The South Australian (SA) Government invests in vocational education and training (VET) qualifications targeted to support the state’s economic priorities, and training and employment needs. The government pays subsidies to training providers to help individuals earn these in-demand qualifications at an affordable rate.
JB Hunter has a Funded Activities Agreement with the Department for Innovation and Skills (DIS), with approval to deliver accredited training that is published on the Subsidised Training List (STL). JB Hunter is approved to deliver the following qualification:
ICT30519 – Certificate III in Telecommunications Technology
Students wishing to enrol into this funded training will need to have their eligibility, suitability and an upfront assessment of need assessed prior to enrolment.
To be eligible for a SA training contract under the Funded Activities training program, you must:
Check your eligibility (skills.sa.gov.au)
A participant fee of 50c per nominal hour applies (eg: 720 hrs x 50c = $360.00 est only). However course fee concessions and exemptions are offered to those who meet certain criteria. Please refer to the SA Fees and Charges Policy for more information.
As part of its economic response to COVID-19, the Australian Government is also now providing low fee training to eligible participants. So in addition, those who enrol during the JobTrainer Enrolment Period of 15th October 2020 to 30 September 2021 (or such earlier time as notified by the Minister), will be offered low fee training if they:
Concessions and low fee training is calculated at 25 cents per nominal hour. A typical Certificate III in Telecommunications would be calculated at:
$0.25 x 700 = $175.00 (based on 25 cents x 700 nominal hours)
(Note: the exact number of nominal hours will vary based on the electives selected)
The duration of training varies however training is typically completed between 12 months and 36 months.
Our training locations in South Australia include: