Skills Assure

Skills Assure funding may be available to eligible Queensland residents who are:

• New entrants to the aquatics workforce
• Existing workers seeking to gain a recognised swim teacher qualification
• People re-entering the workforce or changing careers

Eligibility is assessed in line with Queensland Government Skills Assure requirements.

Students undertaking this training are required to contribute to the cost of their training by paying a Co-contribution fee.

• Concessional Candidate: $112.50 Total Co-contribution Fee / $22.50 per Unit Co-contribution Fee (5 units)
• Non-Concessional Candidate: $162.50 Total Co-contribution Fee / $32.50 per Unit Co-contribution Fee (5 units)
• Fee will be charged and collected upon successful eligibility check and before the course starts

Additional requirements not covered by funding include:

• First aid certification
• Working with children checks
• Uniforms or travel costs

While eligibility depends on many factors, Queensland course participants must meet the following criteria: 

• aged 16 years or older
• not be a school student
• permanently reside in Queensland
• be an Australian citizen, or Australian permanent resident (includes humanitarian entrant), or a temporary resident with the right visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency, or a New Zealand citizen
• not be enrolled in another qualification, even if it is on hold or deferred, whether funded by DTET or not (foundation skills qualifications do not count)

Eligibility is confirmed at enrolment and subject to Queensland Government rules.

Depending on course availability:

• Brisbane
• Cairns
• Central Queensland
• Darling Downs - Maranoa
• Gold Coast
• Ipswich
• Logan - Beaudesert
• Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
• Moreton Bay - North
• Moreton Bay - South
• Queensland - Outback
• Sunshine Coast
• Toowoomba
• Townsville
• Wide Bay

To remain eligible for subsidised training, participants are required to: 

• Actively participate in training and assessment
• Meet attendance and completion requirements
• Provide accurate information for the eligibility assessment

Failure to meet participation requirements may affect funding eligibility.

Smart and Skilled funding: 

• Is subject to availability and change
• May be limited to specific courses, delivery periods and locations
• Is administered in accordance with QLD Government policy

AUSTSWIM recommends confirming eligibility before enrolling.