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FUNDING

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 fee-free training in high priority qualifications.

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.

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Foundation skills and lower level vocational qualifications may also be delivered based on the learning needs of the student.

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Given the benefits that accrue to individuals from training, students undertaking Certificate III training and non-concessional students undertaking lower level training, will be required to contribute to the costs of their training through a co-contribution fee.

Eligibility for the Certificate 3 Guarantee

To be eligible for the program, individuals:

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  • must be aged 15 years or older

  • must be no longer at school (with the exception of school students in Years 10, 11 and 12 undertaking a VET in School (VETiS) program — see the VETiS fact sheet for more information)

  • must permanently reside in Queensland

  • must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident (includes humanitarian entrant), temporary resident with the necessary visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency, or a New Zealand citizen

  • must not hold, and not be enrolled in, a Certificate III or higher-level qualification, not including qualifications completed at school and foundation skills training

Student fee contribution

Given the benefits that accrue to individuals from training, students undertaking Certificate III training and non-concessional students undertaking lower level training, will be required to contribute to the costs of their training through a co-contribution fee.  The fee may be paid on behalf of the student by the employer or a third party, but cannot be paid or waived by the Registered Training Provider.

Concessional status

Concessional student status applies when:

 

  • the student holds a Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card issued under Commonwealth law, or is the partner or a dependant of a person who holds a Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card and is named on the card

  • the student is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

  • the student is a school student and is enrolled in a VETiS program (may include young people in detention)

  • the student has a disability

  • the student is an adult prisoner

How to apply

  • DOWNLOAD and read the Student Handbook

  • DOWNLOAD and complete the Student Enrolment Form and pay the co contribution fee as outlined below

  • DOWNLOAD and complete the Application for DESBT funding: Certificate 3 Guarantee 2020-21 Form

  • Return completed documents to succession@cstc.org.au or call 1800 SUCCESS for assistance

Available CSTC qualifications and student fees:

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