Funded Courses

Students may be eligible for a funded course at Stanley College if they have left school, and their primary place of residence is in Western Australia, and they are either:

• an Australian citizen; or
• a permanent visa holder; or
• holders of a subclass 300, 309, 444, 445, 449, 461, 785, 786, 790, or 820 visa;
• secondary holders of a temporary visa of sub-class 188, 457, 482, 489, 491 or 494 visa;
• holders of a Bridging Visa E (subclasses 050 and 051) where the visa holder has made a valid application for a visa of subclass 785 or 790;
• holders of a bridging visa who are eligible to work, and who have made a valid application for a visa of subclass 866.

Eligibility Criteria

 WR  WR Participation – Work Readiness Program (Job Seeker)

To be eligible for the program, students must be unemployed or under-employed< and able to access mainstream training. Students must:

• Have a written referral from a Participation Referral Agent for Job Seekers; OR
• Be referred by themselves, another agency, or recruited by the Service Provider.

< Underemployed is an individual working less than 20 hours a week with one or across multiple employers.

Concession Eligibility Status^

The following students are eligible for a concession rate on fees (for training up to Certificate IV level):

• Persons and dependents of persons holding:
  • A Pensioner Concession Card; OR
  • A Repatriation Health Benefits Card issued by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; OR
  • A Health Care Card.
• Persons and dependents of persons in receipt of services from the following Commonwealth support or employment services programs:
  • Workforce Australia; OR
  • Parent Pathways.
• Persons and dependants of persons in receipt of AUSTUDY or ABSTUDY.
• Persons and dependants of persons in receipt of the Youth Allowance.
• Persons and dependants of persons who are inmates of a custodial institution.
• Secondary school-aged persons, not enrolled at school.

^Notes
Concession rates do not apply to Diploma courses (unless otherwise specified).

Call Stanley College at (08) 6371 9999 OR email info@stanleycollege.edu.au OR contact your Case Manager at your Jobactive provider or approved broker.

Please note that completion of the Stanley College application form does not guarantee enrolment or funding. Enrolment is dependent on funding being confirmed and the student’s ability to meet the eligibility criteria.

• Vocational courses starting from $0.00 per hour

Note – Eligibility criteria apply
Stanley College also offers full-fee courses.
Please visit our website https://www.stanleycollege.edu.au/ OR contact us at 08 6371 9999 for information.
Additional information on Jobs and Skills WA is available from https://www.dtwd.wa.gov.au/jswa

Student Tuition Fees

The Student tuition fees are indicative only and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply, such as resource fees and other fees. These must be charged in accordance with the Fees and Charges Policy. Eligibility criteria apply. Prices as per the VET Fees and Charges Policy 2026.

Fee Waiver

Student fees may be waived for applicants with severe financial hardship. Stanley College may waive all fees and charges for students they assess as being in severe financial hardship for:

• courses below diploma level; and
• concession-eligible Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses.

For more information, please contact Stanley College at (08) 6371 9999.

Participation- Work-Readiness program (Job Seeker)

Course Eligible for Fee Free
Students who enrol through the FEE FREE Program on or before 31 December 2026 are entitled to the fee-free arrangement each year over the entire duration of the course.

Course Eligible for Targeted Fee Relief
The annual maximum course fees (cap) for these courses are:

• Concession: $400 (to be eligible for the course cap, students must have concession status)
• Non-Concession (Youth): $400 (to be eligible for the course cap, students must be aged 15-24 years old)
• Non-Concession: $1200

# This course includes mandatory Work-Based Training
## This course includes mandatory Clinical Work Placement
> Course Duration includes holidays
^ Concession Information
* Additional Costs Commercial Cookery –

• Resource Fee: includes uniform and any consumables that are essential to the course or unit of study (supplied by Stanley College);
• Toolkit Fee: includes the Chef’s ‘Toolkit’. Where a student chooses to purchase the Chef’s ‘Toolkit’ independently, all mandatory items must be purchased as per the Stanley College Chef’s Toolkit Purchase List. This charge is specific to the SIT30821 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery and SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management (Direct Entry).

**Nursing Resource Fees

Government funded students studying the HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing are required to pay resource fees to cover their workbook, uniform and any consumables that are essential to the course or unit of study (supplied by Stanley College). The table below details a breakdown of applicable resource fees payable:

*Where a student withdraws from the HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing course, the resource Fee related to the Lab Consumables, will be refunded for any incomplete terms (the lab consumables are charged at $100 per term completed). For a full breakdown of lab consumable charges, please click this link.