Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00043:clause:1_28b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00043
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 28B
Character Range: 3823–6080

28B  Approved training courses for training supplement
 (1) The Secretary may approve a training course for training supplement for a person if:
 (a) subsection (2) applies in relation to the person; and
 (b) subsection (3) applies in relation to the course; and
 (c) the Secretary is satisfied that the person will meet the requirements set out in paragraph (4)(a) or (b).
 (2) This subsection applies in relation to the person if:
 (a) the person has not completed the final year of secondary school or an equivalent level of education; or
 (b) the person:
 (i) has been awarded a VET qualification accredited at Certificate I, Certificate II, Certificate III or Certificate IV level in the Australian Qualifications Framework; and
 (ii) is not studying for, and has not been awarded, a qualification accredited at diploma level or higher in the Australian Qualifications Framework.
 (3) This subsection applies in relation to the course if:
 (a) the course lasts not more than 12 months; and
 (b) the course:
 (i) is accredited at Certificate I, Certificate II, Certificate III or Certificate IV level in the Australian Qualifications Framework; or
 (ii) in the Secretary's opinion, is equivalent to a course accredited at any of those levels; and
 (c) in a case where paragraph (2)(b) applies in relation to the person, the course:
 (i) leads to a qualification that, in the Australian Qualifications Framework, is directly related to, and at a higher level than, the person's VET qualification; or
 (ii) would, in the Secretary's opinion, enhance the person's prospects of employment by allowing the person to acquire skills in a trade or field other than the trade or field covered by the person's VET qualification.
 (4) The requirements referred to in paragraph (1)(c) are that:
 (a) the person will be a full‑time student in respect of the course within the meaning given by section 569C; or
 (b) if the person has a partial capacity to work or is the principal carer of at least one child—the person will undertake a number of hours of study per week in respect of the course as is reasonable in the person's circumstances.
 (5) In this section:
Australian Qualifications Framework has the meaning given by the Higher Education Support Act 2003.