Vocational education and training scholarships

Autism Academy for Software Quality Assurance student scholarship program

Individuals with autism often bring unique and valuable skills to the workplace. The ability displayed by a number of individuals with autism for extreme attention to detail, appreciation of predictability and capacity to focus is valuable to the ICT industry, particularly for software development, testing and cybersecurity.

The Autism Academy for Software Quality Assurance, the Autism Association of Western Australia and the Department of Training and Workforce Development are working together to deliver a scholarship program to harness the unique skills of people on the Autism spectrum or with related conditions. 

• Up to $2,500 per recipient, funded by the Department, is available to cover the fees of eligible students to study IT, programming, cybersecurity or software development courses at Certificate IV and Diploma levels. 
• The scholarship will meet the cost of course fees up to $2,500 per student. 

Women in Non-Traditional Trades Scholarship

WiNTT will provide 400 scholarships to women, with 100 to be provided in 2024, to undertake training at WA TAFE colleges in non-traditional trades over the next four years. Scholarships to a value of $5,000 each will be available for women enrolling in an eligible qualification (either part time or full time) or an apprenticeship or traineeship; with 20 scholarships available through each WA TAFE college. 

The WiNTT funding will help to reduce the financial barriers that women often face in training and upskilling in traditionally male-dominated industries such as building and construction, automotive and electrical, and engineering and mining. The $5,000 payment will help to cover costs such as student fees, learning resources, tools, work clothes and personal protective equipment, work tickets and licences, transport, accommodation and childcare.

Scholarship recipients will also benefit from tailored mentoring and support services to help them to complete their qualification and successfully transition into employment in their chosen industry. 

For more information visit tafe.wa.edu.au or contact your local TAFE college