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VET in Schools (VETiS)

VETiS is funded by the Queensland Government through the Department of Trade, Employment and Training (DTET).  This program helps school students

  • Build job-ready skills and gain the confidence needed to pursue their career goals
  • Earn a nationally recognised vocational qualification
  • Access further training or employment opportunities after graduation.
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What is VET in Schools (VETis)

VETiS supports secondary school students in Year 10, 11 or 12 to undertake VET qualifications funded by DTET while they are still at school. This training can be undertaken as part of their school studies through a general training pathway or in a workplace as a school-based apprentice or trainee.
Under VETiS, a student may access a subsidised training place through a general training pathway and/or an apprenticeship/traineeship (SATs).

Find out if you are eligible to start your qualification under the VETiS

CHECK FUNDING ELIGIBILITY

Courses

You can now complete the following courses with Foundation Training Australia at a nominal cost under the Certificate 3 Guarantee:

Eligible Programs

Building & Construction
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Certificate II in Construction Pathways
CPC20220
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Certificate I in Construction
CPC10126
Horticulture
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Certificate II in Parks and Gardens
AHC20624
Civil
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Certificate II in Resources and Infrastructure Work Preparation

Eligibility?

General Training Pathway To access a funded training place under VETiS, in a general training pathway, a school student must:

  • Be a student enrolled in Years 10, 11 or 12 in a Queensland secondary school);
  • Not be an international secondary school exchange student;
  • Not have already completed a certificate I or II VETiS qualification funded by DTET;
  • Have a genuine interest in pursuing a post school vocational occupation.

School Based Apprenticeship/Traineeship Pathway School students can only undertake apprenticeships and traineeships through a registered SAT.
To be eligible to receive government subsidised training, the school based apprentice or trainee must:

    • Have entered into a Contract (training contract) for a qualification funded by DTET and be registered on DTET’s training database, and;
    • Not have already completed or be enrolled in a SAT.

Note: A student can only undertake two funded apprenticeship/traineeship qualifications across the suite of core programs: VETiS; Career Start and Career Boost, within a 10-year period. A SAT uses one of these entitlements.

Student Contribution Fees

School students do not have to pay any student or co-contribution fees for the VETiS 2026 program.
The Queensland Government covers the cost by paying the SAS so students can do the training for free.

Refund Policy

For our refund policy, please refer to the policies section of our website, here.

Foundation Training Australia Delivery Locations for VETiS:
Aurukun (S), Balonne (S), Burke (S), Banana (S), Barcaldine (R), Barcoo (S), Blackall-Tambo (R), Boulia (S), Brisbane (C), Bulloo (S), Bundaberg (R), Burdekin (S), Yarrabah (S), Wujal Wujal (S), Woorabinda (S), Cairns (R), Carpentaria (S), Cassowary Coast (R), Central Highlands (R), Gympie (R), Winton (S), Whitsunday (R), Weipa (T), Townsville (C), Torres (S), Toowoomba (R), Tablelands (R), Torres Strait Island (R), Western Downs (R), Mackay (R), Mapoon (S), Maranoa (R), Mareeba (S), McKinlay (S), Moreton Bay (C), Murweh (S), Mount Isa (C), Mornington (S), Napranum (S), Noosa (S), North Burnett (R), Northern Peninsula Area (R), Palm Island (S), Paroo (S), Pormpuraaw (S), Logan (C), Longreach (R), Etheridge (S), Diamantina (S), Doomadgee (S), Douglas (S), Flinders (S), Fraser Coast (R), Gladstone (R), Gold Coast (C), Goondiwindi (R), Hinchinbrook (S), Hope Vale (S), Ipswich (C), Isaac (R), Kowanyama (S), Redland (C), Richmond (S), Rockhampton (R), Scenic Rim (R), Somerset (R), South Burnett (R), Southern Downs (R), Sunshine Coast (R), Charters Towers (R), Cherbourg (S), Cloncurry (S), Cook (S), Croydon (S), Livingstone (S), Lockhart River (S), Lockyer Valley (R), Quilpie (S)