As a registered Skills for All Training Provider you’ll be responsible for providing government-subsidised training to students in South Australia.

About training through Skills for All

Under Skills for All, students will:

  • be eligible for a subsidy to meet their training needs
  • be able to ‘spend’ their subsidy on training with approved Skills for All Training Providers
  • be able to choose their provider.

Under Skills for All, approved Skills for All Training Providers will:

  • deliver government subsidised qualifications and skill sets for which they have been approved
  • receive the Skills for All subsidy for each eligible student paid directly to them by the State Government.

Who can apply to be a Skills for All Training Provider

You can apply to the SA government to become a Skills for All Training Provider if you are a registered training organisation (RTO) registered by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).

You will need to specify the qualifications you wish to offer. These qualifications must be:

RTOs with existing funding agreements

If you have a current funding agreement with the SA government, you need to apply to be a Skills for All Training Provider in the same way as any other RTO.

During the transition to Skills for All, your existing funding agreements with the Minister will continue in accordance with the terms of any agreement.

You will be notified of arrangements for the transition to funding through Skills for All.

Changing the list of qualifications your RTO delivers under Skills for All

As an approved Skills for All Training Provider, you can apply to vary (add or remove) qualifications you are approved to deliver under Skills for All.

You may only add qualifications after they are listed on your RTO’s scope of registration on the national register.

Visit the national register.

Contracts

Approved applicants will be offered a Skills for All Training Provider contract for a maximum of five years.

The initial contract term will be based on demonstrated performance across your RTO’s scope of operations, and the extent to which you meet or exceed the selection criteria when you apply to become a Skills for All Training Provider.

During the term of the contract, your performance as a Skills for All Training Provider will be monitored against the contract.

Sub-contracting

A Skills for All training provider may only subcontract training and assessment services to another Skills for All Training Provider which has the qualifications approved and listed in its Skills for All Contract.

The terms and conditions of the Skills for All contract will cover provisions for sub-contracting.

Prices and the Skills for All subsidy

Maximum and minimum prices that Skills for All Training Providers may charge for approved training are set by the government.

The list of prices and government subsidies paid to Skills for All Training Providers will be available on this website in April 2012.

Public register of Skills for All Training Providers

A public register of the names of approved Skills for All Training Providers and the qualifications they deliver will be available on this website in April 2012.

Promotion of services as a Skills for All Training Provider

You may only promote your Skills for All Training Provider after a Skills for All contract has been executed and you’ve been listed on the Skills for All register.

All publicity material must clearly distinguish the Skills for All qualifications you are approved to offer from other nationally recognised training or non-accredited training you are delivering.

A Skills for All logo will be issued to you for specified use.

Apply to be a Skills for All Training Provider

To be considered for a contract offer in time for commencement of Skills for All on 2 July 2012, your application must be submitted by 27 April 2012.

Apply online for approval. There is no closing date for applications.

Application is free.

Next steps

1. Read more at apply to become a Skills for All Training Provider.

2. If you are not an RTO, you can apply to be registered through ASQA. Read more at apply to become a training provider.

3. Learn more about student eligibility criteria for Skills for All.

4. Further information about Skills for All will be available by July 2012. It will include: 

  • Training Provider contract obligations 
  • payment arrangements
  • reporting requirements
  • enrolment of students, including creating Skills for All Student Numbers and learner accounts
  • additions to the Skills for All Subsidised Training List including skill sets and how providers can be approved to deliver them.

To be kept up to date with the latest information as it is released, register to stay informed.

5. If you have a question about applying to be a Skills for All Training Provider, email dfeestquality@sa.gov.au.

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