Certificate 3 Guarantee

What is the Certificate 3 Guarantee?

The Certificate 3 Guarantee is a key initiative under the Queensland Government’s five-year training reform action plan, Great skills, Real opportunities. The Certificate 3 Guarantee supports eligible individuals to complete their first post-school certificate III level qualification and increase their skills to move into employment, re-enter the workforce or advance their career. It also supports Queensland’s Year 12 graduates to transition to employment by providing fee-free training in high-priority qualifications.

What qualifications are subsidised?

Under the Certificate 3 Guarantee, the Queensland Government provides a subsidy for a range of certificate III level qualifications. Foundation skills training and lower-level vocational qualifications may also be subsidised in certain circumstances.

Are you eligible to participate?

The program is open to any Queensland resident aged 15 years or over who is no longer at school (with the exception of VET in Schools students) and is an Australian or New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident and who does not have and is not enrolled in a certificate III level or higher qualification.

As you can only access the Certificate 3 Guarantee subsidy once, it is important you choose the right course for you to take full advantage of this Opportunity.

What level of subsidy is available?

The investment priority or importance of the training determines the size of the government subsidy. Training in vocational areas that aligns with important economic and industry skill needs will receive a higher government subsidy. A higher subsidy will also be paid to support participation by disadvantaged learners. More information on concessional student status is detailed in the Certificate 3 Guarantee Program Policy at www.training.qld.gov.au/certificate3guarantee.

What is considered Concessional?

Do I need to contribute to the cost of training?

Given the benefits that training provides to individuals, students undertaking certificate III level training and non-concessional students undertaking lower-level training are required to contribute to the costs of their training through a co-contribution fee. The fee may be paid on your behalf by an employer or another third party but cannot be paid by the training provider.

Under the Certificate 3 Guarantee, concessional participants are defined as follows:

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
The participant holds an official form under Commonwealth law confirming that the participant, his or her partner or the person of whom the person is a dependant, is entitled to concessions under a health care concession card or pensioner concession card; or
The participant is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.

More information

For more information on the Certificate 3 Guarantee, including eligibility requirements, subsidy information, concessional student status and program related documents, visit https://desbt.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/8145/c3g-factsheet-student.pdf.

Certificate 3 Guarantee Subsidies

Certificate III in Hospitality SIT30622

Normal Rate

Certificate 3 Subsidy rate for eligible Queenslanders ($12.00 per unit) $180.00

Co-contribution Fee

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
The participant holds an official form under Commonwealth law confirming that the participant, his or her partner or the person of whom the person is a dependant, is entitled to concessions under a health care concession card or pensioner concession card; or
The participant is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.

($6.00 per unit) $80.00

We can tailor a payment plan to suit your individual needs.

Certificate III in Retail Operations SIR30216

Normal Rate

Certificate 3 Subsidy rate for eligible Queenslanders ($14.00 per unit) $182.00

Co-contribution Fee

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
The participant holds an official form under Commonwealth law confirming that the participant, his or her partner or the person of whom the person is a dependant, is entitled to concessions under a health care concession card or pensioner concession card; or
The participant is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.

($7.00 per unit) $91.00

We can tailor a payment plan to suit your individual needs.