Smart and Skilled is a NSW Government reform introduced on the 1 January 2015. It can help you get the skills you need to find a job and advance your career through government-subsidised training.
International Child Care College can provide eligible individuals the opportunity to complete a nationally recognised qualification under the Smart and Skilled program.
‘This training is subsidised by the NSW Government’
From 1 January 2015, Smart and Skilled provides eligible students with:
- an entitlement to government-subsidised training up to and including Certificate III
- government funding for higher-level courses (Certificate IV and above) in targeted priority areas
More information can be found at: https://smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au/ or call 1300 772 104.
State Training Services, within the Department of Education and Communities, is responsible for Smart and Skilled and leads policy, planning, funding, regulation and advice on VET and employment in NSW.
The NSW Skills List
The NSW Skills List defines the courses subsidised under Smart and Skilled. To view the Skills List and for more information, please follow this link:
https://www.training.nsw.gov.au/smartandskilled/nsw_skills_list.html
Smart and Skilled introduces new fee arrangements
From 2015, Smart and Skilled introduces new prices and fee arrangements for government-subsidised courses. The NSW Government contributes to the cost of each course and the student pays the balance. Fees are for the whole course, rather than year-by-year. Your choice of training provider does not affect the fee you pay for any course. Fee exemptions and concessions are also available for disadvantaged learners.
Contact us at info@childcarecollege.com.au or call us on 1300 554 077 for information about your course and payment options
Student Eligibility for Smart and Skilled
To enrol for Smart and Skilled training you need to meet certain conditions. To check if you are eligible to enrol in a course/traineeship you can go to and use the Eligibility Checker on the Smart and Skilled Website.
To check the student fee for the course you can use the Student Fee Calculator on the ‘Find a Course’ page of the Smart and Skilled website
For more information please see https://smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au/about/prices-and-fees.
Consumer Protection
For more information on the Smart and Skilled consumer protection strategy, please follow this link: https://smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au/about/consumer-protection
Further links
- To access the answers to questions people often ask about Smart and Skilled, Please follow this link: https://smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au/about/frequently-asked-questions
- To access the Smart and Skilled Notification of enrolment policy and procedure, please see Smart and Skilled Information Handbook by clicking here.
- To access the prices, fees and loadings, please follow this link: https://smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au/for-training-providers/prices-fees-loadings
If you would like any further information in addition to the above listed policies, procedures, handbook etc, please feel free to contact us at info@childcarecollege.com.au or call us on 1300 66 00 63.
Traineeship Programs
International Child Care College is a provider of traineeship programs under Smart and Skilled across NSW
Entitlement and Targeted Priorities Programs
International Child Care College is approved to deliver Smart and Skilled training under Eligibility and Targeted Priorities training programs in the Newcastle, Hunter Valley and Sydney region.
Courses Available
| Course | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Diploma of Leadership and Management 12 Units (4 core units and 8 elective units) | BSB51915 | Flexible up to 2 years | |
| Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care28 Units (23 core units and 5 elective units) | CHC50113 | Flexible up to 2 years | |
| Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care18 Units (15 core units and 3 elective units) | CHC30113 | Flexible up to 1 year |
Course Information
Helen Tapper
Telephone: (02) 4956 4333
Smart and Skilled Website Information
Smart and Skilled Fee-Free Scholarships
To be eligible for a Fee-Free Scholarship a student must:
- Meet the Smart and Skilled eligibility criteria, and
- Be enrolling in a Smart and Skilled subsidised Certificate I – IV level qualification on the NSW Skills List.
Students must also meet the criteria for one of the eligibility categories below, which can be explained further by visiting www.smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au
- Concession-eligible (Category A) – be aged between 15 and 30 years when they start training and be eligible for a Smart and Skilled concession fee
- Out of home care (Category B) – be aged between 15 and 30 years when they start training and meet the out-of-home criteria
- Domestic and family violence (Category C) – be aged 15 years or older when they start training and meet the domestic and family violence criteria
You can speak with our enrolments officer if you have any questions regarding Smart and Skilled Fee-Free Scholarships.
Unique Student Identifier (USI) Information
All students must have a verified USI to be eligible to train. For more information on what a USI is and how to create one click on the link below
