Government Funded Training options

Eligible individuals may access a host of government funded training options when undertaking a course at ALACC.  Please note that eligibility criteria applies for government funded training, and the training is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding.  Read on to learn more, or contact ALACC directly for an eligibility assessment.

1.  Skills for Victoria – Victorian Training Guarantee
2.  Department of Health And Ageing - Aged Care Education and Training Incentive Program
3.  Other support

1.  SKILLS FOR VICTORIA - VICTORIAN TRAINING GUARANTEE

This program makes vocational education and training more accessible to eligible people who do not hold a post-school qualification, or who want to gain a higher level qualification than they already hold. 

There are now an unlimited number of government subsidised training places available to people who meet the eligibility criteria.
In 2011 you are eligible for a government subsidised training place if you:

Meet one of the following citizen/residency status:
    ◦Australian citizen
    ◦Australian Permanent Resident (holder of a permanent visa)
    ◦holder of a Special Category Visa (sub-class 444, New Zealand citizen)
    ◦East Timorese asylum seeker, or
    ◦holder of a Temporary Protection Visa.

And are any of the following:
    ◦ a young person under 20 years;
    ◦ an applicant seeking a Foundation skills course; or
    ◦ an applicant seeking a higher qualification than the highest qualification already held is eligible for the Victorian Training Guarantee.

More information is available at the Skills for Victoria website.   Alternatively, contact ALACC to speak to us about your eligibility and training options.

2. MEDICARE AUSTRALIA – ACETI PROGRAM

The Aged Care Education and Training Incentive (ACETI) program provides payments to eligible aged care workers who undertake accredited education and training programs. 

The program aims to encourage aged care workers to undertake further studies to enhance their career as a personal care worker, as a registered nurse or as an enrolled nurse.  This builds on existing workplace training programs that support people working in the aged care sector who undertake further studies to upgrade their qualifications.

To be eligible for an incentive payment, you must be employed as a primary carer in the aged care sector, and must start training between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2014. Incentive payments will be made as two part payments – a commencement payment and a completion payment. 

More information about eligibility and how to apply is available at the www.health.gov.au/aceti or via telephone to Medicare Australia aged care enquiries line 1800 195 206.  Alternatively, contact ALACC to speak to us about your eligibility and training options.

3. OTHER SUPPORT

If you are unemployed and registered with Job Services Australia or Centrelink, you may be eligible for training support through the Employment Pathway Plan.

Centrelink also offers other payments and services that support training undertaken by their clients.  These include:
- Youth Allowance 
- Austudy
- ABSTUDY 
- Pensioner Education Supplement and ABSTUDY Pensioner Education Supplement 
- Education Entry Payment
- Training Supplement

To find out more about your eligibility and about the various schemes, please visit Centrelink’s website.