Frequently Asked Questions

Payment of the study materials is due on enrolment with a minimum of 20% of the course fee. Payment plan options are available; your enrolment officer will assist you in this area.

It is up to the employer. Some employers pay, others do not give the employee that option, others use the government incentives to pay towards the fees. This is entirely up to each employer.

You may be eligible to apply for RPL if you have evidence of knowledge and skills achieved that meet the competency requirements of your chosen qualification. Applicants may be awarded full or partial qualifications based on their RPL assessment. If you have previous qualifications, work, or life experiences and would like to discuss your eligibility further, be sure to mention it in your pre-enrolment interview.

Yes, in some industries this is acceptable, particularly in children’s services where a staff member can be employed to work with children without qualifications, as long as they start their traineeship immediately. This is then called ‘working towards’. It is vital for the employer to understand their workplace regulations for their industry.

Once you have permission from your workplace, you can contact Cire Training to discuss your options further. Cire will make an appointment with you and your employer to discuss the process. If you and your employer agree to proceed, we will provide you with the paperwork to ensure that your employer receives their incentives within 6 months if they are eligible.

No, they can only do the traineeship in the industry that they are employed in.

No, as long as you are working in the industry that you are obtaining qualifications for.

The employer is entitled to incentives to compensate for the trainee. To be eligible, the trainee has to be a new employee based on the following: Full-time (0–3 months), Part-time (0–12 months). For more information on traineeship incentives, contact your local apprenticeship centre.

Firstly, you need to be working in the industry that you are wanting to do the traineeship in. You must be employed permanent part-time for a minimum of 13 hours per week.

This depends on the qualification that you wish to undertake as a traineeship. All traineeships are a minimum of 6 months in duration. You will work with your Trainer/Assessor to establish the length of time it may take for you to complete the traineeship.

There are a few criteria that you need to consider for the employee: They need to be a Resident of Australia, holding a green Medicare card; No higher qualifications than the one they are wanting to do as a trainee; The staff member cannot be casually employed; Employee needs to be employed a minimum of 13 hours per week permanent part-time to full-time; Newly employed.

Cire can organise the whole sign-up.

Yes, Cire has had trainees sign up to do a Certificate III; once they finished, they sign up to do a Diploma in the same industry.