Binnacle Training: An Approved Skills Assure Supplier (SAS)

Binnacle Training is an approved Skills Assure Supplier (SAS) for the Queensland Government’s Vocational Education and Training in Schools (VETiS) funding program. We are approved to deliver the nationally recognised qualification SIS20122 Certificate II in Sport and Recreation as a VETiS-funded qualification for 2026.

The VET in Schools (VETiS) Funding Program

The VET in Schools (VETiS) program is funded by the Queensland Government through the Department of Trade, Employment and Training (DTET) to support secondary school students in Years 10, 11 and 12.

• Purpose: The program enables students to undertake nationally recognised VET qualifications funded by DTET while at school.
• Focus: VETiS covers training fees for VET courses on the Queensland Subsidised Training List that are aligned with jobs and skills in demand, helping students prepare for employment and further training opportunities.
• Entitlement: Under the VETiS funding program, eligible students can access funding to complete one VETiS qualification on the Queensland Subsidised Training List during their time in secondary school.

Information for Students

General Training Pathway

Binnacle Training is approved to deliver the SIS20122 Certificate II in Sport and Recreation qualification using a general training pathway which is designed to prepare students to transition from school to work or further VET training.

Eligibility Requirements

To access a VETiS funded training place under the general training pathway, a school student must:

• Be enrolled in a Queensland school in Years 10, 11 or 12;
• Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or an Australian permanent resident, or hold an eligible visa (i.e., not be an international secondary exchange student in Queensland);
• Not already be enrolled in a Qualification funded by DTET including a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship;
• Not have previously completed a Qualification funded by DTET under VETis or a similar program; and
• Have a genuine interest in pursuing a post-school vocational occupation.

Please see the VETiS 2026 Summary of Eligibility provided by the Department of Trade, Employment and Training.

Co-contribution Fees (Fee-Free)

Eligible students who choose to utilise the VETiS funding program do not have to pay any student or co-contribution fees. The Queensland Government covers the cost by paying the SAS so students can do the training for free.

Information for Schools

Invoicing

For students who meet the VETiS funding eligibility requirements and choose to use their VETiS funding allocation with Binnacle for the SIS20122 Certificate II in Sport and Recreation, the school will not be invoiced the corresponding participant fee ($395.00 pp) for these students.

Student Choice

During completion of the Pre-Enrolment Pack, students who meet the eligibility criteria will choose whether they want to access the VETiS funding subsidy for the SIS20122 Certificate II in Sport and Recreation.

Where students are eligible and ‘opt-in’, a student acknowledgement and teacher acknowledgement will need to be completed to confirm that the student has been adequately informed about VETiS funding availability and that VETiS information has also been supplied to the student’s parents/guardians in the form of Binnacle’s Parent Acknowledgement.

Prior to reporting the qualification as VETis, Binnacle Administration will confirm the eligibility and student choice with the school VET Coordinator/Manager.

Students can choose not to access the VETiS funding subsidy for the SIS20122 Certificate II in Sport and Recreation in which case, they will be reported as Fee-For-Service and a participant fee ($395.00) will be invoiced to the school.

Delivery Locations

Binnacle Training is approved to deliver the SIS20122 Certificate II in Sport and Recreation under the VETiS Funding Program in the following regions: