A person who is eligible to receive subsidised training in all Smart and Skilled Programs (except
Smart and Skilled Entitlement Apprenticeships and Traineeships Program) is a person who, at
the time of enrolment in a qualification or course on the NSW Skills List or a “short course” with
a Smart and Skilled provider:
(a) lives or works in NSW (determined by postcode of the usual place of residence or
place of work); or
(b) an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student who does not live or work in NSW
but lives in specific defined interstate NSW border areas.
(c) is:
(i) an Australian citizen; or
(ii) a permanent Australian resident; or
(iii) a New Zealand citizen; or
(iv) a humanitarian visa holder or a partner visa holder whose sponsor is a
humanitarian visa holder. This includes:
- Permanent visas
- Emergency rescue visa (Subclass 203)
- Global special humanitarian programme visa (Subclass 202)
- In-country special humanitarian programme visa (Subclass 201)
- Protection visa (Subclass 866)
- Refugee visa (Subclass 200)
- Woman at Risk visa (Subclass 204)
- Temporary visas
- Bridging Visa A (BVA)
- Bridging Visa B (BVB)
- Bridging Visa C (BVC)
- Bridging Visa D (BVD)
- Bridging Visa E (BVE)
- Safe Haven Enterprise visa (Subclass 790)
- Temporary Humanitarian Concern visa (Subclass 786)
- Temporary Humanitarian Stay visa (Subclass 449)
- Temporary Protection visa (Subclass 785)
- Partner Visa
- Partner (Provisional and Migrant) visa (subclass 309 100)
- Partner visa (subclass 820 801)
(d) is aged 15 years or older; and
(e) is no longer in secondary education – except for registered home school students
(f) Permanent residency
For some programs under Smart and Skilled subsidised training, the student may also need to meet the following criteria:
- Job seeker. This includes someone who is unemployed, on income support payments or expected to become unemployed
- Young person (including school leaver) aged 16-24, regardless of employment status
- NSW veteran and their recognised partner or spouse
Talk to SIIT to discuss your situation and we will be able to help work out your eligibility for subsidised training.