The NSW Government supports vocational training and skills development by offering fee-free training in full and part qualification courses. It gives people the skills businesses need.
To get fee-free training, people must:  
1) meet the Smart and Skilled eligibility criteria and  
2) be one (or more) of the following: 

• Job seeker. This includes someone who is unemployed, on income support payments or expected to become unemployed 
• Young person (including school leaver) aged 16-24, regardless of employment status 
• NSW veteran and their recognised partner or spouse 
• Any individual (including an employed person) seeking fee-free training in specific full and part qualifications in:  
• aged care, childcare, disability care
• digital skills or  
• Training and Assessment (TAE).

This fee-free training is fully funded by the NSW and Australian Governments.

Smart and Skilled courses
ICT20120 Certificate II in Applied Digital Technologies
CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support
Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
Certificate III in Community Services
Certificate IV in Disability Support
CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care