About the Regional Education and Skills Program

Find out if you are eligible to participate

Please note: Applications have now closed.

Candidates will be assessed against criteria to determine if they are eligible for the program:

• The industry area of study. Courses from a broad range of industry areas will be considered, however, key focus areas include health, early childhood education and care, engineering, construction, agriculture, teaching, environmental management, IT and Business.

• Course type. Students must be enrolled or in the process of enrolling in a course starting from 2023 or 2024. Eligible courses include Certificate I-IVs, Diplomas, Associate Degrees, Advanced Diplomas, Bachelor's Degrees, Undergraduate and Graduate Certificates, VET Skill Sets and Microcredentials listed on the MicroCred Seeker. To note - All higher education courses must be delivered by providers listed on the TEQSA National Register and all VET courses must be on the National Register of VET and delivered by a Registered Training Organisation.

• Place of residence. Students must live in one of the following regional areas to be eligible for the program: Bowen Basin and Mackay in Qld, Upper Spencer Gulf and Roxby Downs in SA, the Pilbara and Goldfields region in WA or the Upper Hunter Region in NSW.

• Purpose and community contribution. Students must demonstrate how they will use the course to support their career progression and local community needs.

Please note that the Future of Work Program is a social investment program with a primary purpose to promote the uptake of education pathways in target regional and remote areas, with a focus on employees of small-medium sized enterprises outside of the mining industry.