Deadline: 31-Dec-28
The Department of Education and Training is committed to skilling Territorians through engagement with Vocational Education and Training (VET), a nationally recognised qualification, skillset or units of competency in an aim to increase employment and economic outcomes.
Focus Areas
- The Skills NT grant is designed to be targeted and responsive for the delivery of VET and/or support for the delivery of VET in one or more of the defined focus areas:
- Supporting equity groups: helping to remove barriers by accessing skilled training for disadvantage groups.
- Creating skilling pathways: initiatives that give Territorians practical skills to help them obtain a job, apprenticeship or traineeship
- Building skills for industries and occupations that are in high demand: Initiatives that assist Territorians to upskill or reskilling existing workers in occupations or industries in high demand or affected by change
- Implementing innovative approaches to apprenticeship and training delivery
- Improving outcomes for Aboriginal Territorians
- Increasing the availability of training in regional and remote areas
Eligibility Criteria
- Grant applications demonstrating collaboration between registered training organisations, peak bodies and associations are particularly encouraged.
- Funding is available to organisations only.
- To be eligible for funding an organisation must
- be physically located and actively operating in the NT
- Types of organisations that are eligible for funding include:
- RTOs
- Peak bodies and associations
- Joint applications can be accepted, provided a lead applicant is identified to drive the program.
- Student Eligibility
- Applicants must be:
- a resident of the NT
- an Australian citizen, permanent Australian resident or a New Zealand citizen who has resided in Australia for a minimum of six months
- at least 15 years of age, be identified as disengaged from school and have the skills and capabilities to undertake training and to actively engage in employment, this excludes VET for secondary students
- Applicants must be:
Ineligibility Criteria
- The Skills NT grant funds cannot be used for:
- activity that can be funded by Australian Government or other NT Government grant programs
- capital expenditure
- recurrent activities
- core business
- supplementing funding in an existing project
- activity that provides, or may be perceived to provide, commercial advantage
- an established fee for service market
- development of NT Government or Australian Government employees.
For more information, visit Northern Territory Government.
