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Free TAFE courses Ready for a career change or want to update your skills? Our Free TAFE courses are perfect for you.

Free TAFE courses offered at Holmesglen

Unlock your potential and achieve your career goals with our wide range of Free TAFE courses.

With Free TAFE, eligible students don't have to pay course tuition fees when they enrol.

Plus, the Victorian government has introduced the Free TAFE priority pathways initiative, which allows you to now complete multiple subsidised courses within the same occupational pathway; all for free – giving you more opportunity than ever before.

Our next intakes are open, and spots are filling. Apply today and discover how a Free TAFE course can inspire your next professional milestone.

Learn more about the Free TAFE program and check if you're eligible*.

*Students eligible for Free TAFE must still pay materials and activities fees, and any third-party costs.

See the list of Free TAFE courses available at Holmesglen below by study area.


Building and Construction

COURSE CODE  COURSE NAME
 22338VIC
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CPC20220
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 UEE22020
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 22470VIC
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 MSF20313
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 22569VIC
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CPC31420
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CPC40120
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 MEM40105
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 MEM40119MEM40119
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CPC40920
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CPC50220
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 


Community and Health Sciences

COURSE CODE  COURSE NAME
 HLT35021
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 HLT33115
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 HLT33115
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CHC33015
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 HLT43015
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CHC43115
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CHC43415
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CHC40413
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 22510VIC
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 22469VIC
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CHC43315
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 22594VIC
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CHC52015
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CHC52015
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 HLT54121
 FREE TAFE COURSE   


English, Education and Teacher Training

COURSE CODE  COURSE NAME
 CHC30121
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CHC40221
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 TAE40116
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CHC50121
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CHC50121
 FREE TAFE COURSE   
 CHC50121
 FREE TAFE COURSE   

Free TAFE Pathway Courses

Our Free TAFE Pathway courses give you the opportunity to do more than one course without paying tuition fees.
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Free TAFE for priority courses in Victoria

The Victorian Government's Free TAFE for priority courses is an opportunity for eligible students to study with greater convenience and peace-of-mind. If eligible, you will not pay course tuition fees for a free government course.

Free TAFE is designed to reduce the financial barrier for students wanting to train in courses that have a clear pathway to in-demand occupations in the Victorian economy.

We offer Free TAFE courses across nine study areas at Holmesglen - at a pre-apprenticeship, certificate, diploma or advanced diploma qualification level. These include non-apprenticeship courses and courses that provide pathways to apprenticeships (also called pre-apprenticeships).

Free TAFE courses eligibility

If you’re an Australian citizen or permanent resident; or a New Zealand citizen, you may be eligible to study a Free TAFE course in Victoria. You can access a Free TAFE course, if you are:

Victorian Residency

  • Physically present in the State of Victoria at all times at which you are undertaking the training and assessment.  

A Victorian who needs additional support

  • Unemployed and clients of the Jobs Victoria Employment Network
  • Retrenched workers
  • Automotive supply chain workers

Looking to change careers

Victorians who want to reskill, change careers, improve their employment prospects and/or meet the needs of local industries*.

*Subject to availability of TAFE places, and prioritised based on need.

You can access this free training initiative only once – even if you do not finish your chosen Free TAFE priority course.  So, it is important that you consider your free training choice carefully.  From 2023, students may be eligible to complete more than one Free TAFE course, if you are enrolling in a course that’s included in the Free TAFE Pathways initiative.

Free TAFE FAQs

Find out more about Free TAFE for priority courses.
View the Free TAFE FAQs

All information is correct at the time of printing but subject to change.

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