Skip to content
 The Tasmanian Government has assumed a caretaker role ahead of the election for the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It is important during this time that Tasmanian Government resources are not used to communicate political material. As such, no political or election material will be placed on this site.

Skills Tasmania

Energising Tasmania Training Fund

Program name:Energising Tasmania Training Fund
Program open to:Endorsed RTOs
Program open date:11 September 2021
Program close date:THIS GRANT IS CURRENTLY CLOSED

Program purpose:

Provides subsidies to deliver nationally-recognised qualifications and skill sets to apprentices/trainees, existing workers or individuals wanting to work in the renewable energy and related sectors.

There are three streams of the Fund: Energising Tasmania - Existing Worker Fund, Energising Tasmania - Apprentice and Trainee Training Fund, Energising Tasmania - Transition Training Fund

1Overview

The Energising Tasmania Training Fund (ETTF) is a key output of the Project Agreement for Energising Tasmania (PDF).

The funding provides Endorsed RTOs fully subsidised training places to deliver nationally recognised qualifications to workers in areas of priority skills needed to support the Battery of the Nation initiative and more broadly energy, infrastructure and related sectors in Tasmania.

It is open to Endorsed RTOs working in partnership with employers to deliver the training.

The ETTF has three grant streams available to support the Energising Tasmania initiative:

  • Existing Worker Fund is designed to support existing workers to gain skills to work in the energy/infrastructure sectors.
  • Apprentice and Trainee Training Fund is available to support new and existing workers to gain new skills to work in the energy/infrastructure sectors.
  • Transition Training Fund is aimed at individuals who want to make a career transition into the energy/infrastructure sectors.

Skill Sets can be applied for under the Existing Worker Fund or Transition Training Fund.  The creation of a skill set must use unit or units from any of the qualifications on the ETTF list to create a function or job task required by the employer’s business.

A learner fee subsidy of up to $1000 per qualification is available.

Learner fee subsidies for skill sets can be requested by an RTO from $100 per unit to a maximum subsidy rate of $1000 per learner.

2Eligibility for the fund

Any Skills Tasmania endorsed RTO can apply for the Energising Tasmania Training Fund.

Endorsed RTOs will be required to meet the eligibility criteria associated with the three grant streams for the Energising Tasmania Training Fund:

  • Energising Tasmania – Apprentice and Trainee Training Fund
  • Energising Tasmania – Existing Worker Fund
  • Energising Tasmania – Transition Training Fund

The details for each application stream will be made available on this page upon opening of the funding round.

3Which qualifications are available to be funded and how much is the subsidy?

The approved qualifications for delivery and the published rate per approved place under the ETTF can be downloaded from Energising Tasmania Training Fund - Eligible Qualifications List - November 2022.

The published rate will be the same for all application streams.

Skill Sets

Skill Sets can be applied for under the ETTF Existing Worker Fund or Transition Training Fund.

Under the Existing Worker Fund, the creation of a skill set must use unit or units from any of the qualifications on the Fund list to create a function or job task required by the employer’s business.

For the Transition Training Fund, the creation of a skill set can be developed to meet a specific employer or employers need or a broader industry need.

4Applying for the Energising Tasmania Training Fund

ENERGISING TASMANIA TRAINING FUND - GRANT ROUND 2 IS NOW CLOSED.

This is a rolling grant for all grant streams, allowing applicants to submit their proposals in a responsive and timely manner.

The grant is available to Skills Tasmania endorsed RTOs to deliver qualifications and skill sets to learners who are employed in or wish to make a career transition into the defined industries found in the program guidelines.

Before starting an application, applicants must read the Energising Tasmania Training Fund - Grant Program Guidelines (PDF 632.1 KB).

Application forms

To apply for any of the three grant streams, applicants will need to use the relevant SmartyGrants online application form:

If this is the first time that you have used SmartyGrants, you will need to follow the instructions to become a registered user.

Through the application process there are references to documents and templates. The templates must be used.

Future rounds of the ET Fund will be revised on the basis of the evaluation of this round and as new information emerges on the skills priorities for the energy, infrastructure and related sectors in Tasmania.

Need more information?

Enquiries about the Energising Tasmania Training Fund should be directed to the Grant Program Manager on (03) 6165 6037 or by email at ettf@skills.tas.gov.au

For information about the broader Energising Tasmania Project, contact the Senior Project Officer on (03) 6165 6015 or ettf@skills.tas.gov.au

Related documents