Queensland Higher Level Skills

Programme Details

The Higher Level Skills program provides a government subsidy to support eligible individuals to access subsidised training in selected certificate IV or above qualifications, and priority skill sets.

The aim is to assist individuals to gain the higher-level skills required to secure employment or career advancement in priority industries or to transition to university to continue their studies. Employers may also be able to access training to address workforce development needs. Click here for further information.

What qualification/s do Educare College offer under Higher Level Skills?

CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (15 Units / $100 Student Co-contribution fee | $50 Student Co-contribution fee (concession)
CHC52021 Diploma of Community Services (20 Units / $100 Student Co-contribution fee | $50 Student Co-contribution fee (concession)
CHC50221 Diploma of School Age Education and Care (23 Units / $100 Student Co-contribution fee | $50 Student Co-contribution fee (concession)

Critical Notes:

Course fees include all resources and materials.
Pricing is the same for both classroom delivery and external study. Class timetables subject to numbers.
The co-contribution fee may be paid on behalf of the student by the employer or another third party.
Students who do not meet the eligibility criteria for Higher Level Skills Funding, fees will be calculated at the Fee-For-Service rates.
Participants will no longer be eligible for further subsidised training under the Program once they complete the Higher Level Skills qualification.
Participants will be required to complete the Training and Employment Survey within three months after training.
Participants undertaking some Qualifications are required to undertake vocational placement as it forms part of your assessment. This will require you to work (unpaid) in a live working environment. Duration of vocational placement will depend on your specific course requirements.

You are eligible for Higher Level Skills Program if:

you are 15 years of age or older
ave finished or left secondary school
Are a Queensland resident
ustralian citizen or Australian permanent resident (including humanitarian entrant) or temporary resident with the necessary visa and work permit on the pathway to permanent residency or a New Zealand citizen
you do not hold or are not currently enrolled in, a certificate IV level or higher qualification (not including qualifications completed at school and foundations skills training).
Diploma of Community Services only = you must be an Existing Worker in the Community Services and Health industry, which includes parents and unpaid carers of NDIS participants.

The Higher Level Skills program is funded by the Queensland Government.

Concessional Participants Definition

(a) the Participant holds a Health Care concession card or Pensioner concession card issued under Commonwealth law, or is the partner or a dependant of a person who holds a Health Care concession card or Pensioner concession card, and is named on the card; or

(b) the Participant can provide an official form under Commonwealth law confirming that the Participant, his or her partner or the person of whom the Participant is a dependant, is entitled to concessions under a Health Care or Pensioner concession card; or