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Victorian Training Guarantee

In 2011 you are eligible for a government subsidised training place if you:

  • Meet one of the following citizen/residency status:
    • Australian citizen
    • Australian Permanent Resident (holder of a permanent visa)
    • holder of a Special Category Visa (sub-class 444, New Zealand citizen)
    • East Timorese asylum seeker, or
    • holder of a Temporary Protection Visa.

And are any of the following:

  • a young person under 20 years;
  • an applicant seeking a Foundation skills course;
  • an applicant who is an Apprentice; or
  • an applicant seeking a higher qualification than the highest qualification already held is eligible for the Victorian Training Guarantee.

Download the Skills Vic fact sheet or the 2011 eligibility criteria.    

 
There is some flexibility for a limited number of exemptions to be made to eligibility rules. These will be determined on:
  • a case by case basis for people who need to study at the same or lower level and:
  • are seeking training in a specified area of critical skill shortage; or
  • are significantly disadvantaged in the labour market, for example, through redundancy.