You can now complete the following courses with Foundation Training Australia at a nominal cost under the User Choice Program:

To be eligible to receive a Government Contribution, the Apprentice or Trainee must have entered into a Training Contract for a qualification that is funded by the Department, be registered on DELTA with a commencement date or recommencement date on or after 1 July 2010, and select a training provider who holds Skills Assure Supplier for their nominated qualification.

The Government Contribution for a User Choice funding contribution will be detailed in the Apprentice or Trainee’s Letter of Registration from the Department, and is subject to student eligibility and their selection of an eligible Skills Assure Supplier as their SAS.
User Choice funding is available to new workers who are employed as Apprentices or Trainees.

New Workers are defined as:

• Worked no more than 3 months full-time for the employer identified in the training contract;

Employees who are classed as “Existing Workers” may still be eligible for funding providing they are undertaking a Priority Qualification. Please contact us for more information.

Existing Workers are defined as:

• Worked 3 months full-time for the employer identified in the training contract; OR
• Worked 12 months part-time or casual for the employer identified in the Training Contract and as defined in the Department’s Existing Workers in Apprenticeships and Traineeships Policy.

Types of workers*

• Full-time employees – working on average 38 hours per week
• Part time Employees – working on permanent employment for less than the average weekly hours (i.e. less than 38 hours per week)
  Casual Employees – working on a casual basis however are able to provide documentary evidence they consistently work a minimum of 20 hours per week
  For any other employment arrangements please contact us for more information.*As defined in the Department’s Declaration of Apprenticeships and Traineeships policy.

Students who meet the following criteria will be charged only 40% of the student co-contribution fee:

• The Participant was or will be under 17 at the end of February in the year in which the SAS provides training, and the Participant is not at school and has not completed year 12;
• The Participant holds a health care card or pensioner card issued under Commonwealth law, or is the partner or a dependant of a person who holds a health care card or pensioner concession card, and is named on the card;
• The Participant issues the SAS with 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 card or pensioner concession card; or
• The Participant is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.

For our refund policy, please refer to our Learner Handbook for more information.