Skills Assure Higher Level Skills

The following qualifications are included in the Higher Level Skills funding:

• HLT47321 Certificate IV in Health Administration
• HLT57715 Diploma of Practice Management

To be eligible for funding you need to be:

• Queensland resident
• Who does not already hold, or is not already enrolled in, a post-school certificate IV or higher level qualification (not including qualifications completed at school and
• foundation skills training
• Is aged 15 years of age or above
• Is no longer at school
• Is an Australian or New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident (including humanitarian entrants), or a temporary resident with the necessary visa and on the pathway to permanent residency

To be eligible for concession you need to meet the above eligibility criteria and:

• Hold a health care or pensioner concession card issued under Commonwealth law, or
• Have proof that you are a partner or dependant of a person who holds a health care or pensioner concession card and is named on that card.
• The student is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
• The student has a disability
• The student is an adult prisoner.

If you hold a relevant statement of attainment you may be eligible for some credit transfers – reducing your study load and course duration.

Although government funding covers most of the cost of your course, you are required to make a small co-contribution on enrolment. The amount you are required to pay is determined by your concessional status.

HLT47321 Certificate IV in Health Administration –

• Non-Concessional: $250 – Fee can be paid in full on enrolment via credit card or bank transfer.
• Concessional: $150 – Fee can be paid in full on enrolment via credit card or bank transfer.

HLT57715 Diploma of Practice Management

• Non-Concessional: $1000 – Fee can be paid in full on enrolment or via a payment plan of $150 on enrolment plus 17 weekly payments of $50 per week.
• Concessional – $800 – Fee can be paid in full on enrolment or via a payment plan of $150 on enrolment plus 13 weekly payments of $50 per week.

This fee includes absolutely everything: tuition, training materials and support. You can pay by credit card or direct deposit. We also offer an interest-free payment plan to help you spread the cost of your course. This fee may be paid on your behalf by an employer or another third party such as a job active provider or rehabilitation consultant.

No, it is not a loan.  The Government is paying your course fees on your behalf. It isn’t a loan/HELP/HECS style payment where you need to pay it back, these fees are covered entirely by the Government.

• Our courses are Centrelink approved and nationally recognised
• Once you complete a qualification through this program you will no longer be eligible for further subsidised training under this program
• Students will be required to complete a Training and Employment survey within three months of completing or discontinuing the course
• All students will be assessed on their Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) prior to course commencement
• Satisfactory course progression is required under this program