NSW Smart and Skilled
NSW SMART AND SKILLED
Smart and Skilled is a reform of the NSW Vocational Education and Training (VET) system. It’s helping people in NSW get the skills they need to find a job and advance their careers.
Link to the NSW Smart and Skilled Website
Please also head to the NSW Vocational Education and Training page for more information
Am I Eligible?
You are eligible If you are:
– 15 years old or over, and
– No longer at school, and
– Living or working in NSW (or an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person living in specific NSW border areas), and
– An Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, Australian humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen
or
– A NSW apprentice or trainee
You may be eligible to enrol in a government-subsidised course with an approved Smart and Skilled training provider.
Linked 2 is offering the following qualification under NSW Smart and Skilled:
Before you enrol
The following documents give you further important information about your study with Linked 2 under NSW Smart & Skilled including privacy, consumer protection information, deferral or discontinuance of training, students’ rights and obligations, access to support and assistance and contact details for various support services.
– Student Handbook
– Rights and Responsibilities
– Job prospects etc
– Evidence of eligibility and student declaration
– Am I Eligible for a NSW Security Licence?
Notification of Enrolment Process
Enrolment Process for NSW Smart and Skilled Funded Courses (including Notification of Enrolment Process)
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1. Find a course or unit you would like to study
2. Check your eligibility for fee-free training
3. Read the Linked 2 Student Handbook
4 . Advise Linked 2 whether you have special/specific needs or any other circumstances that may affect your learning
5. Complete the Eligibility for Funding Questionnaire (Linked 2 will verify your eligibility for fee-free training under the Skilling for Recovery initiative)
Or fill it out below:
6. Apply for your Unique Student Identifier
The process of getting a USI:
- Have a valid form of ID
- Go to the USI Registry System
- Agree to the terms and conditions
- Select Create USI.
- Select your evidence of identity document.
- Enter your personal details exactly as they appear on your form of ID.
- If the name you use for business or official purposes is not the name on your form of ID, you can choose to enter this in the preferred name field.
- Enter your contact details, including at least two contact methods.
- Confirm your identity. The USI Registry System will check and confirm your identity using the ‘Documentation Verification Service’ (DVS).
- Secure your account with a USI password and check questions.
7. Enrolment with Linked 2
A. Confirm your eligibility by providing the required documentation
B. Complete the enrolment form and advise Linked 2 whether you wish to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning and/or Credit Transfer
A link to the enrolment form for your chosen course will be provided by the Linked 2 office
Click here to download the Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy
Click here to download the Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Application
C. Read the Fee Information, Student Information, Consumer Protection
Click here to download the Privacy Policy and Procedure
Smart and Skilled Fee Administration Policy
Click here to download the Deferring or Discontinuing Training Policy
Click here to download the Deferring or Discontinuing Training Application Form
Click here to download Support and Assistance
D. Linked 2 will notify the student of any Third Party arrangements
At present, Linked 2 has no Third Party Arrangements
E. Sign the Smart and Skilled Consent form
F. Sign the Student Declaration
G. Linked 2 completes and issues a Notification of Enrolment process through the NSW Government State Training Services website (STS Online), obtains a Commitment ID and confirms the fee payable and notifies the student.
H. Undertake the Language, Literacy and Numeracy assessment
Your Linked 2 Assessor will arrange this with you