Government funded courses are available in Melbourne for students who aspire to serve the community by helping people. The courses offered overall grooming of a candidate in order to transform him/her into a proficient trainer or educator. Hammond Institute is also providing certificate courses to become professionals in the desired field. You can visit their website for more details.

2. About Hammond Institute
Hammond Institute Pty
Ltd (TOID 90720) is a
Registered Training
Organization which has
been delivering quality
training since 2001.
Hammond Institute works
with community, industry
and employers to develop
and deliver innovative
training that equip people
for jobs.

3. Hammond Institute Offers
• Nationally recognized qualifications
• Custom-designed short courses and skill
sets
• Training needs analysis
• Hammond Institute training and
assessment is only delivered by trainers
and assessors

4. Government Funding
• Now is the ideal time to
make a start on gaining new
skills, or upgrading your
existing skills, to help you
get the job you want.
• The Skills First funding
makes vocational training
more accessible to people
who do not hold a post-
school qualification, or who
want to gain a higher level
qualification than they
already hold.

5. • There are now number of government-
subsidized training places available to people
who meet the eligibility criteria.

6. Eligibility for Government
Funded Training
• To be eligible for a government-
subsidized training, you must be:
• an Australian citizen
• an Australian Permanent Resident
(holder of a permanent visa)
• a New Zealand citizen

7. • and any of the following:
– under 20 years of age (as at 1 January in
the year of commencement of training) and
seeking to enroll in nationally recognized
training; or
– over 20 years of age (as at 1 January in the
year of commencement of training) and
seeking to enroll in nationally recognized
training in a Foundation Skills List course; or
– over 20 years of age (as at 1 January in the
year of commencement of training) and
seeking to enroll in nationally recognized
training as an Apprentice (not Trainee); or

8. – over 20 years of age (as at 1 January in the
year of commencement of training) and
seeking to enroll in training in the Victorian
Certificate of Education or the Victorian
Certificate of Applied Learning (Intermediate
or Senior); or
– over 20 years of age (as at 1 January in the
year of commencement of training) and
seeking to enroll in nationally recognized
training in a course that is at a higher
qualification level than the highest
qualification held at the time of the
scheduled commencement of training

9. • In addition an individual is only eligible
to:
– commence a maximum of two government
subsidized courses in a calendar year. Where
an individual is enrolled in a course(s) that is
scheduled to commence at a later date in
that calendar year, this course(s) must be
counted for the purpose of this clause when
assessing eligibility;
– undertake a maximum of two government
subsidized courses at any one time;

10. • commence a maximum of two
government subsidized courses at the
same level within the Australian
Qualifications Framework (AQF) in
their lifetime; and
• commence a maximum of two
government subsidized accredited
courses with the title ‘Course in…’ in
their lifetime.

11. Apprentice/Trainee
What is an Apprenticeship or
traineeship?
A traineeship is a training contract
between an employer and an employee
in which the apprentice/trainee learns
the occupation or trade. A traineeship
can be undertaken on a full time or part
time basis and can be used to learn new
skills and or further develop skills
industry.

12. Traineeships include structured, off-
the-job training or workplace based
training organized. Successful
completion will lead to trainees
receiving a nationally recognized
qualification.

13. Eligibility Requirements for
Apprentice/Trainee
• employed in Victoria in either a full time or
part time capacity under an award or
registered agreement;
• undertaking an Approved Training Scheme;
• a signatory to a Training Contract with their
employer which is registered with the VRQA;
• a signatory, jointly with the employer and the
RTO, to a Training Plan; and

14. • involved in paid work and Structured
Training, either workplace based or off-the
job.
Whether an individual is an Apprentice or a
Trainee depends on how the qualification
they are undertaking is designated in the
relevant Approved Training Scheme.
Information on current Approved Training
Schemes can be found at:
http://www.vrqa.vic.gov.au/apptrain/Pages/
schemes.aspx

15. Hammond Support
Hammond Institute provides you with strong
mentoring support:
• Access to trainers and assessors 24/7 throughout your
training
• Trainers and assessors recognize the challenges of
training and life challenges and can support you with
time management skills to enable you to fit your
training commitments into your every-day life style.
• Hammond Institute is committed to supporting ALL
participants to complete their qualification and support
them into a work placement.

16. Contact Us
Postal Address:
Level 1, 243 Lonsdale St, Dandenong 3175
Phone:
03 9533 6504, 0449 669 544
Email:
info@hammond.edu.au
Website:
www.hammond.edu.au