Hundreds of fee-free training courses are now available for school leavers, young people and job seekers,
as part of the NSW Government’s Skilling for Recovery initiative.
What is Skilling for Recovery?
Skilling for Recovery is the NSW initiative for the delivery of JobTrainer funding in NSW. NSW has committed nearly $160 million to the federal JobTrainer program in a bid to help people to reskill for future employment in a range of sectors. The program is designed to help job seekers retrain or up-skill and support school leavers entering the workforce for the first time. It will provide a combination of short and long courses for job seekers and young people, including school leavers at no cost.
If you are aged 25+ and not currently employed OR aged 17-24 (regardless of employment status) OR at risk of losing your job (see below for further info), this could be your opportunity to complete a full certificate or diploma course AT NO COST!
Eligibility
To be eligible for Skilling for Recovery places you must be:
An Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, permanent resident or humanitarian visa holder
Aged 15 years or older
at school (excluding home schooled students)
Living or working in NSW.
Unemployed (you DO NOT have to be in receipt of any Commonwealth benefits or registered with Centrelink); OR
17-24 years of age, including Year 12 School Leavers (regardless of employment status); OR
In receipt of a Commonwealth Government welfare benefit (as specified on the Smart & Skilled funding page); OR
At risk of unemployment as defined below:
Definition of "at risk of unemployment"
Stood down/Jobkeeper/furloughed employee: employee who has been stood down or employee for whom employer has Jobkeeper arrangement in place and at risk of becoming unemployed.
Person returning to work (employed for 6 months or less): employed on condition of receiving training to build capacity and capability for the job role. This would be within the first 6 months of employment.
Low skilled/unskilled employee: existing employee, with or without relevant skills or previous qualification up to Certificate III, that requires training to upskill to secure ongoing employment or future employment.
Workers in declining industries: workers at any company in an agreed declining industry who require upskilling/reskilling for redeployment.
(Note: for Skilling for Recovery part qualifications, eligibility will be extended to school students in specific circumstances)