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Before you apply
Before you apply for subsidised training, contact your preferred training provider to:
- check if there are subsidised places available in the course
- find out if there are any other entry requirements for the course.
Getting assessed
When you apply for subsidised training, the training provider will check your eligibility.
You will need to provide original documents or certified copies to prove your:
- citizenship
- education history.
Use the checklists below to prepare your documents for your assessment.
Check with the training provider whether you need hard copies (print outs) of your documents, or whether digital copies are acceptable.
After assessing your documents, the training provider will be able to confirm whether you are eligible for funding.
Document checklist
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Acceptable documents are one of the following:
- Australian Birth Certificate (not a Birth Extract)
- current Australian passport
- current New Zealand passport
- Australian Citizenship Certificate
- current green Medicare card.
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Acceptable documents are one of the following:
- current green Medicare card
- formal documents issued by the Australian Department of Home Affairs confirming permanent residence.
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If the citizenship or residency documents listed above do not include a date of birth, you’ll need to provide one of the following:
- current driver’s licence
- current learner permit
- proof of age card
- keypass ID card.
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You'll also need to provide information about your education history, including:
- full title of the highest qualification you have completed, for example, Certificate III in Aged Care
- information about any government-subsidised training you are currently doing
- information about any government-subsidised training you have ever started (even if you didn't finish it).
Reviewed 25 January 2023