Smart and Skilled is a NSW Government training initiative.
Smart and Skilled provides government-subsidised training and higher-level courses to help you get skills to find a job and advance your career.
Smart and Skilled gives eligible students:
- an entitlement to government-subsidised training up to and including Certificate III
- government funding for higher-level courses (Certificate IV and above) in targeted priority areas.
Who is eligible?
Smart and Skilled course participants may include people who are:
- a NSW apprentice or trainee (see Traineeships below)
or meet the following eligibility requirements for Entitlement Full Qualification or Targeted Priority Full Qualification
- 15 years old or over
- no longer at school or home-schooled students
- living or working in NSW (or an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person living in specific NSW border areas)
- an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen.
Subject to evidence of eligibility and availability of training places.
Check the Smart and Skilled Student Eligibility Policy.