Financial Assistance

Financial Assistance

If you are seeking financial assistance for your education there are several opportunities available to you.

Productivity Places Program

Cengage Education is approved to deliver training to eligible job seekers, under Productivity Places Program, an Australian Government initiative.

If you are currently unemployed, over 15 years of age, and an Australian citizen or permanent resident, you could be eligible to undertake training designed to improve your career prospects.

For more information, visit our Productivity Places page, or call one of our Course Advisors on 1300 853 033 today.

Parents Return to Work Program – Victorian residents.

The Returning to Earning program is an initiative of the Victorian Government, administered by AMES. The program provides a grant of up to $1,000, to assist parents planning to return to work after an absence caring for dependent children. The Returning to Earning program extends and expands the highly successful Parents Returning to Work program and addresses two priorities of the Victorian Government: supporting people back into training and work, and broadening and deepening skills.

Studying a course under the program with Cengage Education, enables parents to improve their work-related skills and earning potential in their spare time, with no related childcare and traveling expenses potentially associated with attending a face-to-face training provider. Additionally, all learning materials, including textbooks, are included in the course fee.

For further information regarding available courses, eligibility and how to obtain a Parents Returning to Earning grant, contact one of our Course Advisors on 1300 853 033 or send us an email. You can also learn more about the program by visiting the Parents Returning to Earning website at www.parentsreturntowork.net.au .

Our trained course advisors can assist you to determine if you are eligible for this assistance.

Just call 1300 853 033 or contact us via email

Traineeships

Traineeships combine employment with structured training, leading to a nationally recognised qualification.

Businesses benefits

• Your staff are trained to your business needs
• You can select from a wide range of training programs
• We offer flexible off-campus learning
• We supply all course related tuition, mentoring, library, assessment, comprehensive study materials in hard copy or digital formats and prescribed textbooks
• Your business may be eligible to receive a range of financial incentives

Student benefits

• You can earn while you learn, and you’ll gain a nationally recognised qualification
• Your traineeship forms the basis for increased employability and earning potential
• Your qualifications can enable you to articulate into higher level learning
• Your study is framed around your personal and professional commitments
• We supply all course related tuition, mentoring, library, assessment, comprehensive study materials in hard copy or digital formats and prescribed textbooks

For more information, email business@cengage.com or contact Michelle Venditti on 1300 853 044.

Austudy and Abstudy

Many Cengage Education courses are Austudy/Abstudy approved. Austudy and Abstudy are forms of financial assistance available for students who meet the eligibility requirements. You will need to apply directly to your Centrelink or JobNetwork Member office to receive these benefits.

Centrelink Telephone Numbers