Concession Fee Application Form (Page 3 of 4) in pdf

CONCESSION FEE APPLICATION

Australian Agricultural Training

FORM

For tomorrows industry leaders

Government subsidised training, including Smart and Skilled

FEES AND CHARGES

• Fees are determined at time of enrolment. If your circumstances change after enrolment, this will

not change your fees, including your eligibility for a Concession Fee.

• Commencing study from 1 July 2015, a single Smart & Skilled Fee-Free Scholarship may be

available, in a financial year, to a student aged between 15yrs and 30yrs, and concession-eligible.

Two Scholarships are available to eligible students across 4 financial years, up to 30/6/2019.

• If you are living in social housing, or on the waitlist for NSW social housing, and meet the S&S Fee-

Free Scholarship eligibility criteria, you are guaranteed a Scholarship to start training. Definition for

NSW social housing at

• All Smart & Skilled and Australian Agricultural Training fees and charges are reviewed on a yearly

basis and are subject to change.

LIST OF APPROPRIATE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR APPLICATION

• A letter or Income Statement from the Department of Human Services (Centrelink) or the

Department of Veterans’ Affairs confirming that you are currently receiving the stated allowance or

your current Pensioner Concession Card (may be via a DHS/Centrelink Express Plus mobile app).

• The validation of your CRN with Centrelink as part of the enrolment process.

• Austudy approval for 2016.

• Evidence that the benefit provider currently accepts you as the dependant child, spouse or partner of

a beneficiary receiving a benefit or allowance at time of your enrolment.

NOTE 1: A Department of Human Services (Centrelink) Health Care Card is not acceptable proof of

current beneficiary status.

NOTE 2: Entitlement - in the context of this form means a Department of Human Services

(Centrelink) or Department of Veterans’ Affairs benefit, pension, payment or allowance.

NOTE 3: A letter from an Employment Services Provider/Job Seekers Agency is required to confirm

the status of Client and ‘long-term unemployed’

NOTE 4: for the purposes of Smart & Skilled Fee-Free Scholarships, NSW Social Housing is defined

as: • Public housing (owned/managed by the NSW government)

• Community housing (owned/or managed by community housing providers)

• Aboriginal housing (owned/or managed by the Aboriginal Housing Office and Aboriginal Community

Housing Providers)

• Crisis accommodation/supported accommodation (Specialist Homelessness Services) • Private

rental assistance managed by Housing NSW

Concession Fee Application form

26th February 2016

Version 1.0

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