Fee Information

Eligibility for Funding

Cobram Community House is contracted by the Victorian Government to deliver vocational training under the Skills First Program for eligible students. The Victorian Skills First Program provides Australian citizens and permanent residents the opportunity to access Government-funded qualifications. To find out more about the Skills First Program from the Victorian Government click here to visit their website.

Please refer to the Fee Information section for details on the fees and costs for your qualification.

Under the Victorian Training Guarantee, a subsidised training place is guaranteed to eligible students.  To be eligible, an individual must meet the following requirements:

Citizenship

• Be an Australian citizen; or
• Hold a permanent Visa; or
• Be a New Zealand citizen;

Physical location

You must be physically present in Victoria or in a designated border region while participating in training and assessment.

Course limits

Skills First funding is limited to:

• 2 courses at a time
• 2 courses in a year

Students who do not fall into the above categories, are not eligible and cannot be subsidised, however can still complete the training at a fee-for-service rate.

Students need to provide one of the following to prove citizenship or permanent residence:

Evidence of Citizenship:

• Australian or New Zealand Birth Certificate (not an extract)
• Current Australian or New Zealand Passport
• Australian or New Zealand Citizenship Certificate
• A current green Medicare card
• Australian certificate of registration by descent

Evidence of residency (if not a citizen):

• A current green Medicare Card
• Confirmation from the Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) system of permanent residence status and either a foreign passport or Immicard

AND if age is relevant to eligibility, one of the following:

• Current driver’s license or learner permit
• Proof of Age card
• A “Keypass” card

Enrolling in Certificate qualification/s may affect your future training options and eligibility for further government subsidised training under the Skills First Program.  

Fee Concessions

Concessions on fees are available for Certificate IV level and below courses.  You will need to hold one of the following valid concession cards:

• Health Care Card
• Pensioner Concession Card
• Veteran’s Gold Card

You can also get a concession if you are a dependent spouse or a dependent child of a card holder.

Concession card must be presented upon enrolment.

A concession rate also applies if you are enrolled under the Asylum Seeker VET Program (even if you don’t have a concession card).  Evidence of protection Visa must be provided.

Aboriginal Access Fee Waiver

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victorians can enrol any VET qualification under Skills First without the cost of tuition fees. 

Funded Courses

The student tuition fees as published, are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. 

All courses

Enrolments are limited, therefore, to secure a place in a course, the fees must be paid on enrolment, or a formal payment plan agreed to. 

We reserve the right to cancel a course if minimum enrolments are not achieved. 

Refer to the fee information schedule here 

It is important to understand that accessing any Skills First entitlement may impact your access to further government subsidised training.  Further information regarding subsidised training may be obtained by contacting CCH on 5872 2224.