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NSW Smart and Skilled Program

This training is subsidised by the NSW Government

LET Training is an Approved Training Provider Delivering NSW Smart and Skilled Training

NSW Smart and Skilled

Smart and Skilled is a reform of the NSW Vocational Education and Training System which provides participants with a great opportunity to obtain the necessary skills needed to pursue a career through government-subsidised training.

Smart and Skilled provides eligible students with:

  • an entitlement to government-subsidised training up to and including Certificate III
  • government funding for higher-level courses (Certificate IV and above) in targeted priority areas.
  • Apprenticeships and Traineeships
  • School-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (SBATs)

Under Smart and Skilled the NSW Government contributes to the cost of each course with the student paying the balance.

You may be eligible for FEE-FREE courses under the NSW and Australian Government Vocational Education and Training Initiative.

Further information about Smart and Skilled is available at https://smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au/


LET Training is approved provider to deliver the following subsidised training:

NSW Fee Free
Traineeship Program
This Training is subsidised by the NSW Government
Training under NSW Fee Free is fee free and fully funded by the NSW and Commonwealth governments.
NSW Trainees who are funded under Smart and Skilled, and commence subsidised training on or after 1 January 2020, are eligible for free training!
The NSW Department of Education will pay the student fee on behalf of trainees who fit the eligibility requirements below. The fee will be paid directly to the approved Smart and Skilled training provider.
The trainee or their employer will not be required to pay the fee.
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NSW Targeted Full Qualification
Subsidised Training
This Training is subsidised by the NSW Government
It is an NSW State initiative, providing training to obtain skills in priority and growth industries.
If you live or work in NSW, you have the opportunity to access a subsidised training course under NSW Smart and Skilled.
Smart and Skilled flexible eligibility rules make subsidised training open to eligible NSW residents, regardless of employment status and the qualifications you hold.
Now is the time to take up this opportunity. It’s time to get Smart and Skilled!
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Career Opportunities

We offer NSW funded training for skills, qualifications, and employment opportunities, catering to the following roles and positions across all industries and sectors:

  • Customer support officer
  • Corporate receptionist
  • Office all-rounder
  • Project administrator
  • Executive personal assistant
  • HR administrator
  • HR generalist
  • HR manager
  • Team leader/supervisor
  • Frontline manager
  • Operations Officer
  • Middle level manager/leader
  • WHS officer
  • WHS administrator
  • WHS coordinator

Study at LET Training

We are proud of our dedicated team of trainers who provide support five days a week. They are committed to helping our students succeed and are available to provide guidance, answer questions, and assist with any challenges that may arise during the course of study.

When you apply to enrol our course, advisory team will call you immediately and guide you through to finish the enrolment process.

We do not have structured enrolment intake dates, giving you the ability to decide when you want to start your study program.

You can enrol and start at any time!

We are committed to seeing you through your course. To ensure you have the best chance of successfully completing your course, the following entry and study requirements apply.

  • Satisfy the qualification Entry Requirements as applicable.
  • Have access to a fully functional computer loaded with a web browser, web camera and appropriate software applications to read PDF files and produce documents (using Microsoft Suite); and
  • Have reliable internet access; and
  • Have a valid email account and a telephone with a valid telephone number for learning and assessment communication, support session; and
  • Participating in interactive assessment activities and interviews as required.

Skills needed for study:

  • Language and literacy skills at a level that enables you to read, interpret, communicate and apply a range of information and data, to write reports and other business documents for a variety of audiences, and to present and address issues.
  • Numeracy skills at a level that enables you to plan and manage time, resources and budgets, to read and understand workplace figures, statistics and measurements, and to solve routine workplace and operational problems.
  • Technology skills to conduct online research using a web browser and to use a variety of software applications to send emails with attachments, participate in web based communications, read PDF files, produce documents, analyse information and data.
  • Research skills to be able to research information and data from a variety of sources.
  • Attention to details to successfully complete all assessment tasks to the required published standard.
  • Once your enrolment is approved, we will set up your online learning account and give the login details to access to your course materials 24/7. You will have the completed flexibility to choose when and where you study.
  • You will be assigned with a dedicated trainer, who will be your main point of contact and assistance with your ongoing study.
  • You will be provided with a Study Plan with a clear goal of when your subjects are to be completed.
  • Your trainer will contact you weekly for the first 4 weeks and will contact you monthly after the first 4 weeks to ensure you are on track and comfortable with online learning.
  • You will also be supported by our Student Support team who will be supporting you in booking support sessions, coordinating with online learning account technical support and enquiries.
  • Study online – not alone and be supported every step of the way!
  • Start and study anytime of anywhere – completed flexible mode.
  • You will be invited to participate in live or recorded webinar tutorials facilitated by our trainers.
  • You will continue to receive regular phone calls and emails to check your progress and offer help. If we see you getting behind, we will increase our efforts to contact you to ensure you are getting the help you need.

Our assessments are thorough but are self-paced and help is only a phone call or email away.
Activities that you are asked to do are practical and based on simulated workplace experiences and needs.

Upon enrolment, you will be provided with detailed assessment task specifications and activities specific to the relevant unit of competency (via the Learning Management System). For example, you may be required to:

  • Complete projects and/or portfolios of evidence;
  • Answer a series of knowledge-based short answer questions;
  • Participate in interviews and/or interactive activities in a simulated business environment.

You will be required to submit your evidence for evaluation to the assessor, who will continue to maintain contact with you during the assessment decision-making process. You will also be provided with opportunities to adjust and resubmit your assessments based on the assessor’s feedback.

You will have a Study Plan and we will help you keep to it so that you end up with the qualification that you deserve as quickly as is feasible.

More information about NSW Smart and Skilled

Smart And Skilled Fee Administration Policy

For current Smart and Skilled Fee Administration policy and more information about the training programs, please click this link: https://www.nsw.gov.au/education-and-training/resources/smart-and-skilled-fee-administration-policy

Contact details for Smart and Skilled

For Smart and Skilled student and employer enquiries call 1300 772 104, or email smartandskilled.enquiries@det.nsw.edu.au.

Website: www.education.nsw.gov.au/skills-nsw.