Skills Fund
| Program name: | Skills Fund |
| Program open to: | Endorsed RTOs |
| Program open date: | 14 May 2022 |
| Program close date: | THIS GRANT IS CURRENTLY CLOSED |
| Program purpose: | The Skills Fund supports industries and businesses in Tasmania to grow and develop a skilled workforce. This is achieved by funding RTOs to deliver training to existing workers so they can develop new skills through nationally recognised training. |
| Contact: | Grant Program Manager on (03) 6165 6012 or theskillsfund@skills.tas.gov.au |
The Skills Fund supports industries and businesses in Tasmania to grow and develop a skilled workforce by providing subsidies for training for existing workers to develop new skills through nationally recognised training.
It is open to Endorsed RTOs working in partnership with an employer or industry association to deliver the training.
There are generally two Skills Fund grant rounds per year.
Eligibility for the Skills fund
Any Endorsed RTO can apply for a Skills Fund grant round in partnership with an employer or an industry association. Each Fund grant round has a range of eligibility, application and grant conditions that the applicant and partners must meet, including:
- The Endorsed RTO must have the qualifications/skill sets/units of competency on their scope of registration.
- The Endorsed RTO must be financially viable at the time of applying for and for the duration of any subsequent funding agreement.
- The applicant must provide evidence of the partnership with the employer or industry association.
- The employer/s must be willing to pay a financial co-contribution.
- The existing workers who undertake the training must not be eligible for an apprenticeship or traineeship.
Further details are provided in the Fund Guide for each grant round, which will be available on this page when the grant round opens.
When is the next grant round?
Details of approaching Skills Tasmania program rounds is available in the Program Release Schedule (PDF 97.4 KB).
Applying for the Skills fund
The Program Guidelines (PDF 1.0 MB) detail the eligibility and grant conditions for this program and should be read before drafting an application.
Training previously funded under the Skills fund
Endorsed RTOs previously funded under the Skills Fund Program
| Publication Date | Financial Year | Successful Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | 2021-2022 | ST058 (PDF 56.9 KB) |
| February 2022 | 2021-2022 | ST057 (PDF 104.6 KB) |
| August 2021 | 2020-2021 | ST055 (PDF 102.7 KB) |
| December 2020 | 2020-21 | ST054 (PDF 253.8 KB) |
| July 2020 | 2019-20 | ST051 (PDF 613.9 KB) |
| Jan 2020 | 2019-20 | ST049 (PDF 631.2 KB) |
| Jun 2019 | 2018-19 | ST048 (PDF 651.1 KB) Jobseeker Information (PDF 1.2 MB) |
| Jan 2019 | 2017-18 | ST047 (PDF 570.6 KB) |
| Oct 2018 | 2017-18 | ST046 (PDF 350.9 KB) |
| Jul 2018 | 2017-18 | ST045 (PDF 399.0 KB) |
| Dec 2017 | 2017-18 | ST044 (PDF 268.0 KB) |
| Jun 2017 | 2016-17 | ST043 (PDF 186.9 KB) |
| Dec 2016 | 2016-17 | ST042 (PDF 173.1 KB) |
| Jul 2016 | 2015-16 | ST041 (PDF 159.8 KB) |
Previous Skills Fund Grant Program Guidelines
| Release date | Grant Program Guideline |
|---|---|
| October 2021 | Skills Fund ST057 Grant Program Guidelines (PDF 634.8 KB) |
| April 2021 | Skills Fund ST055 Grant Program Guidelines (PDF 701.4 KB) |
| September 2020 | Skills Fund ST054 Grant Program Guidelines (PDF 570.9 KB) |
| March 2020 | Skills Fund ST051 Grant Program Guidelines (PDF 617.4 KB) |
| October 2019 | Skills Fund ST049 Grant Program Guidelines (PDF 613.1 KB) |
Can I vary my existing Skills fund agreement?
RTOs with a current Skills Fund grant agreement can email a request to vary an agreement to theskillsfund@skills.tas.gov.au
The program manager may require more information and/or evidence to support the request.
Need more information?
Contact Grant Program Manager on (03) 6165 6012 or by email at theskillsfund@skills.tas.gov.au