Students who live or work in NSW may be eligible for a course fee subsidy from the NSW government under the Smart and Skilled funding program or the NSW Job Trainer Program.
- Please read the Information for NSW Smart & Skilled enrolments in our Student Handbook.
- Additional information can be found on the Smart & Skilled website.
- The NSW Smart and Skilled Fee Administration policy is available here
Smart and Skilled funding is available to most people living or working in NSW. You must be aged 15 or older, have left school, live or work in NSW and be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen. The following table gives an estimate of your student fee – you can check this for your situation in the Information for students on the Smart and Skilled website.
Qualification | Student Fees /Funding type | ||||
Targeted priorities (first qualification) | Targeted priorities (later qualification) | Concession fee | Exemption | Skilling for Recovery | |
$2,770 | $3,240 | $240 | $0 | $0 | |
$2,770 | $3,240 | $240 | $0 | - | |
$2,770 | $3,240 | $240 | $0 | $0 | |
$4,290 | $4,820 | - | $0 | $0 | |
- | - | - | - | - | |
$4,290 | $4,820 | - | $0 | - | |
$4,290 | $4,820 | - | $0 | $0 | |
- | - | - | - | - | |
- | - | - | - | - | |
$4,590 | $5,170 | - | $0 | $0 | |
NSW Smart & Skilled approval is pending for the Diploma of Applied Agronomy and Diploma of Production Horticulture.
Details of eligibility for concession fees and exemptions are available on the Smart and Skilled website and a copy of the Smart and Skilled Fee Administration policy is available on our website.
Skilling For Recovery offers FEE FREE qualifications for eligible NSW participants. In addition to the above eligibility criteria, a student must also be 17-24 years of age OR unemployed OR at risk of unemployment, contact us for further information.
This training is subsidised by the NSW Government