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QLD Career Start

It’s your time to grow with our Career Start courses. Career Start is a Queensland Government-funded initiative.

The Queensland Government’s Career Start program helps Queenslanders gain the skills and support needed to start their career, move into more skilled roles, or progress into full-time employment.

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KCA Education is a Skills Assure Supplier (SAS) approved to deliver Career Start-funded qualifications at our training locations in Queensland.

List of Career Start & Career Boost courses and fees

For up-to-date information about Skills Assure Programs students can visit the following websites:

Important information

  • Course pricing and availability are subject to change without notice.
  • For more information on this program, you can download the Queensland Government Career Start fact sheet here.
  • Once you complete a qualification through Career Start, you will not be eligible for another general pathway qualification under this program.
  • You may also be asked to complete a short Department of Trade, Employment and Training (DTET) survey after completing or discontinuing your course.

Payment terms

  • Concession students must pay the entire fee by induction date or the first day of course commencement (whichever comes first) or make arrangements for a direct debit payment plan to be finalised prior to induction date or first day of course commencement (whichever comes first).
  • Non-concession students must pay 50% deposit of total fee by induction date or the first day of course commencement (whichever comes first) or make arrangements for a direct debit payment plan to be finalised prior to induction date or first day of course commencement (whichever comes first).
  • For information on how we process our fees and our refunds please download and read our Fees and Refund policy here.

To access a subsidised training place under Career Start, a student must meet the following criteria:

  • aged 15 years or older;
  • not be a school student;
  • permanently reside in Queensland;
  • be an Australian citizen, or Australian permanent resident (includes humanitarian entrant), or a temporary resident with the right visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency, or a New Zealand citizen;
  • not already have a certificate III or higher qualification completed within the last 10 years (qualifications completed as a school student and foundation skills qualifications do not count);
  • not be enrolled in another qualification, even if it is on hold or deferred, whether funded by DTET or not (foundation skills qualifications do not count).

Concessional students may qualify for reduced fees if you:

  • hold a Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card, or Veteran Concession Card (or are a named dependent/partner)
  • identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
  • have a disability
  • are under 17, not at school, and have not completed Year 12
  • are an adult prisoner

Students experiencing serious financial hardship may also qualify for a full fee exemption.

For more information on this program you can visit the Queensland Government’s Career Start web page.

To begin your enrolment please click here

A Unique Student Identifier (USI) number is a unique number that is allocated to students studying nationally recognised Vocational Educational Training (VET) in Australia. This is a government initiative that enables you to access all of your training records and results from the one location allowing you to provide proof of qualification to any potential employer. USI’s are mandatory to anyone wanting to complete nationally recognised training.

If you forgot or lost your USI number please call

  • Student Support 1800 078 839  and fill out a Release of Information form and supply ID or
  • Skilling Australia on 1300 856 007