assessed to need them.

You can enrol in a maximum of two subsidised courses at a time.

Courses completed before the 1st October 2015 do not count towards the number of courses for which a participant is entitled to receive subsidised training; but will count towards holding a qualification. If you have completed courses from 1 October 2015 onwards, it may affect your eligibility. For more information, call the Infoline on 1800 673 097.

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VEVO Visa Check Procedure
VEVO Visa Check Procedure
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Training Priority Projects: Fee Free TAFE - Tranche 2 First Nations

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  • Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen; or

  • Be a permanent Australian residents; or

  • Hold a State sponsored visa on a pathway to permanent residency; or

  • Hold a humanitarian temporary visa of a class specified by the Minister from time to time; and

  • An eligible visa holder (See Eligible visas).

  • Be aged 16 years or over, not enrolled in school.

  • Must be enrolled and have training accounts created before 31st December 2024 in any of the qualifications below:

    • CHC40421 - Certificate IV in Youth Work

    • CHC33021 - Certificate lll in Individual Support

    • CHC30121 Certificate lll in Early Childhood Education and Care

    • CHCSS00098 CHCSS00130 - Individual Support - Disability Skill Set

    • FBP30121 - Certificate lll in Food Processing

    • CHC32015 - Certificate lll in Community Services

Note: Limited spaces are available for enrolments up until 31 December 2024, see below:

Qualification

Number of participants

CHC40421

15

CHC33021

10

CHCSS00130

10

CHC30121

10

FBP30121

20

CHC32015

10

  • Participant Agreement Form to use for Fee Free TAFE - Tranche 2 First Nations: Click this link

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Eligibility Evidence

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Acceptable Forms of Evidence

The following evidence can be used as proof of eligibility:

Types of Evidence

Age

Live or Work in South Australia

Australian Residency/Visa

South Australian or Federal Police officer photo identity card

Live in SA

Proof of age card

Live in SA

Current South Australian driver’s licence or learner’s permit (can be digital)

Live in SA

Australian full birth certificate

Overseas birth certificate

Current Australian passport

Current overseas passport

Green medicare card

Australian naturalisation or citizenship document or immigration papers

Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) Certificate of Evidence of Residence Status

Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) travel document

Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) Visa Evidence Card

A current Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) immicard

Community detention - letter of introduction

Extract from Register of Citizenship by Descent

Current South Australian vehicle registration certificate

Live in SA

South Australian driver's licence or vehicle registration renewal for the coming period

Live in SA

Current lease arrangement or rental receipt for your place of residence

Live in SA

Last or current financial year Australian Taxation Office tax assessment (please black out the Tax File Number (TFN))

Live in SA

A letter signed by the principal/deputy principal/head of school/authorised person of a school, on letterhead, which verifies your address (up to one year old)

Live in SA

Statement or letter from a bank (up to one year old) which verifies your residential address. Note: ‘Screen dumps’ from financial institutions are not acceptable

Live in SA

Letter from current employer

Work in SA

Evidence of Change of Name

The following documents must be presented to record a change of name:

  • Full evidence of identity in the current or former name (or an Australian driver's licence or a South Australian proof of age card issued after 9 October 2006).

AND one of the following:

  • Birth certificate with an endorsement from an Australian registrar of births, deaths and marriages (BDM)

  • Marriage certificate issued by an Australian BDM (commemorative certificates issued by a religious leader or celebrant are not acceptable)

  • Change of name certificate issued by an Australian BDM

  • Deed poll certificate (previously issued by Lands Title Registration Office).

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