*See Information classification policy

The eligibility criteria for the Priority Industry Training Program (PIT) program is set by the Department of Training and Workforce Development (DTWD). To be eligible for government assistance, prospective participants must meet and provide evidence for the following eligibility criteria:

• Western Australian resident*

• Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia**

• Not in school

• 15yrs and over***

• have a valid Unique Student Identifier (USI)

Students cannot be:

• In prison, or

• A resident of Christmas Island or Cocos Island, or

• An active apprenticeship/traineeship training contract.

*Students who are not a Western Australian resident may be eligible if they have::

1. A training contract registered in Western Australia

2. A Western Australian workplace address

3. The training is undertaken in Western Australia, if available.

**Approved Visa subclasses described in the Fees and Charges Policy. Visa types are to be treated as Australian residents:

• Holders of a sub-class 309, 444, 785, 790 or 820 visa;

• Secondary holders of a temporary visa of sub-class 457; and

• Holders of a Bridging Visa E (subclasses 050 and 051) where the visa holder has made a valid application for a visa of subclass 785 or 790.

*** Students under 18yrs must have a DOE Notice of Arrangement.

Student Tuition Fees*

DTWD requires students receiving funding under the PIT program to contribute towards the cost of their course/training. The fee may be paid on the students behalf by an employer or another third party (but not by Strategix). If the student/s are required to pay fees personally they will be given an itemised invoice.

*Student tuition fees are indicative only and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply such as student service and resource fees.
*For secondary school-aged persons not enrolled at school, the maximum course fee chargeable in 2022 is $420. The maximum is the total fee for all courses the student is enrolled in.

Students receive an invoice at the commencement of each Unit of Study for the portion of fees relevant to the subjects included in the Unit of Study. Invoices only include the subjects commenced in that unit of study. Where a qualification delivery runs over multiple years, a student will receive an updated invoice at the recommencement of study. Fees are calculated as per the Nominal Hours at the subject level. Student fees may increase or decrease as per the Department’s instructions in subsequent years. Students may withdraw at any point and where applicable refunds may be due for fees paid in advance. See below.

For example, CHCCOM005 is 50 hours, the tuition fee applicable to a Non-Concession student will be $0.97 x 50 hours = $48.50.

Fee Exemptions

Students not enrolled at school are exempt from course and resource fees if they:

• Are under the care of the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Communities; and

• Are a secondary school-aged person; or

• Are under 18 years of age.

Fee Waiver

Students may access a Fee Waiver if they are experiencing severe financial hardship for courses. Students must provide evidence of their reasoning in line with the department's criteria for financial hardship.

Financial Hardship Criteria

Students may access a fee waiver if they are experiencing severe financial hardship. A person is considered to be in severe financial hardship only where they are unable to provide food, accommodation, clothing, medical treatment or other basic necessities for themselves and/or their dependants.

Students must provide evidence of their financial hardship as per the Department's criteria. A fee waiver cannot be given unless ALL of the following criteria for Severe Financial Hardship are met:

Concession

Students may access the concession rate for subjects whilst the concession is valid. Where the concession is not valid, the full fees are payable for the relevant subjects. Concession is only available to those subjects commenced while the concession card/evidence is valid. Any subject commenced after expiry will be charged at the non-concession rate.

Student who hold the following may be entitled to the concession rate on course fees while valid:

• Persons and dependants of persons holding:

  • A Pensioner Concession Card

  • A Repatriation Health Benefits Card issued by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs

  • A Health Care Card.

• Persons and dependants of persons in receipt of services from the following Commonwealth support or employment services programs*:

  • Jobactive;

  • Online Employment Services; or

  • ParentsNext.

• Persons and dependants of persons in receipt of AUSTUDY or ABSTUDY

• Persons and dependants of persons in receipt of Youth Allowance

• Persons and dependants of persons who are inmates of a custodial institution

• Secondary school-aged persons, not enrolled at school.

*Appropriate evidence of a student’s eligibility for concession under Jobactive, Online Employment Services or the ParentsNext program is a letter from the Commonwealth services provider confirming the student’s participation in the program.

*2 days per week + additional work external to the face to face classes required

Vocational Placement

Vocational Placement (VP) is where a student is placed in a workplace to receive practical training and experience that is required under, and is an assessable part of, a student's course, leading to the issuing of a qualification or statement of attainment.

The eligibility criteria for the Lower Fees, Local Skills initiative is set by the Department of Training and Workforce Development (DTWD). To be eligible for government assistance, prospective participants must meet and provide evidence for the following eligibility criteria:

• Western Australian resident*

• Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia**

• Not in school

• 15yrs and over***

• have a valid Unique Student Identifier (USI).

Students cannot be:

• In prison, or

• A resident of Christmas Island or Cocos Island, or

• An active apprenticeship/traineeship training contract.

*Students who are not a Western Australian resident may be eligible if they have:

1. A training contract registered in Western Australia; and

2. A Western Australian workplace address; and

3. The training is undertaken in Western Australia, if available.

**Approved Visa subclasses described in the Fees and Charges Policy. Visa types are to be treated as Australian residents:

• Holders of a sub-class 309, 444, 785, 790, 820 or 826 visa;

• Secondary holders of a temporary visa of sub-class 457; and

• Holders of a bridging visa e (subclasses 050 and 051) where the visa holder has made a valid application for a visa of subclass 785 or 790.

*** Students under 18yrs must have a DOE Notice of Arrangement.

Student Tuition Fees*

DTWD requires students receiving funding under the Lower Fees and Local Skills program to contribute towards the cost of their course/training. The fee may be paid on the student’s behalf by a third party (but not by Strategix). Where the student is required to pay fees personally they will be given an itemised invoice.

Student tuition fees are indicative only and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply such as student service and resource fees.

*The maximum course fee for non-concession students undertaking a Lower Fees and Local Skills course in 2022 is $1,200. For concession students and youth, the maximum course fee for undertaking a Lower Fees and Local Skills course in 2022 is $400.

Students receive an invoice at the commencement of each Unit of Study for the portion of fees relevant to the subjects included in the Unit of Study. Invoices only include the subjects commenced in that unit of study. Where a qualification delivery runs over multiple years, a student will receive an updated invoice at the recommencement of study. Fees are calculated as per the Nominal Hours at the subject level. Student fees may increase or decrease as per the Department’s instructions in subsequent years. Students may withdraw at any point and where applicable refunds may be due for fees paid in advance. See below.

For example, CHCCOM005 is 50 hours, the tuition fee applicable to a Non-Concession student will be $0.48 x 50 hours = $24.00.

Fee Exemptions

Students not enrolled at school are exempt from course and resource fees if they:

• Are under the care of the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Communities; and

• Are a secondary school-aged person; or

• Are under 18 years of age.

Concession Rate

Students may access the concession rate for subjects whilst the concession is valid. Where the concession is not valid, the full fees are payable for the relevant subjects. Concession is only available to those subjects commenced while the concession card/evidence is valid. Any subject commenced after expiry will be charged at the non-concession rate.

Students must be at least one (1) of the following to be eligible for the Lower Fees Local Skills concession rate:

• Persons born on or after 1 July 2004, who are aged 15 years or older and have left school

• Persons and dependents of persons in receipt of services from one of the following Commonwealth support or employment services programs:

  • Jobactive

  • Online Employment Services

  • ParentsNext.

• Persons and dependents of persons receiving the Youth Allowance, AUSTUDY or ABSTUDY

• Persons and dependents of persons holding:

  • A pensioner concession card or Health Care Card; or

  • A Repatriation Health Benefits Card issued by the Department of Veterans' Affairs

• Dependents of persons who are inmates of a custodial institution.

For the following Commonwealth programs, Jobactive, Online Employment Services or the ParentsNext program, appropriate evidence of a student’s eligibility for concession is a letter from the Commonwealth services provider confirming the student’s participation in the program.

Financial Hardship Criteria

Students may access a fee waiver if they are experiencing severe financial hardship for courses. Students must provide evidence of thier reasoning in line with the departments criteria for financial hardship. A fee waiver cannot be given unless ALL of the following Criteria for Severe Financial Hardship are met:

*2 days per week + additional work external to the face to face classes required.

Vocational Placement

Vocational Placement (VP) is where a student is placed in a workplace to receive practical training and experience that is required under, and is an assessable part of a student's course, leading to the issuing of a qualification or statement of attainment.

As a Service Provider, Strategix is responsible for their own marketing and student recruitment. Strategix must:

• Publish information relating to Jobs and Skills WA funded qualifications on their website.

Strategix’s marketing must:

• Clearly differentiate between publicly funded and fee for service training

• Be clear, accurate and not misleading

• Include:

  • The relevant logos:

    • If funded it must include the Jobs and Skills WA logo

    • If funded under a Skills Ready initiative, this includes Lower Fees, Local Skills, Job ready skills sets and infection control skills sets, it must include the Skills Ready logo

    • If funded under Lower fees, local skills, it must include the Lower Fees, local Skills logo.

    • Go to https://tamsrtoportal.dtwd.wa.gov.au/styleguides/ for the logos and Style Guide.

  • The indicative fee/s for all qualifications and skill sets

  • The caveat “The Student tuition fees are indicative only and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply such as Student service and resource fees”.

  • Note: Posts on Social Media regarding publicly funded training must include hyperlinks to the relevant section of the Service Providers website (where the training is described in accordance with the above)

  • Any fee cap information that applies.

• Not suggest, or allow there to be any misunderstanding, that subsidised training is discounted or subsidised by Strategix or any other third party

• Not induce students to choose Strategis based on price or other benefits, e.g. fee free course.

Note: The “Jobs and Skills WA style guide for contracted private RTOs (July 2020)” and Logos are included in the following zip folder (downloaded from TAMS, Current as of 03/08/22).

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