Skills Checkpoint Program
Are you aged over 40 and looking to re-skill?
The Australian Government, through its Skills and Training Incentive, is providing up to $2,200 (GST inclusive) to fund training to help mature age Australians to update their skills and remain in the workforce longer.
You are eligible for the Incentive if you:
- are aged over 40
- are an Australian citizen or permanent resident
- are currently employed OR recently unemployed (within the past 12 months) and not registered with an Australian Government employment services provider
- have completed a Skills Checkpoint assessment that identified training opportunities through the Skills Checkpoint for Older Workers Program (Program).
You can find out more information about the Incentive and the Program by:
- visiting skillscheck.com.au
- visiting the Department of Education, Skills and Employment’s website at https://www.dese.gov.au/skills-checkpoint-older-workers-program and https://www.dese.gov.au/skills-and-training-incentive; and
- contacting your local Program Provider, who can help you apply for the Program and potentially access the Incentive, using the details below:
| Organisation | States/territories in which the organisation delivers the program | Contact details |
| The BUSY Group Ltd | Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory | 13 BUSY (13 28 79) https://www.busyatwork.com.au/skills-checkpoint-program/ |
| VERTO Ltd | New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory | 1300 4 VERTO (1300 483 786) https://www.verto.org.au/our-services/skills-checkpoint |