Career Start General Training Pathway
CERTIFICATE 3 GUARANTEE
FUNDED COURSES
GENERAL TRAINING PATHWAY - ELIGIBILITY
FUNDED COURSES
GENERAL TRAINING PATHWAY - ELIGIBILITY
To access a subsidised training place under Career Start, a student must meet the following criteria:
- aged 15 years or older;
- not be a school student;
- permanently reside in Queensland;
- be an Australian citizen, or Australian permanent resident (includes humanitarian entrant), or a temporary resident with the right visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency, or a New Zealand citizen;
- not already have a certificate III or higher qualification completed within the last 10 years (qualifications completed as a school student and foundation skills qualifications do not count);
- not be enrolled in another qualification, even if it is on hold or deferred, whether funded by DTET or not (foundation skills qualifications do not count).
CERTIFICATE 3 GUARANTEE
WHAT TRAINING IS AVAILABLE?
HOW DOES THE PROGRAM WORK?
WHAT LEVEL OF SUBSIDY IS AVAILABLE?
DOES THE INDIVIDUAL NEED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST OF TRAINING?
POLICY DOCUMENTS
PROGRAM FACT SHEETS
SAS FACT SHEETS
OTHER SAS DOCUMENTS
HISTORICAL PROGRAM DOCUMENTS
STUDENT SERVICES CONTACT
CERTIFICATE 3 GUARANTEE
The Certificate 3 Guarantee supports eligible individuals to complete their first post-school certificate III qualification. It also supports school students to access training and Queensland’s Year 12 graduates to transition to employment by providing free training in high priority qualifications.
WHAT TRAINING IS AVAILABLE?
The Certificate 3 Guarantee is targeted at certificate III qualifications because they are considered the entry-level qualification most often needed to gain employment in many industry sectors.
Foundation skills and lower level vocational qualifications may also be delivered based on the learning needs of the student. For more information, including other student cohorts who can access training, refer to the Certificate 3 Guarantee Program Policy below.
The full list of subsidised qualifications is available on the Priority Skills List.
HOW DOES THE PROGRAM WORK?
The list of registered training organisations (RTOs) approved to deliver each subsidised qualification is published on the Queensland Skills Gateway.
Individuals are free to choose their preferred RTO from this list. The subsidy is paid directly to the RTO as training is delivered and reported to the department.
Students who enrol under this program are required to complete a student training and employment survey within three months of completing or discontinuing the qualification.
WHAT LEVEL OF SUBSIDY IS AVAILABLE?
The subsidy represents the level of government contribution for a qualification and varies between qualifications based on a number of factors.
The investment priority or importance of the training influences the size of the government subsidy. Training in vocational areas that align with important economic and industry skills needs will receive a higher government subsidy.
A higher subsidy will also be paid to support participation by disadvantaged learners (concessional students), and for training delivered locally in identified country and remote locations areas of Queensland, and Cape York and the Torres Strait.
The full list of subsidy levels for qualifications is available on the Priority Skills List.
DOES THE INDIVIDUAL NEED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST OF TRAINING?
Given the benefits that accrue to individuals from training, students undertaking certificate III level training and non-concessional students undertaking lower-level vocational training, will be required to contribute to the costs of their training through a co-contribution fee.
The co-contribution fee is determined by the SAS and may be paid on behalf of the student by the employer or another third party, but cannot be paid or waived by the SAS, or any organisation related to the SAS, unless approved by the department.
All fees are charged and collected prior to the commencement of training.
| Code | Description | Certificate 3 Guarantee | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concessional/RPL | Non-concessional | ||||||
| Admin Fee | Tuition Fee | Total | Admin Fee | Tuition Fee | Total | ||
| CUA20415 | Certificate II in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts | $30.00 | $10.00 | $40.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $60.00 |
| CUA30515 | Certificate III in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts | $30.00 | $12.00 | $42.00 | $30.00 | $36.00 | $66.00 |
| CHC30113 | Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care* | $30.00 | $450.00 | $480.00 | $30.00 | $900.00 | $930.00 |
| SIT10216 | Certificate I in Hospitality | $30.00 | $12.00 | $42.00 | $30.00 | $36.00 | $66.00 |
| SIT20316 | Certificate II in Hospitality | $30.00 | $13.00 | $43.00 | $30.00 | $39.00 | $69.00 |
| SIT20416 | Certificate II in Kitchen Operations | $30.00 | $13.00 | $43.00 | $30.00 | $39.00 | $69.00 |
| SIT30816 | Certificate III in Commercial Cookery | $30.00 | $25.00 | $55.00 | $30.00 | $75.00 | $105.00 |
| SIT30616 | Certificate III in Hospitality | $30.00 | $15.00 | $45.00 | $30.00 | $45.00 | $75.00 |
Certificate 3 Guarantee per unit tuition fee (all courses)
| Per Unit Tuition Fee | Student |
|---|---|
| $1.00 | Concessional and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) |
| $3.00 | Non-concessional |
*Certificate 3 Guarantee per unit tuition fee (Early Childhood Education and Care)
| Per Unit Tuition Fee | Student |
|---|---|
| $25.00 | Concessional and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) |
| $50.00 | Non-concessional |
POLICY DOCUMENTS
1. Certificate 3 Guarantee program policy 2020–21 (PDF, 200KB) or (DOCX, 121KB) – effective 1 July 2020
2. Skills Assure supplier policy 2020–21 (v1.1, Aug 2020) (PDF, 327KB) or (DOCX, 154KB) – effective 1 July 2020
PROGRAM FACT SHEETS
3. Certificate 3 Guarantee – Registered training organisation (RTO) fact sheet (PDF, 137KB)
4. Certificate 3 Guarantee – Student fact sheet (PDF, 70KB)
5. Certificate 3 Guarantee – Support for disadvantaged learners fact sheet (PDF, 142KB) or (DOCX, 102KB)
SAS FACT SHEETS
6. Skills Assure supplier marketing and disclosure directive (PDF, 155KB) or (DOCX, 107KB) – effective 1 July 2020
7. Skills Assure supplier third party arrangements fact sheet (PDF, 165KB) or (DOCX, 97KB)
8. Student training and employment survey fact sheet (PDF, 149KB) or (DOCX, 106KB)
9. Student training and employment survey template (XLSX, 62KB)
OTHER SAS DOCUMENTS
10. VET investment programs – Skills Assure supplier audit evidence requirements (v1.0, July 2020) (PDF, 1MB) – effective 1 July 2020
11. Industry proposal – Funding submission for apprenticeships, traineeships and other qualifications (DOCX, 135KB)
12. Priority skills localities and location loadings list 2019–20 (XLSX, 179KB) – effective 1 July 2019
HISTORICAL PROGRAM DOCUMENTS
10. VET investment programs – Skills Assure supplier audit evidence requirements (v1.0, July 2020) (PDF, 1MB) – effective 1 July 2020
11. Industry proposal – Funding submission for apprenticeships, traineeships and other qualifications (DOCX, 135KB)
12. Priority skills localities and location loadings list 2019–20 (XLSX, 179KB) – effective 1 July 2019
STUDENT SERVICES CONTACT
Domestic Administration – Donna Somodio
Email: admin@asmitraining.edu.au
Contact; 1300 400 269
Domestic Administration – Kelly Seo
Email: info@asmitraining.edu.au
Contact; 1300 400 269
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