Skills First Subsidised Training Enrolment (VIC)

Issuing authority

Victorian Department of Education / Skills Victoria

Official source

How to apply

1. Check your eligibility at vic.gov.au/check-your-eligibility-for-skills-first-funding — you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or New Zealand citizen physically present in Victoria.
2. Search for a Skills First-funded course using the Victorian Skills Gateway at skills.vic.gov.au.
3. Contact your chosen Skills First approved training provider (TAFE or private RTO) to confirm the course is available with a government subsidy.
4. Provide the training provider with evidence of your citizenship/residency status and any relevant study history (e.g., prior government-funded courses).
5. Complete the provider's enrolment form and the Skills First Student Eligibility Declaration, which is held by the RTO — the provider's authorised delegate countersigns to confirm your eligibility has been verified.
6. Obtain your Unique Student Identifier (USI) at usi.gov.au if you do not already have one — this is required before enrolment is finalised.
7. Confirm your course fee with the provider (fees vary; concession rates apply for Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card, or Veteran's Gold Card holders; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students access training tuition-free).
8. Begin training — you may undertake a maximum of two Skills First courses at a time, and no more than two in a single calendar year.

Related topics

Related forms

• Training Contract — New Apprenticeship/Traineeship
• Training Contract Variation (Change of Employer / Hours / Qualification)
• Training Contract Suspension Application
• Training Contract Cancellation / Termination
• Training Contract Completion Form