RTO 41462 · Nationally recognised training
Smart and Skilled
NSTI is an approved Smart and Skilled training provider in New South Wales, delivering nationally recognised qualifications at a reduced cost to eligible students.
Nationally recognised · RTO 41462
The Smart and Skilled program is a New South Wales Government initiative that helps people gain the skills and qualifications they need to find a job and advance their careers. It provides eligible students with fee subsidies, making nationally recognised training more affordable and accessible across a wide range of industries, including animal care and grooming.
As an approved Smart and Skilled training provider, the National Skills Training Institute can deliver subsidised qualifications and traineeships in NSW. This means students and employers can access high-quality, nationally recognised training with significantly reduced fees.
Under Smart and Skilled, eligible students can complete their traineeship with heavily subsidised training fees, gaining a nationally recognised qualification while learning on the job and developing practical, real-world skills.
Smart and Skilled has set eligibility rules. You generally need to meet all of the following.
These qualifications are available as funded traineeships at NSTI in New South Wales.
Entry point into the animal care industry.
The full animal care qualification.
The professional dog grooming qualification.
The dog trainer qualification.
We deliver funded traineeships across these regions.
Tell us where you are and what you would like to study, and we will let you know what funding you are likely to be eligible for.
Tell us where you are up to and we will come back to you with an honest answer, and we will check what you are likely to be eligible for.
