This Schedule establishes shared funding arrangements between the Commonwealth and the States to deliver Fee-Free TAFE Tranche 1 and 2 places in agreed areas of priority, enhanced infrastructure and the Fee-Free Construction and pre-apprenticeship places.
Through Fee Free TAFE, support will be available for priority groups including First Nations Australians, young people (17-24), people out of work or receiving income support, unpaid carers, women facing economic insecurity, women undertaking study in non-traditional fields, people with disability and certain categories of visa holders.
This agreement will put TAFE at the centre of VET, while recognising varied State delivery contexts and recognises the commitment of all jurisdictions to address housing supply and to increase the pipeline of skilled workers to the construction industry.
