QUEENSLAND Career Start Funding

 

Undertake training or gain a qualification at a reduced cost.

The Queensland Department of Trade, Employment and Training wants more people to undertake training in areas where skilled workers are needed. To help you do this, the government provides funding for part of your course through the Department of Trade, Employment and Training (DESBT) funding for eligible individuals.

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Student Eligibility

To be eligible for the Career Start Program, you must meet the following criteria below.

1. Be a Queensland resident

2. Be aged 15 years or over, and no longer at school

3. 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

4. Not already hold a certificate III level or higher qualification completed within the last 10 years, (Qualifications completed as a school student do not count)

5. Not be enrolled in another qualification, even if deferred.

6. Participate in a pre – enrolment assessment

 

Available Courses

The courses available under our Career Start funding are:

• Certificate III in Health Services Assistance HLT33115

• Certificate III in Cleaning Operations CPP30321

 

Course Fees (Student contribution fee)

The course fee for a Certificate III qualification under Career Start funding is $95.

Concessional fee is $45

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A concessional student fee is applicable for the following eligible students:

• Student holds a Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card issued under Commonwealth law, or is the partner or a dependant of a person who holds a Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card and is named on the card

• Student is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

• Student has a disability

• Student is an adult prisoner

 

Recognition of Prior Learning

Where an eligible student is granted RPL for one or more units of competency, the qualification price and enrolment fee is adjusted, and a new fee determined.

 

Credit Transfer

Where an eligible student is granted Credit Transfer for one or more units of competency, the qualification price and enrolment fee is adjusted and a new fee determined.

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Fee Assurance Statement

Daniels Associates is required to protect fees that a student pays in advance for nationally recognised training. The requirement protects individuals should Daniels Associates cease to operate and consequently not be able to complete or offer a course of study in which the student has a prepaid enrolment.

To meet this regulation, Daniels Associates will accept payment of not more than fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) from a student prior to course commencement. Following course commencement, Daniels Associates may require payment of additional fees in advance from the student, but the total prepaid amount must not exceed fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) at any time.

 

Career Start Enrolment Form

All students enrolling in a Smart and Skilled subsidised program are required to complete a Smart and Skilled Enrolment Form. Daniels Associates collects your personal information for the purposes of training, assessment, reporting, administration and evaluation of the program you are involved in. Your information, progress and results will be reported to the DESBT Department of Trade, Employment and Training who are responsible for government-funded vocational education and training (VET) in Queensland. This information will be held securely and is governed by the Privacy Act 1988.

You can complete a Career Start Express of Interest form by clicking on the link here: https://form.jotform.com/211038101729850

 

Unique Student Identifier (USI)

Your is your individual education number for life. It also creates a government authenticated record of your vocational education and training (VET) achievements.

• Getting your USI will only take you 10 minutes. To obtain a USI you will need

• To obtain a Unique Student Identifier (USI), you’ll need a verifiable identity document like an Australian passport, non-Australian passport with an Australian visa, birth certificate, driver’s license, or Medicare card.

• You need a USI to enrol in our qualifications. If you do not have one already click on the link: https://portal.usi.gov.au/student

 

Students Experiencing Disadvantage

For more information on how we can support you as a learner please download our Learner Support information here: https://www.danielsassociates.com.au/support-for-disadvantaged-learners/

For more information, please click on the link the link below for the Department of Trade, Employment and Training website to see what additional support may be available to you.

https://dtet.qld.gov.au/training/training-careers/courses/studentguide

 

 

Deferring your Course

Under the Queensland Career Start program, you can defer your course for up to 12 months, but you must recommence studies within that period to avoid losing your funded enrolment, and you’ll need to complete a deferral application form

 

Consumer Protection Policy

For students enrolled in Career Start subsidised courses

Daniels Associates is committed to ensuring consumer protection as a requirement for Queensland Government Career Start subsidised courses. Daniels Associates policy for Consumer Protection is embraced within our Complaints and Appeals Procedure found on our website under student information

On notification of any complaint by a student enrolled under Career Start funding, the complaint handling processes specified within this Policy will be actioned. Complaints will also be monitored for continuous improvement purposes.

More information on protections for students and how to lodge complaints about training can be found on the Department of Trade, Employment and Training   website.

Queensland Training Ombudsman 

 

Contacting the RTO Manager

If a student enrolled in Smart and Skilled training wishes to make a complaint or appeal, or is seeking further consumer protection information, they may contact Daniels Associates RTO Manager.

Telephone: (02) 4962 4425

Email: www.danielsassociates.com.au">info@www.danielsassociates.com.au

 

External Appeals for Queensland Government Subsidised Courses

Students enrolled in a NSW Government subsidised course, including any Career Start subsidised course, who are not satisfied with how the College has attended to their complaint or appeal may refer their matter to Queensland Department of Trade, Employment and Training. If we cannot resolve your compliant you can contact the  Queensland Training Ombudsman.

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