This program provides subsidies for eligible students to gain a qualification at Certificate IV level or above to enable them to increase their skill levels and/or gain career advancement in a priority industry or transition to university. Higher Level Skills also funds a number of priority Skill Sets.
Skill Sets are not full qualifications, but rather a smaller grouping of units designed to increase a learner’s skills and knowledge in a specific area. For example, the Disability Work – Behaviour Support Skill Set focuses on the skill requirements for workers who support people with a disability through positive, person-centred behaviour supports.
Eligibility: To be eligible you must:
- not have, or currently be enrolled in a Certificate IV or higher qualification
- be a Queensland resident who is 15 years or older and no longer enrolled in school
- be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen, an Australian permanent resident or a temporary resident on a pathway to permanent residency.
Programs funded under Higher Level Skills may also have additional entry requirements or restrictions. These are summarised in the table on the next page.
For further information see https://desbt.qld.gov.au/training/training-careers/incentives/highskills
For a full list of qualifications funded under Higher Level Skills, see the Priority Skills List: https://desbt.qld.gov.au/training/providers/funded/priority-skills-list
Funding Source: DESBT
NDIS-specific Qualifications and Skill sets funded through the Higher Level Skills Program:
This is current as at 9/3/21. For up to date information download the DESBT priority skills list https://desbt.qld.gov.au/training/providers/funded/priority-skills-list
Qualifications
Code | Qualification | Student Eligibility Restrictions |
CHC43115 | Certificate IV in Disability | Student must be an Existing Worker in the Community Services and Health industry, which includes parents and unpaid carers of NDIS participants. |
CHC43315 | Certificate IV in Mental Health | Student must be an Existing Worker in the Community Services and Health industry |
CHC43515 | Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work
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n/a |
HLT43015 | Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance | n/a |
CHC52015 | Diploma of Community Services | Student must be an Existing Worker in the Community Services and Health industry, which includes parents and unpaid carers of NDIS participants. |
CHC62015 | Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management | Student must be an Existing Worker in the Community Services and Health industry and may already hold a Certificate IV or higher level qualification not funded through the Higher Level Skills program. |
Skill Sets
Code | Skill Set |
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CHCSS00081 | Induction to Disability skill set |
Student must be a New Worker in the Disability industry sector, which includes parents and unpaid carers of NDIS participants. | |
CHCSS00070 | Assist Clients with Medication skill set | Student must be an Existing Worker in the Community Services and Health industry, which includes parents and unpaid carers of NDIS participants. Additional student eligibility requirements are published on WWW.training.gov.au |
CHCSS00098 | Individual Support – Disability Skill Set | Student must be a New or Existing Worker in the Community Services and Health Industry in a role involving provision of direct client care or support. Students must already hold a Certificate III in Individual Support (or equivalent). | ||
CHCSS00094 |
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Student must be an Existing Worker in the Disability services sector, which includes parents and unpaid carers of NDIS participants. Students must already hold a Certificate III or higher level qualification in the Community Services and Health industry. | ||
CHCSS00084 | Lead and Support Colleagues skill set | Student must be an existing worker and be a current or emerging leader in the Community Services and Health industry. Students must already hold a Certificate III or higher level qualification in the Community Services and Health industry. | ||
CHCSS00082 | Lead and Mentor skill set | Student must be an existing worker and be a current or emerging leader in the Community Services and Health industry. Students must already hold a Certificate III or higher level qualification in the Community Services and Health industry. | ||
CHCSS00073 | Case management skill set | Student must be an Existing Worker in the Community Services and Health industry. Additional student eligibility requirements are published on WWW.training.gov.au | ||
CHCSS00065 | Workforce Planning Skill Set | Student must be an Existing Worker in the Community Services and Health industry. Students must already hold a Certificate III or higher level qualification in the Community Services and Health industry. |
This information was correct at the time of publication 11/3/21.