This is a government fee concession or free program, not a scholarship: it lowers or removes what you pay to study.

Eligible learners can take a government-subsidised training place, so they pay the subsidised student fee instead of the full cost of the course. The policy does not set fee amounts.

Who can apply

• Live in Tasmania with a Tasmanian address (there is no minimum time)
• Allowed to work and study in Australia
• For apprenticeships and traineeships, your visa must cover at least 75% of the nominal length of the qualification unless Skills Tasmania agrees in writing
• School-aged learners can only use this for an apprenticeship or traineeship

Visa eligibility: Australian citizens and permanent residents are eligible. Temporary humanitarian visa holders who are allowed to work and study, such as Temporary Protection (785) and Safe Haven Enterprise (790) visa holders, are eligible, including when the visa was granted as a dependant. Bridging visa holders, including people seeking asylum on bridging humanitarian visas, are not eligible. Subclasses 449 and 786 are not named. Permanent residents include refugees with a permanent humanitarian visa (subclasses 200 to 204) and family members with a permanent partner or family visa, such as a partner sponsored by a permanent humanitarian visa holder (subclasses 100 and 801).

How to apply: There is no separate application. Enrol with TasTAFE (1300 655 307) or another training provider funded by Skills Tasmania, and the provider checks whether you qualify for a subsidised place.