Higher Level Skills Program

The Higher Level Skills program provides a government subsidy in selected Certificate IV or above qualifications and priority skill sets to help individuals gain the higher level skills required to secure employment or career advancement in a priority industry.

The Program is for any Queensland resident who does not already hold, or is not already enrolled in, a post-school Australian Certificate IV or higher level qualification, this includes any equivalent Certificate IV or higher level qualification irrespective of whether the qualification is through a university degree, apprenticeship or traineeship pathway. (Note: not including qualifications completed at school and foundation skills training.)

For further information please refer to the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training website https://desbt.qld.gov.au/training/training-careers/incentives/highskills

To be eligible for the Higher Level Skills Program a participant must be:

1. Queensland resident
2. Aged 15 years or over
3. No longer at school
4. Not hold or be undertaking a Certificate level IV or higher qualification
5. Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or Australian permanent resident (including humanitarian entrants), or a temporary resident with the necessary visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency.

1. SIT40721 Certificate IV in Patisserie - Student must be an Existing Worker in the Tourism and Hospitality industry

The following students are entitled to the concession rate on course fees:

1. The student holds a Health Care, Pensioner Concession Card or Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
2. The student is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

Please note: Proof of eligibility for concession must be demonstrated prior to the commencement of training.