Subsidised Courses

Certificate 3 Guarantee Funding

The Certificate 3 Guarantee program through Queensland Government, Department of Employment, Small Business and Training supports eligible students to complete their first post-school Certificate III level qualification by providing funded for the Certificate III qualification. It also supports Year 12 graduates to transition to employment by providing fee-free training in high priority qualifications. The training is subsidised by the Queensland Government and is paid directly to the RTO. There is a co-contribution fee payable by students under the terms of the Certificate 3 Guarantee program. Advanced Industry Training (AIT) is a proud Pre-Qualified Supplier (PQS) that is approved to deliver funded qualifications under the Certificate 3 Guarantee program. Certificate 3 Guarantee funding applies to only one qualification so it is very important that you consider your training options and make sure they match your chosen career path. Once you have completed a funded qualification, you will have used your only Certificate 3 Guarantee subsidy entitlement. Get more information from Department of Employment, Small Business and Training on Certificate 3 Guarantee.

Eligibility requirements for Certificate 3 Guarantee funded qualification:

To be eligible to enrol in the Certificate 3 Guarantee, prospective students must:

be aged 15 years or older
be no longer at school (unless enrolled in a VETiS program)
permanently reside in Queensland
be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, temporary resident with necessary visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency (evidence required) or a New Zealand citizen
not hold AND not be enrolled in a certificate III or higher level qualification (not including qualifications completed at school and foundations skills training)

Student Co-Contribution Fees

Students undertaking certificate III level training and non-concessional students undertaking lower-level vocational training are required to contribute to the costs of their training through a co-contribution fee.

RII20115 Certificate II in Resources and Infrastructure Work Preparation

Non-concessional co-contribution fees: $30 per person
Concessional co-contribution fees: $15 per person

Concessionalfees are available when:

student holds a Heath Care or Pensioner Concession card issued by Commonwealth or is the partner or dependant of a person how holds one of these cards and is named on the card (evidence to be supplied to RTO at time of enrollment)
student provides an official form under Commonwealth law confirming that the student, their partner or the person of whom the student is a dependant is entitled to concessions under a Health Care or Pensioner Concession card
student is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
student is enrolled in a VETiS program
student has a disability
student is an adult prisoner.

Students wishing to apply for concession on co-contribution fees will be required to provide evidence to support application for concession. Employment status does not matter, you do not have to be employed to enrol in one of the funded qualifications. If you need assistance with language, literacy and numeracy, please phone our office on (07) 4755 4222 to discuss. The funding may be available to learners to participate in a lower qualification if they meet the criteria. Access the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training fact sheet about providing funded learning for lower level qualifications (Certificate I and Certificate II). Please contact AIT office for more information (07) 4755 4222 .