Looking for training?
Are you looking for training for skills to get you a job, to get a better job, or to improve your position in your workplace?
You need some vocational training.
There are many many vocational training courses available in NSW. Some attract a fee for service where you or your employer needs to pay the training organisation. Some are funded by the State Government under special arrangements where you or your employer may have to just pay the registration fee.
On this page:
Government funded vocational training
Vocational training is funded if
- it meets existing or emerging industry skills needs
- it fills a skills gap - it brings your skill level up to what an employer needs.
Training can be in part or full qualifications.
Training is available to jobseekers and existing workers. Additional support for people with special needs may be available.
The most obvious form of training that the Government funds is for apprenticeships and traineeships see below. But you probably didn't know it also funds part qualifications, or skills sets - enough for part of a job, or a specific task, for example:
- customer service
- OH&S
- MIG welding
Get trained in an Apprenticeship & Traineeship
Apprenticeships and traineeships can get you a full qualification ranging from Certificate II to Advanced Diploma.
Find an apprenticeship or traineeship that interests you and information such as:
- summaries of arrangements for apprenticeships and traineeships
- links to industrial arrangements (wages and conditions)
- pricing details for apprenticeship and traineeship qualifications
- details of the registered training organisations approved to deliver qualifications, and their locations.
Strategic Skills training
State Training Services manages a funding program called the Strategic Skills Program (SSP).
This program is tied to NSW State economic priorities - it targets
- industries
- occupations
- skill sets
- regional centres
Training is available for
- jobseekers
- existing workers
- people with special needs
And can be for full or part qualifications.
Ring your local State Training Services Centre - 13 28 11 - for more information.
Productivity Places Program
The Productivity Places Program (PPP) purchases training courses will help to reduce skill shortages in priority industries and increase the number of workers with qualifications. It runs in conjunction with the Strategic Skills Program which offers a wider range of training in part qualifications.
Find more information on how NSW government funded training programs can help you find the right vocational course for you or, if you are a business, your employees by contacting your local State Training Services Centre on 13 28 11.
Information on approved training organisations
Search the Training Fact Finder for information on registered training organisations that deliver training funded under the NSW Apprenticeship and Traineeship Training Program.
Information on the registered training organisation includes:
- apprenticeship and/or traineeship qualifications it is approved to deliver
- delivery locations and delivery pathways*
- enrolment and completion details.
A delivery pathway describes the combination of units and skills sets, and the pattern of training that you can do to reach a specific occupation.
Find a 'green' course
Green skills courses develop practical job skills and an understanding of their environmental impact.
Use the Green Skills NSW Course Finder to find training that was specifically developed to address environmental and energy efficient issues.
Get recognition for your existing skills
You think you have some great skills, but you don't have a certificate because you learnt everything at work, not in a training course.
You might be able to get a certificate by having those skills assessed by a training company through a formal process called Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
Find out more about RPL and do a preliminary check on yourself on our Skills Recognition site. The site will provide you with a list of registered training organisations that are approved to conduct RPL assessments.
