This takes the form of an ‘up front’ discount on your tuition fees charged by the Registered Training Organisation. All you need is a current valid CITB ID Card (got one? – Check your details are up to date. Not got one? Apply). A total of $1,400 over the course of the apprenticeship is available. You get the discount and the RTO claims the money back from the CITB.
Tuition Incentive Funding is a payment of up to $1,400 over the course of the apprenticeship, with a maximum payment cap of $500 in the first year.
If you are an eligible Apprentice/Trainee (click here to see if you are eligible) you are entitled to receive subsidies on your up-front training costs charged by your Registered Training Organisation (RTO).
Since January 2008, only authorised RTOs claim Tuition fees from the CITB on the Apprentice/Trainees behalf. This means the RTO will pass the support funding discount directly onto the Apprentice/Trainee at the point of payment.
Please note that:
- This payment is ONLY claimable after the Apprentice/Trainee has completed their probation period;
- Only one claim can be made per calendar year and all claims must be lodged and processed before the end of that calendar year.
Tuition funding includes:
- Apprentice enrolment fees (not current worker programs eg licenses)
- Specified approved codes and standards integral to the course:
- Plumbing and Gas Codes
- Electrical Code
Please note that claims will NOT be accepted for WORK BOOKS, TOOLS, CLOTHING or TRANSPORTATION costs.
To obtain Tuition Funding, you need to have a valid CITB ID Card, be studying in an eligible vocation, and have passed your probationary period.
Your authorised Registered Training Organisation (RTO) - listed below, will claim the tuition funding direct from the CITB, and pass these fees on in the form of an up-front discount on your enrolment fees.
List of CITB approved RTO’s who will provide the up-front Tuition Discounts:
Adelaide Training & Employment Centre, Ottoway
Careers Australia Institute of Training, Hindmarsh
Civil Train SA, Thebarton
Flexible Construction Training & Assessment, Holden Hill
Group Training Employment (South East Regional Group Apprenticeship Centre), Mount Gambier
Master Builders Association of SA Inc, Adelaide
MTC Training, Christies Downs
North East Vocations College, St Agnes
Plumbing, Electrical Electronic & Refrigeration Vocational Education Employment & Training Inc, Albert Park
TAFE SA, Gilles Plains Campus
TAFE SA, Regency Campus
TAFE SA, Marleston Campus
TAFE Regional, Murraylands
TAFE Regional, Whyalla
Training Prospects, Elizabeth East
Claiming
This function is only available to authorised RTOs.