Eligibility to obtain CITB Funding Support
To be eligible an applicant must reside in South Australia and fulfill at least one of the following five criteria:
1. must be employed by an Eligible Organisation which is deemed to be:
- a company with an active ABN registered with CITB; and
- can demonstrate that 80% or more of its revenue is generated through performance of construction work as defined in schedule 1 of the Act and so by definition, has contributed to the levy
Or
2. be an Eligible Person which is deemed to be:
- primarily employed in any of the sectors of the SA building and construction industry and perform a significant amount of their work as detailed in schedule 1 of the Act; or
- is approved by special application to CITB
3. Apprentices and trainees which are deemed to be:
- persons undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship in any of the occupations listed in CITB endorsed qualification list; and
- persons whose employer is a CITB approved organisation; and
- under a valid Training Contract (TC)
Note: The apprenticeship can be either full-time, school-based or part-time.
4. Trainers and teachers who are deemed to be:
- qualified trainers who deliver training services to the SA building and construction industry if:
a) they work for a CITB endorsed training provider, maintain the requisite industry currency criteria and deliver full-time training in a CITB approved building and construction qualification or short course; or
b) if training part-time, are also working in the SA building and construction industry, as defined by Schedule 1 of the Act - Teachers registered with an approved Doorways 2 Construction (D2C) school and who are directly delivering an approved CITB D2C program
5. Migrants
Migrants will be considered on a case by case basis where they hold a Permanent Residency Visa and:
- have an internationally recognised record of exceptional or outstanding achievement in a construction profession or trade; or
- are a points-tested skilled worker, sponsored by an employer or state or territory government agency; or
- are in an occupation that is on the relevant skilled occupations list and have completed a suitable skills assessment for that occupation
Terms and conditions of eligibility
- eligibility criteria and duration is at the discretion of CITB
- eligibility can be revoked at any time at the discretion of CITB
