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ENGLISH COURSES
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Interpreting Courses
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HIGHER EDUCATION
Skills First – Government Funding
GBCA delivers government-funded courses under the Skills First funding contract. These funded training assists students by subsidizing their tuition fees. The training courses are delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding. GBCA offers government funded courses in the following training areas:
Majority of the government funding courses that GBCA offers to domestic students are included in the FREE TAFE course list published by the Victorian Department of Education.
Are Government Funded Courses Free
The government subsidies the majority of the tuition fee. Students may still need to pay enrolment administration fees and/or material fees. Please refer to the fee table for more information.
Eligibility requirements for courses under the Skills First program
To be eligible for the skills first program, applicants must meet the following requirements:
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:
Eligibility requirements for courses under the Job trainer funding program
To be eligible for the Jobtrainer program, applicants must meet the following requirements:
Online and face to face classes
COVID-19 and social lockdown made online courses becoming more popular. GBCA offers online learning during the social lockdown and we will resume face to face classes whenever practicable and allowable by the government.
The online model is more suitable for highly motivated people who are disciplined in their study and have reasonable computer skills. Online learners are usually being a disadvantage in receiving supports and they slowly losing motivation, engagement and interest in the continuing study.
Traditional face to face learning makes students feel more comfortable and learn more easily in a traditional classroom environment. It creates a sense of belonging, there is more engagement with teachers and classmates. However, it requires travelling time, and time away from home.
For serious learners, the rule of thumb is the less time you come to class, the more time you need to spend in self-study.
Language Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) and digital skills assessment
At GBCA, we put student progression through their courses and gain employment outcome at the centre of our delivery of training. Our friendly course advisors, during the pre-training review process, will work with you to assess your current LLN digital skills. This will enable our trainers to understand how we can formulate a customised training plan that is suitable for your current LLN and digital skills.
Trial lessons
We organize regular trial lessons for new applicants who want to have some experience of our training prior to making their commitment. Please discuss your availability for a trial lesson with our course advisors during the pre-training review meeting.
GBCA offers the FREE materials fees for the first 5 students enrolling for the government funding courses this coming intake. Please contact:
A List of Government Funding
English Courses:
Early Education Courses:
Accounting Courses:
Information Technology Courses:
Interpreting and Translation Courses:
Community Service Courses: