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Smart and Skilled - Entitlement Full Qualification Student Information

Residents of New South Wales may be eligible for the Smart and Skilled Entitlement Full Qualification Program, a government initiative that helps reduce the cost of vocational training. Eligible students can complete certain courses for free or at a lower fee.

Envirotech Education is approved to deliver Smart and Skilled training in the Sydney Region for 2025–2026, offering the Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management under this program.

Our courses provide practical, industry-relevant skills to prepare students for careers in conservation and ecosystem management.

For further information, contact us or visit the Smart and Skilled website.

Eligibility

To be eligible for Smart and Skilled, you must:

Live or work in NSW, or
Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander who lives in a specific defined interstate NSW border area. You can check if your postcode qualifies in the current Smart and Skilled Student Eligibility Policy.

You must also:

Be at least 15 years old
No longer be in secondary education – except for homeschool students
Be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen, humanitarian visa holder or a partner visa holder whose sponsor is a humanitarian visa holder
Have a valid Unique Student Identifier (USI).

Approved Courses under the Smart and Skilled Entitlement Full Qualification Program

AHC31424 Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management