The Queensland Certificate 3 Guarantee funding can help you undertake training or gain a qualification at a reduced cost.
The Queensland Department of Youth Justice, Employment Small Business and Training (DYJESBT) wants more people to undertake training in areas where skilled workers are needed. To help you do this, the Queensland government provides funding for part of your course through the Certificate 3 Guarantee funding program.
Available Courses
The courses available under our Certificate 3 Guarantee Program funding are:
- HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistant – including specialisation as Operating Theatre Technician
- CPP30321 Certification III in Cleaning Operations
Student Eligibility
To be eligible to undertake a course through the Certificate 3 Guarantee Program you must meet the following criteria:
- be aged 15 years or older;
- be no longer at school (with the exception of school students in Years 10, 11 and 12 undertaking a VET in School (VETiS) program — see the VETiS fact sheet for more information);
- permanently reside in Queensland;
- be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident (includes humanitarian entrant), temporary resident with the necessary visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency, or a New Zealand citizen (for more information see Visa eligibility under VET investment programs);
- not hold a certificate III or higher-level qualification, not including qualifications completed at school and foundation skills training; and
- not be enrolled in another qualification, not including foundation skills training. Current apprentices and trainees are not eligible to undertake training under the Certificate 3 Guarantee without prior written approval by the Department.
Your employment status is irrelevant: you may be employed or unemployed.
Once you have completed the qualification level through the Certificate III Guarantee Funding you will no longer be eligible for a government subsidised training place.
Proof of Eligibility
Accepted proof for funding
Evidence | Requirements | ||||||
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Date of Birth | Queensland Residency | Nationality | |||||
Australian citizenship | or | New Zealand Citizenship | or | Australian Permanent Resident | |||
Driver’s license | Yes | Yes | |||||
18+ ID Card | Yes | Yes | |||||
Medicare Card (green) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
Rates Bill or Bank Statement | Yes | ||||||
Heavy Vehicle or Marine license | Yes | ||||||
Birth Certificate | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
Passport | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
Certificate of Residence status Australia/NZ | Yes | ||||||
Health Card | Yes | ||||||
Dept. Veterans affairs Pensioner/ concession card | Yes | ||||||
Commonwealth Seniors Card | Yes |
Accepted proof for further concessions
Evidence | Requirements | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Concession Eligibility | |||||||
Health Card | Yes | ||||||
Dept. Veterans affairs Pensioner/ concession card | Yes | ||||||
Commonwealth Seniors Card | yes | ||||||
Senior Statement or Statement of Results |
Course Fees
You will be charged a Co-Contribution fee. The fee amount will depend on whether you hold a valid concession card or not. Student co-contribution fees are the total cost to the student and listed below.
Qualification | Subsidised Fee (non-concession) |
Subsidised Fee (with concession) |
---|---|---|
Certificate III in Cleaning Operations (CPP30321) | $290 ($20.71 x 14 units of competency) |
$70 ($5 x 14 units of competency) |
Certificate III in Health Services Assistant(HLT33115) | $75 ($5 x 15 units of competency) |
$30 ($2 x 15 units of competency) |
Under the Certificate 3 Guarantee, concessional participants are defined as follows:
- Students (or their partner or guardian) who hold a Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
- School students enrolled in a VET in Schools program
- Students with a disability
- Students who are adult prisoners.
Where a student is registered with Job Services Australia (JSA) a referral form from the JSA is required. This referral must state whether or not the JSA is contributing to the student fee. Where the JSA is contributing to the course enrolment fee then no concessions are to apply.
Payment of Fees
Payment of course fees should be made prior to the commencement of training. Should a student be able to demonstrate significant hardship the student contribution fee may be broken into multiple payments, payable over 2-3 months.
Where an employer may be paying a student contribution fee the employer shall be invoices prior to commencement of training.
Certificate 3 Guarantee Key Facts
The Certificate 3 Guarantee is a key initiative under the Queensland Government’s five-year reform action plan for the vocational education and training sector – Great skills. Real opportunities.
Eligible participants can only use the Certificate 3 Guarantee funding entitlement once in their lifetime.
Eligible training participants can only access Certificate 3 Guarantee through Registered Training Organisations approved by the Queensland Government to deliver publicly funded training and assessment services.
The primary intent of the Certificate 3 Guarantee is the delivery and completion of certificate level III qualifications which lead to employment or career progression.
Certificate 3 Guarantee Refund Policy
Should a student leave or drop out of a course for any reason they are entitled to a refund for the percentage of the course they did not complete.
To apply for a refund, students must call the enrolment administration office on 1300 783 757 or email us at admin@www.danielsassociates.com.au. Students are required to supply bank account details and refunds will be enacted within 7 days of application.
Queensland Government Certificate 3 Guarantee student factsheet.
This document is available from the Queensland Department of Youth Justice, Employment Small Business and Training (DYJESBT) website:
For more information:
For more information on our student services you can download a copy of our Student Handbook.
For more information on our courses see our course list or request a course brochure.