Skills First training providers
Training providers must meet the requirements of the VET funding contract and guidelines to receive government-subsidised funding for their delivery of Skills First training.
This page contains the current funding contracts and guidelines.
Contracted training providers should refer to contract notifications on the Skills Victoria Training System (SVTS) for the latest information about their contract obligations.
The document below contains a list of all contracted Skills First training providers current at the date stated on the list.
2024–25 contracts
These VET funding contracts apply to students commencing training from 1 January 2024:
2025 guidelines
Eligibility
These guidelines describe the requirements that training providers must apply when assessing and evidencing a student's eligibility for Skills First.
Guidelines about determining student eligibility and supporting evidence:
Fees
These guidelines describe the requirements about tuition fees and other fees associated with Skills First training, and the financial and accountability requirements for fees.
Apprenticeship/traineeship training delivery
These guidelines detail additional requirements that training providers must apply when delivering Skills First training to apprentices and trainees.
Skills First quality charter
This charter explains what the department expects from training providers in their provision of key aspects of training services under the contract.
Fact sheets, guides and resources
Additional resources
Contract terminations
The department has a public duty to ensure government funds are used appropriately when training providers deliver Skills First training to students.
We can terminate a VET Funding Contract if we identify a training provider’s serious non-compliance with its terms.
Since 2015, the department has terminated VET Funding Contracts for 61 training providers.
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Contact email: Training.Market.Services@djsir.vic.gov.au
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