Fee Free Training

Eligible Courses

Three nationally-recognised skill sets – 4-Day Swim Teacher by Royal Life Saving, 4-Day Pool Lifeguard and Aquatic Technical Operator – can be a springboard into the aquatic industry or a great way to up-skill. 

Each course can be used as credit towards further study or qualifications from the Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package, which is a pathway to a wider range of employment opportunities across the leisure and aquatic recreation industry.

Participant Eligibility Details

Students must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible for a free course. If you are enrolled at school and it is not during school holiday time periods, as stated below, you are not eligible even if you meet another criterion.

To be eligible for free training, reduced-fee qualifications or subsidised training, you must have left school, have your primary place of residence in Western Australia, and are either:

• an Australian citizen; or
• a permanent visa holder or holder of visa subclass 309, 444, 449, 785, 786, 790, or 820; or
• a dependant or spouse of the primary holder of a visa subclass 457 or 482; or
• a bridging visa holder who has made a valid application for a visa subclass 866; or
• a bridging visa E holder (subclasses 050 and 051) who has made a valid application for a visa subclass 785 or 790

First Nations people, young people, people out of work or receiving income support, unpaid carers, people with disability, and women facing economic insecurity are particularly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity for fee-free training.

Please note that existing worker trainees are not eligible for the fee-free arrangements.

To be eligible for the 4-day Swim Teacher or the 4-day Pool Lifeguard, students must be unemployed or under-employed.

If you are not eligible for the fee-free funding you may still enrol in the course by paying the following fees:

• 4-day Swim Teacher - $370
• 4-day Pool Lifeguard - $370
• Aquatic Technical Operator - $1060