Smart and Skilled

Smart and Skilled is a NSW Government reform aimed at helping people in NSW get the skills they need to find a job and further their careers.

Smart and Skilled provides eligible students with:

• an entitlement to government-subsidised training up to and including Certificate III
• government funding for higher-level courses (Certificate IV and above) in targeted priority areas.

Under Smart and Skilled, people in NSW can choose from hundreds of government-subsidised qualifications from a range of training providers. To find out more about which courses are subsidised under Smart and Skilled, download the NSW Skills List. 

To look for a course that is funded under Smart and Skilled, click here.

For more information and the latest news on Smart and Skilled visit www.smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au

Smart and Skilled 2025

Smart and Skilled Update - 05 June 2025

Smart and Skilled Update - June 2025

Smart and Skilled Update - April 2025 

Smart and Skilled 2024

Smart and Skilled Update - November 2024 

Smart and Skilled Update - October 2024

Smart and Skilled Update - September 2024 

Smart and Skilled Update - August 2024 

Smart and Skilled Update - July 2024 

Smart and Skilled Update - June 2024 

Smart and Skilled Update No 228 - April 2024 

Smart and Skilled Update No 225 - 227 - March 2024 

Smart and Skilled Update No 221 - 224 - February 2024 

Smart and Skilled 2023

Smart and Skilled Update No 216 - October 2023 

Smart and Skilled Update No 213 - 214 - September 2023 

Smart and Skilled Update No 211 - 212 - August 2023

Smart and Skilled Update No 206 - 209 - June 2023

Smart and Skilled Update No 204 - 205 - May 2023

Smart and Skilled Update No 200 - 203 - April 2023

Smart and Skilled Update No 199 - March 2023 

Smart and Skilled Update No 192 - 198 - February 2023 

Smart and Skilled 2022

Smart and Skilled Update No 188 - 191 - December 2022

Smart and Skilled Update No 185 - 187 - November 2022

Smart and Skilled Update No 181 - 184 - October 2022

Smart and Skilled Update No. 174 - 177 - August 2022

- Hospitality qualifications added to the Skilling for Recovery Full Qualifications list
- Initiatives under the North Coast Education Flood Recovery Support package

Smart and Skilled Update No. 177 - July 15, 2022

- Skilling for Recovery – 7 Hospitality qualifications added.

Smart and Skilled Update 170 - 173 - July 2022

- NSW Skills List Update Version 13.1
- Smart and Skilled Prices and Fees Schedule Version 13.1
- Trade-Related Qualifications
- Winter Skills
- Version 4.0 S&S Policy on Non-apprenticeship pathways for trade-related qualifications


Smart and Skilled Update 167 - 169 - June 2022 

- NSW Skills List update
- Extension of Fee-Free Apprenticeship initiative
- Financial cap allocations for 2022-23.

Smart and Skilled Update 164 - 166 - May 2022

- S&S provider performance-based contracting and funding arrangements for 2022-2023
- NSW Skills List version 12.4
- Training Services NSW and Smart and Skilled websites decommissioned with redirects in place.

Smart and Skilled Update 155 – 158 - January 2022

- changes to funding arrangements for Skilling for Recovery
- financial cap review
- changes to the Skilling For Recovery Priority Part Qualifications List
- NSW Skills List update

For earlier Smart and Skilled editions please email nswitab@skillsiq.com.au