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[VIC] Free TAFE and Apprenticeship Courses 2019 (VIC Only and Permanent Residents)

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[VIC] Free TAFE and Apprenticeship Courses 2019 (VIC Only and Permanent Residents)
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SupeNintendoChalmers on 02/05/2018 - 08:45 education.vic.gov.au (3005 clicks)
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Original News Article from the ABC

How do I get in?
Nothing's changed on this front. You'll have to apply for these course like you normally would.

In recognition of how popular the plan will be, the Government's announced it's funding an extra 30,000 training places.

But there's one caveat: only Australian residents who live in Victoria will be eligible for the courses. International students will continue to pay fees.

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/educationstate/Pages/f…

List Below

Non-apprenticeship courses
Accounting, Certificate IV/Diploma/Advanced Diploma
Ageing Support, Certificate IV
Agriculture, Certificate II/III/IV
Allied Health Assistance, Certificate III/IV
Building and Construction (Building), Certificate IV/Diploma
Civil Construction, Certificate III
Community Services, Certificate III/IV/Diploma
Concreting, Certificate III
Construction Waterproofing, Certificate III
Dental Assisting, Certificate II/IV
Diploma of Nursing
Education Support, Certificate III/IV
Engineering, Certificate IV
Horticulture, Certificate III
Hospitality, Certificate III
Individual Support, Certificate III
Plumbing and Services, Certificate IV
Mental Health, Certificate IV

Apprenticeship pathway courses
Automotive Air Conditioning Technology, Certificate II
Automotive Body Repair Technology, Certificate II
Automotive Servicing Technology, Certificate II
Agriculture (Dairy Production), Certificate III Automotive Vocational Preparation, Certificate II
Construction Pathways, Certificate II
Electrotechnology (Career start), Certificate II
Electrotechnology (Pre-vocational), Certificate II
Engineering Pathways, Certificate II
Engineering Studies, Certificate II
Furniture Making, Certificate II
Glass and Glazing, Certificate II
Disability, Certificate IV Horticulture, Certificate II
Meat Processing (Food services), Certificate II
Plumbing (Pre-apprenticeship), Certificate II
Printing and Graphic Arts (General), Certificate II
Retail Baking Assistance, Certificate II
Salon Assistant, Certificate II
Signage and Graphics, Certificate II

Education TAFE

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    • SupeNintendoChalmers on 02/05/2018 - 08:53
      +23

      Who finances (Subsidises) cheap Chinese goods and free shipping? Chinese Government
      Who finances (subsidises) cheap US Soybean prices? US Government
      Who finances (subsidises) cheap/free healthcare in Australia? AUS Government

      Who……..

    • hawkers8905 on 02/05/2018 - 09:05
      +7

      The poor international students who have to cough up 10x the price that residents would pay

        • Fuzor on 02/05/2018 - 09:35
          +2

          Please mate you can tell how much money Australia is gaining from yesterdays Vic state budget. where do you think that 30 billion suddenly come from when our state was one of the poorest a few years ago?

          Why do you think this state government constantly keep sending 100 delegates to China every few years? For a holiday?

        • SupeNintendoChalmers on 02/05/2018 - 09:44
          +13

          where do you think that 30 billion suddenly come from when our state was one of the poorest a few years ago?

          I thought it came from a bloke by the name of Jobson Growth?

        • Lysander on 02/05/2018 - 09:44
          +3

          Funny, I still have not received my house and car from the government but instead had to struggle on a budget of about $20,000 a year.
          Please let me know where I can get my car and house.

        • Daemos on 02/05/2018 - 10:12
          +2

          I was an international student. I can tell you that I was required to take massive student loans to be able to come here.

          Not all international students come from families with money.

        • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2018 - 10:14

          @Lysander: Ah but that give you time on OzB, where to saved $20k/yr

          or you could follow Joe Hockey's advice. No, not play a quick 9 rounds with Donald and steal the lose change from his cart.

          https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/joe-hockeys-advice-t…

        • Lysander on 02/05/2018 - 10:18

          @supabrudda:

          Mate, I do not think so. Given the time I spent posting and commenting I would have made a lot more money not doing it and working as I charge by 6 minute intervals.

          Plus, de facto Ozbargain does NOT save most people money. It merely gives them more stuff for the same outlay, often stuff they do not really need. ;-)

    • syousef on 02/05/2018 - 09:41
      +2

      I wish the NSW government would finance students instead of stadiums.

    • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2018 - 09:54

      I get Blue Cat's point. If these courses actually offer a unemployed person a pathway to real employment then it is worthwhile.

      However in most cases people just take courses to get Centrelink off their arse so unless TAFEs are required to gurantee a job at the successful completion of a course then it is the same old waste of money we have seen from all governments in the past.

      • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2018 - 10:15

        well at least they're doing something for their money.

      • veej on 03/05/2018 - 15:34

        The last time I did a Certificate IV course I did eventually find myself a job with no thanks to the TAFE though who didn't help

        Back when I did my course there was a high number of people who did drop out who probably figured out the bare minimum to stay under the Centrelink radar. I was on family payments at the time and signed myself up to do the course because I wanted to get a job so watching these people was frustrating as the class was extremely full at the start and mostly empty by the end.

        Not to worry, there are far less jobs than applicants anyway. Who wants to hire someone who is only trying to stay on welfare anyway? They would be terrible employees and I have no idea why anyone would want to be on Newstart, I'd rather have a job and more money that goes with it.

        They can waste money on me, I'm currently in a high unemployment area with limited jobs for what I can do. I can't afford to move closer to the city because I have no spare money - rent is currently half the household expenditure. I can't afford the course I'm considering doing to change careers because it's Certificate IV full price since I completed a Certificate IV several years ago.

        That list has my desired course on it, if I'm unlucky enough to still be unemployed by the end of the year I'm signing up for my free course ASAP.

    • jno on 02/05/2018 - 10:04
      +2

      Wait so it's a waste of tax payers money to help train the community to help support the country for growth and sustainability? Mmm im sure there's worst things my tax could go to, would you rather it go to people on the dole or something? Lol smh

  • cheaponos on 02/05/2018 - 08:49
    +1

    “Taxpayers money?”…of course

  • pistachio1 on 02/05/2018 - 09:08
    +14

    TONIGHT on A CURRENT AFFAIR! WHERE YOUR HARD-EARNED TAX DOLLARS ARE GOING.

    TONIGHT ON NINE NEWS! FREE TAFE COURSES, FREE APPRENTICESHIPS - BUT WHAT'S THE CATCH? TUNE IN AT 6PM TONIGHT TO FIND OUT.

    • SupeNintendoChalmers on 02/05/2018 - 09:24
      +29

      ' Fat kids with ADHD caught on camera - joining Lebanese gangs to perform shonky renovations! And meet Australia's fattest germ-ridden Lebanese conman builder! '

      • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2018 - 09:31
        +1

        What do you call a snobbish cheat coming down the stairs?

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        A condescending con descending.

        • airzone on 02/05/2018 - 19:56

          go away, dad.

      • altomic on 02/05/2018 - 09:52
        +2

        tonight on ACA - "Lesbian Nazi Nuns - abducted by aliens and forced on to weight lose programs!!"

    • ExtraSalt on 02/05/2018 - 09:35
      +2

      haha…this week, on Rock Bottom…

  • Blackpuddytat on 02/05/2018 - 09:11

    Disability, Certificate IV Horticulture, Certificate II

    Finally!

    • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2018 - 10:20
      +1

      yes, finally the NDIS & Skils VIc can help fund my glaucoma medication production facility.

      I wonder if the Electrotechnology (Career start), Certificate II course can assist in planning my wiring a bit beter
      https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1%2C$multiply_0.39%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_2000%2C$x_0%2C$y_220/t_crop_custom/t_sharpen%2Cq_auto%2Cf_auto/6e380696bf26173fc8a0d8a1a6e4028598a3ad30

      • TheGMan on 02/05/2018 - 12:43

        That would come under the health system and not the NDIS. Let the NDIS know when you are blind…

  • dasher86 on 02/05/2018 - 09:21
    +4

    Accounting, Certificate IV/Diploma/Advanced Diploma

    Just what we need… more accountants who can't get a job.

    • shmahoo on 02/05/2018 - 09:25
      +13

      yeah, it just doesn't add up!

      • dasher86 on 02/05/2018 - 09:26

        diploma level you are looking at 'accounts' which you can get a job in without an education.

    • TransportPosters on 02/05/2018 - 09:44

      At least they will multiply.

    • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2018 - 09:59
      -7

      Daniel Andrews lacks accountability so we do need more accountants. Who else manages to steal $380,000+ from taxpayers to fund their election campaign and do not get me started on his promises of no cost for breaking East West link or no injecting rooms.

      • SupeNintendoChalmers on 02/05/2018 - 10:01
        +5

        Both major parties are just as bad, remember the Libs signed off on the EastWest link with a dud compo clause, knowing full well if they lost the election it would screw over the Labs

      • railspider on 02/05/2018 - 10:30
        +7

        This isn't OzPolitics mate. A bargain's a bargain

    • Georgevic on 02/05/2018 - 16:07

      Isn't accounting a regulated profession that requires undergrad? What's this for?

      • serpserpserp on 02/05/2018 - 19:57

        to help get into an accounting uni degree.

    • highaxis on 06/05/2018 - 19:55
      +1

      Who said they can't get a job? Some of the nicest Uber drivers I have had are Accountants.

  • flipsahoy on 02/05/2018 - 09:33

    My timimg is shocking - already doing one of the courses listed and it's costing me around 15K :(

    • Fuzor on 02/05/2018 - 09:36

      Get out and wait for next year?

      • flipsahoy on 02/05/2018 - 09:45

        Tempted, but really just want to finish it at this point as I'm almost there.

    • wengerboy on 02/05/2018 - 09:44

      That sucks :(

    • syousef on 02/05/2018 - 09:53
      +2

      I don't know what to say to someone like you that has already paid. I'd like to see the return of "free" (yes taxpayer funded) education though.

    • GG57 on 02/05/2018 - 10:15
      +6

      But you will have the jump on all the newbies starting their courses next year.

  • syousef on 02/05/2018 - 09:41

    Time to move to VIC.

    • Shiny Mew on 02/05/2018 - 21:11

      Please stay, we're more than full already.

  • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2018 - 09:43
    +1

    This doesn’t apply for people with tertiary and post grad education right? I was thinking of upskilling for the hell of it because it was free, but I was told by someone I wouldn’t be eligible.

    • Lysander on 02/05/2018 - 09:47
      +4

      You cannot do any course for free that is ranked lower on the education scale than the degree you already hold.

      Basically, if you hold a bachelor degree all courses at Tafe are out.

      If you hold a PhD degree ALL courses are out, even if they offered free Master degrees, which of course they do not.

      That is how it is in QLD and Tasmania and I assume it would be the same in Victoria and everywhere else in Australia as they want to get unskilled people into work, not further give skills to already skilled people.

      • syousef on 02/05/2018 - 09:55
        +7

        Government education dealer: The first skill is free, kid.

        • Lysander on 02/05/2018 - 10:08

          Actually, if you start at the bottom, you can go cert I, cert II, cert III, cert IV, Diploma.

      • jdogg on 02/05/2018 - 10:27

        QLD and Tasmania offer this too?

        • Lysander on 02/05/2018 - 10:32
          +1

          I am not sure about know but this has been offered all the time in QLD, depending on start dates and locations.

          For example: http://tafegoldcoast.edu.au/study-with-us/school-students/fe…

          There are many different variations of that. If interested, best do a bit of research or ask your preferred TAFE if they offer any fee-free, government subsidised courses.

          In Tasmania, I know many uni students who regularly take a semester off uni, then do 1 or 2 Tafe courses which they say are free, and then continue uni. The reason they do it that way is that if they finish uni first, they become ineligible for the free TAFE courses as any bachelor degree ranks higher than any TAFE course.
          So I assume Tasmania has free courses as well - a bit of research will help.

      • highon2str on 02/05/2018 - 13:20

        There is an exception if the course you want to do, is on the National Skills Needs list. However you are only allowed a maximum of 2 funded courses in your lifetime.

      • sin069 on 02/05/2018 - 15:08

        Crap - I have a PhD. Was actually keen to take this up and do something different.

      • serpserpserp on 02/05/2018 - 19:59

        Not sure this is the same in NSW/Vic.

    • wherearethebargain on 02/05/2018 - 10:01

      if my bachelor's degree was not from Australia but from overseas, does that still make me not eligible?

      • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2018 - 10:04

        If you don't declare it, they don't know about it.

        I'll leave it at that.

      • Lysander on 02/05/2018 - 10:10
        +1

        Yes, you are not eligible.

        I would not try to withhold it from them because at some time in the future you will use your bachelor degree and might need it certified as being comparable which is done by government.
        You really do not want to commit fraud for this, do you?

        If you gained $50 million, then it is worth the risk but not for a TAFE course.

      • paul11 on 03/05/2018 - 19:23

        They only count Australian education. It doesn't matter even if you declare it. At-least that's how it works in VIC. My wife had a Masters from overseas. She did a diploma here. Although its in a different field.

    • Katie2014 on 05/02/2019 - 15:59

      I contacted someone at the program to double-check this (I have a Bachelor's degree and would usually be a full-fee student).

      They advised that each TAFE is able to offer exemptions from the upskilling requirement, depending on availability of places etc. They advised me to contact the TAFE I'd like to study at directly to discuss it.

      The extra eligibility category is now listed on the website (Looking to change careers) and it appears to be up to each TAFE to assess each application.

      RMIT also mention waiving the upskilling requirement here:

      The requirement for enrolling in a course that is a higher qualification than one you have already completed is currently being waived for all vocational education programs at RMIT University. This means that more students will be eligible for Free TAFE in these priority courses at RMIT.

      Also, Chisholm Tafe have a section on exemptions here:

      Ineligible for a Free TAFE course?

      You may eligible for a government-sponsored exemption. Call us on 1300 244 746 if you’d like to find out more.
      Please be aware there are a limited number of exemptions available.

  • ekto on 02/05/2018 - 09:46

    Can anyone do it? Say you already have a recent Masters degree?

    • Lysander on 02/05/2018 - 09:47
      +1

      See above

  • navneetdeo on 02/05/2018 - 09:56
    -4

    Nothing is free. Taxpayer is working hard for this free stuff

  • NoDiggerty on 02/05/2018 - 10:06

    I wonder if there will be any restrictions around having had previous qualifications.
    ie, will already having a degree in something else stop you from being eligible?

    • Lysander on 02/05/2018 - 10:10

      Yes, you are ineligible then.

  • Indomietable on 02/05/2018 - 10:07
    +9

    Do you get.edu.au email when you sign up ?

    • pistachio1 on 02/05/2018 - 10:15
      +7

      Yes this is the most important information we need to know.

    • GG57 on 02/05/2018 - 10:17
      +1

      Excellent!

    • freewhere on 02/05/2018 - 10:24

      I’ve got that already. Please open my eyes to possibilities.

    • EFC94 on 02/05/2018 - 10:26

      I've just done a TAFE course in QLD and didn't get one.

    • LordSydney on 02/05/2018 - 19:02

      Probably a crappy .edu.au email that you’ll only get to keep for the duration of the course..

  • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2018 - 11:07
    +2

    I have a master's degree. Still hard to find a proper job.sad

    • dundy on 02/05/2018 - 12:47

      in?

      • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2018 - 12:58
        +1

        debating

  • Bargainbag on 02/05/2018 - 11:24
    +3

    Very happy to hear more opportunities for people to get ahead in life. Can only be a good thing for our society.

    • dasher86 on 02/05/2018 - 11:44
      +1

      call me cynical but this will allow more people to take up a tafe course that they will never complete without financial consequence to them.

      Should add… I'm okay for it to be free if they finish the course, obviously based in case by case if you cannot finish it for special circumstances

      • Georgevic on 02/05/2018 - 16:08

        Well they do in some countries for Uni and they don't have that problem.

  • Duram on 02/05/2018 - 11:47
    -4

    "Free" lol. What a scam system we live in.

    • SupeNintendoChalmers on 02/05/2018 - 12:04
      +1

      In that case, feel free to pay the full price for health services, including meds to avoid being 'scammed'.

      • Duram on 02/05/2018 - 13:31
        -5

        Can't when the system is setup the way it is. Reduce our taxes to the bare minimum to provide us with defense and policing, the rest can come from private enterprise, but nah we gotta fund everyone's bad choices in life.

  • Vienta on 02/05/2018 - 12:08
    -2

    Rubbish policy and waste of tax payers money!
    Some of these FREE courses are in the job and skill that is going doom and dumped in the future. These courses not going to create jobs or getting our kids a job for the future.

    Don't be surprised more and more rubbish polices are coming, because elections are coming soon.

  • spal on 02/05/2018 - 12:59

    Now my OZB mind says that, after completing VCE, don't go to university. Instead go to a TAFE, get a diploma and then transfer to a university. A number of universities actually have association with TAFE providers where you are guaranteed admission to second year of a bachelors degree. For example, look up Deakin College, and their association with Deakin University.

    • Lysander on 02/05/2018 - 15:38

      If you can get the free courses and don't mind wasting time, then yes, you will save some money.

      • serpserpserp on 02/05/2018 - 20:02

        lol wasting time, Are you going to get to your retirement age and think "Geez I really wish I did 1 more year of work instead of going to TAFE!"

        • Lysander on 02/05/2018 - 21:45

          No mate. 1 more year of not having a proper income being able to buy nice toys and have a nice life instead of struggling. Or retiring earlier.
          And remember, a diploma in business for example encompasses all the previous certs. So why do them all twice?

  • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2018 - 13:09
    +3

    What's eveyone whinging about? This has been going on for years.
    I was looking into these free/subsidised courses when Brumby & then Baillieu were premiers.
    It sounds like Andrews is just re-announcing exisiting Govt policy.

    The current policy appears to be open to Kiwis!
    http://www.skills.vic.gov.au/victorianskillsgateway/Students…

    • Fuzor on 02/05/2018 - 15:42

      This is different. The one you linked is for every course and is subsidized but the one here is free.

      But you're right, We shouldn't have to subsidize Kiwis with our own money. Absolutely nasty people when I went for a holiday visit to the south island.

      • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2018 - 15:59

        When i looked into it the subsidy was 100% for the courses I looked at (a few cert 4s & train the trainer sort of thing) baillieu basically killed off TAFE and handed the subsidy over to private education in its place. I remember at the time thinking how generous, especially for those who only had yr12.

        But When you're burying manufacturing which was the mainstay of the Victorian economy since the gold rush, you need to reskill the locals of something

    • Lan Mandragoran on 03/05/2018 - 18:05

      …

  • Fuzor on 02/05/2018 - 15:40

    I really hope those dodgy private colleges get left out of the program this time around. They stung the taxpayer for almost 1 billion last time this crap was implemented with loopholes.

    • SupeNintendoChalmers on 02/05/2018 - 16:08

      This is probably why Its been given to TAFEs instead- greater accountability.

      • [Deactivated] on 03/05/2018 - 09:19
        -2

        NO-it's been given to TAFES because they are dysfunctional, full of failed trainers and administrative prima donnas delivering useless qualifications to many people they know will never find work. However, they cannot be allowed to fall over because they are Government supported.

        • highaxis on 06/05/2018 - 20:03

          So true. Unless you are looking at a non-professional career then you are wasting your time and taxpayers money going to TAFE… The first thought that comes to hiring managers is why couldn't they get into Uni

  • tdw on 02/05/2018 - 16:07

    well if this isn't a sign i need to move to VIC…

  • Georgevic on 02/05/2018 - 16:09
    +1

    What's with all the libertarians lol

    • SupeNintendoChalmers on 02/05/2018 - 16:13
      +1

      lol, like communism, libertarianism is great in theory, and theory only.

      • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2018 - 23:12

        Every practice of government of has flaws and the same sentiments can be applied to every ism.

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