Strategic Skills Program

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To be successful in obtaining funding for full qualifications, you will need to demonstrate how the proposed training addresses current or emerging skills needs.

Each application is assessed on a case-by-case basis by the regional State Training Centres. Most eligible Martin College qualifications attract 100% funding for tuition costs – that means no cost to you. Martin College has been approved for funding for courses as follows:

The face to face delivery mode can be conducted either at our campus in Darlinghurst or at your premises. Online courses are available to students at anytime in any location. 

Who Can Apply?

  
To be eligible to enrol in training under the SSP participants must be:

• An Australian Citizen; or 
• A foreign national with Australian permanent residency; or 
• A New Zealand passport holder who has been resident in Australia for at least six months; or 
• A humanitarian refugee; and 
• Not enrolled in secondary or tertiary education; and 
• A NSW resident or a person who works in NSW.

  
JOB SEEKER means someone who is:

• Registered with a Jobs Services Australia Provider, or 
• An income support recipient who is not currently required to meet activity test or participation requirements, or 
• A participant in the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme, or 
• Not currently working and seeking or intending to seek paid employment or self-employment after completing training, or 
• A participant in the Commonwealth’s Access Program, or 
• Not working and participating in volunteering activities, or 
• A person aged 15 years and over, not involved in any form of work (including casual, self employment and commission based) for one hour or more per week for pay, profit, commission or in kind payment.

  
An EXISTING WORKER is defined as a person 20 years of age or older who has been in paid employment for at least one hour in the week prior to commencement of training; or a person 15-19 years of age who is not formally enrolled in school and has been in paid employment for more than 15 hours in the week prior to commencement of training.

About SSP

The NSW Government’s Strategic Skills Program (SSP) funds training in specific worker categories. The program aims to support job seekers with the skills needed to gain employment and to up skill existing workers to higher level qualifications and skills relevant to their workplace.

The 2011/12 SSP program allows full qualifications, unlike previous schemes where only partial qualifications were allowed.

Applying is as easy as 1-2-3

   
*Martin College does not guarantee your access to SSP funding. Your application must be approved by the NSW Government. This can take up to 6 weeks.