Am I Eligible for Skills First Funding?

Eligibility requirements for courses under the Skills First program 

To be eligible for the skills first program, applicants must meet the following requirements: 

  • An Australian/New Zealand citizen or Permanent residence who live in Victoria on a permanent basis
  • For applicant older than 20 years of age, they have to meet the upskilling requirement – enrol in a course that is at a higher AQF level than the highest Australian qualification completed before. (This requirement does not apply for applicants who enrol in our English courses).
  • There are limits to the number of subsidised courses applicants are entitled to. An applicant can not start more than 2 subsidised courses in a year, be enrolled in more than 2 subsidised courses at the same time or start more than 2 subsidised courses at the same qualification level in their life. (There are some exemptions to these rules. Please check with us to confirm your eligibility)

Government-funded courses – Job trainer 

GBCA also delivers the FREE and concession low fee courses under the JobTrainer funding initiatives. Training areas available under the Job trainer program are:

  • childcare and early childhood education
  • Accounting and bookkeeping.

Eligibility requirements for courses under the Job trainer funding program 

To be eligible for the Jobtrainer program, applicants must meet the following requirements: 

  • An Australian/New Zealand citizen or Permanent residence who live in Victoria
  • Aged between 17 -24
  • Do not have and currently seeking for a job
  • There is NO upskilling requirement in this Job trainer program.