This training is subsidised by the NSW government. Enquire for more information on subsidy eligibility and availability for students per financial year within the following NSW regions – Central West (4), Mid North Coast (4), Newcastle/Lake Macquarie (4), Riverina (4) and Sydney (11) – for the period 01/07/2023 to 30/06/2024.
CLICK HERE to view Fee Administration Policy.

A person who is eligible to receive subsided training in all Smart and Skilled Programs (except Smart and Skilled Entitlement Apprenticeships and Traineeships Program) is a person who, at the time of enrolment in a qualification or course on the NSW Skill List or a “short course” with a Smart and Skilled provider.

• Lives or works in NSW (determined by postcode of the usual place of residence or place of work)
  • Central West
    • Bathurst: 2580 2583 2787 2790 2795 2799 2850
    • Lachlan Valley: 2594 2665 2666 2668 2669 2671 2672 2721 2792 2793 2794 2804 2805 2806 2807 2808 2809 2810 2823 2825 2864 2869 2870 2871 2873 2874 2875 2876 2877
    • Lithgow-Mudgee: 2329 2785 2786 2787 2790 2795 2844 2845 2846 2847 2848 2849 2850 2852
    • Orange: 2791 2792 2795 2797 2798 2799 2800 2864 2865 2866 2867 2868 2870
  • Mid North Coast
    • Great Lakes – 2312 2324 2415 2420 2422 2423 2425 2428 2429 2430
    • Kempsey-Nambucca: 1 2440 2441 2447 2448 2449
    • Lord Howe Island: 2898
    • Port Macquarie: 2429 2439 2441 2443 2444 2445 2446
    • Taree-Gloucester: 2312 2422 2423 2424 2426 2427 2429 2430 2443
  • Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
    • 2259 2264 2265 2267 2278 2280 2281 2282 2283 2284 2285 2286 2287 2289 2290 2291 2292 2293 2294 2295 2296 2297 2298 2299 2300 2302 2303 2304 2305 2306 2307 2308 2318 2322 2323
• • Riverina
    • Griffith-Murrumbidgee (West): 2650 2652 2665 2669 2675 2680 2681 2700 2703 2705 2706 2707 2711
    • Tumut-Tumbarumba: 2611 2624 2629 2640 2642 2644 2649 2652 2653 2720 2722 2729 2730 3707 3709
    • Wagga Wagg: 2588 2590 2594 2642 2644 2645 2650 2651 2652 2655 2656 2658 2661 2663 2665 2666 2668 2678 2701 2702 2722 2725 2727 2729
  • Sydney
    • 2000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2052 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084 2085 2086 2087 2088 2089 2090 2092 2093 2094 2095 2096 2097 2099 2100 2101 2102 2103 2104 2105 2106 2107 2108 2109 2110 2111 2112 2113 2114 2115 2116 2117 2118 2119 2120 2121 2122 2123 2125 2126 2127 2128 2129 2130 2131 2132 2133 2134 2135 2136 2137 2138 2139 2140 2141 2142 2143 2144 2145 2146 2147 2148 2150 2151 2152 2153 2154 2155 2156 2157 2158 2159 2160 2161 2162 2163 2164 2165 2166 2167 2168 2170 2171 2172 2173 2174 2175 2176 2177 2178 2179 2190 2191 2192 2193 2194 2195 2196 2197 2198 2199 2200 2203 2204 2205 2206 2207 2208 2209 2210 2211 2212 2213
• An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student who does not live or work in NSW but lives in specific defined interstate NSW border area is eligible for government-subsidised training under Smart and Skill; and
• Is
  • An Australian citizen; or
  • A permanent Australian resident; or
  • A New Zealand citizen; or
  • A humanitarian visa holder or a partner visa holder whose sponsor is a humanitarian visa holder; and
• Is aged 15 years or older and
• Is no longer in secondary education – except for registered home school students.
• CLICK HERE to navigate to the Smart and Skilled website for further information.

Getting a Unique Student Identifier (USI) is quick, easy and free.

Follow the steps below to create your USI:

1. Go to the USI Registry System, and have a valid form of ID ready.
2. Agree to the terms and conditions.
3. Select Create USI.
4. Select your evidence of identity document (see the types of ID you can use).
5. Enter your personal details exactly as they appear on your form of ID.
6. Enter your contact details, including at least two contact methods.
7. Confirm your identity. The USI Registry System will check and confirm your identity using the ‘Documentation Verification Service’ (DVS).
8. Secure your account with a USI password and check questions.

To access the student handbook outlining the Notification of Enrolment Process (information and evidence students must provide such as consents and declarations), Code of Conduct, Training and Assessments Procedures, Recognition of Prior Learning, Credit Transfer, Fee Administration Policy, Deferring or discontinuing Subsidised training (including any implication on fees), Consumer Protection Information, Third Party Information, Complaints and Appeals Policy and Legislation information please CLICK HERE.

If you require additional support and assistance during your training or experience disadvantages including students with a disability, please contact GeSS Education for more information on loading funds available for ASI/Disability, Long term unemployment, regional and remote students. Additional support will be individualised and catered to each individual student need.