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EQC Institute is an approved Skills Assure Supplier (SAS) under the Queensland Government’s Career Boost program. If you are a Queensland resident, an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or other approved category of person, you may be eligible for a subsidised place under the Queensland Government Career Boost program.
What is Career Boost? Career Boost is designed to do exactly that – give your career a boost. Career Boost aims to take your career to the next level, enabling you to grow and apply your skills to existing or new job roles and to support productivity growth and workplace innovation. EQC offers a General Training pathway for Career Boost student participants. This means training is open for direct enrolment and you do not need to enter into a training contract with an employer. This training focuses on building priority skill sets. You can access this funding once– for a qualification of your choice and if eligible up to two subsidised skill sets.
Fees and Co-contributions
The Queensland Government contracts approved providers to deliver education and training in key priority areas to Queenslanders. EQC Institute’s ICT50220 Diploma of Information Technology is an approved course and provider within the Skills Assure Supplier (SAS) network. You can specialise in either back end web development (coding) or cyber security.
What fees apply?
Subsidised places
If you are eligible for a subsidy, the set subsidy amount will be paid by the Queensland Government upon successful processing of your enrolment. Our friendly team will assist you to determine your eligibility and complete your enrolment as simply as possible.
The Queensland Government makes it compulsory for education providers in the Career Boost program in the Diploma of IT, to charge a student fee, which is called the “Co-contribution fee”. This means that all RTOs offering that program under the SAS program, must charge a Co-contribution fee.
The Government requires a Co-contribution fee because the increased benefits of advanced-level training, such as improved job opportunities and higher earning potential. The fee represents total costs to the student for the qualification, including materials costs. You will not be charged more for tuition or materials. You could be charged for ad hoc administrative matters requested by you, such as re-issue of a parchment (certificate). That sort of fee is set out in our Administrative Fees Schedule. However, all of your learning materials and tuition are covered by your Co-contribution fee.
The Co-contribution fee for non-concessional card holders in Queensland is $xxxxxx for non-concession applicants and $xxxxxx for concession applicants.
Concessions:
To be eligible for a concession, you will need to show one of the following:
You hold a Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card issued under Commonwealth law
You are the partner or dependent of a person who is entitled to concessions under a Health Care, Veteran or Pensioner Concession Card
You identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person
You have a disability
You are an adult prisoner
How can you pay the Co-contribution fee?
If you think you may be eligible for a funded place, you will need to let us know how you would like to pay your portion of the total fee: up front payment, or payment by instalments (a payment plan).
We will never ask you to pay more than 30% of your Co-contribution fee up front.
[Later – when we have VSL approval we can add in (but don’t include this yet) --- You can also defer your Co-contribution fee to a VET Student Loan, if you meet all relevant criteria for that loan. Check the VSL page for further information.]
Call us on 1800 338 883 to find out more about paying the Co-contribution fee.
Important information about a funded place under the Queensland Government’s Career Boost program:
Read the Fact Sheet about this program, for the ICT50220 Diploma of Information Technology. [LINK TO NEW FACT SHEET] The Fact Sheet sets out information including a breakdown of costs (including the Co-contribution fee), how and when fees will be charged and collected, information on delivery mode, training timelines, assessment methods, delivery locations and what is required of both you, and us, for successful completion of the qualification, as well as details of student support services available to you. The Fact Sheet also outlines when opportunities for the Career Boost program run out (such as when you have used it for one Career Boost qualification and, if eligible, two applicable skill sets). The Fact Sheet also lets you know about surveying of students that the Queensland Government does to gauge and assess the success of the Career Boost program and your experience of training under it, to help improve outcomes for other Queensland students.
Read the Privacy Notice pertaining to privacy of the information you provide to us as part of enrolment and your studies. [LINK TO NEW QUAL FACT SHEET FOR QLD FUNDED PROGRAM]
Read our Refund Policy including conditions on full and partial fee refunds (of fees paid by you). [LINK TO REFUNDS POLICY]
Read more about Career Boost on the Queensland Government website. [LINK TO https://www.qld.gov.au/education/training/subsidies/career-boost ---- open in a new browser window]
Inquire to enrol. [LINK TO APPLICATION FORM] Our friendly team will take your details and organise a call with you to answer your questions, provide you with information on your selected course and support you with your inquiry or enrolment.
Participation – Work Readiness Program
The Participation – Work Readiness Program operates under Jobs & Skills WA.Under this program, EQC Institute of Technology is approved to offer funding to Job Seekers in Western Australia.
EQC Institute always uses its best endeavours to ensure our website is up to date. However, as Government funding requirements and availability can be changed at any time, we cannot guarantee that the course listed as qualifying for government subsidies on our website will have subsidised places available at the time of your inquiry. Please check availability and eligibility criteria with our team on 1800 338 883 or at info@equinimcollege.com.
