Eligible visa holders
Only eligible visa holders can access an Australian Apprenticeship, Skilled Capital or Skills Canberra grants program training place.
In addition to the eligible visa subclasses below, secondary holders (family members of primary visa holders) of these visa subclasses are eligible for 2025-26 Skilled Capital training places and Skills Canberra grants program places only:
- 188 - Business innovation and investment (temporary)
- 457 - Temporary work (skilled)
- 482 - Temporary skills shortage.
Visas are subject to change at any time by the Australian Government.
For any other visa type, the registered training organisation must ensure the holder has work and study rights on a pathway to permanent residency and seek confirmation from Skills Canberra in writing prior to student enrolment (Skilled Capital and Skills Canberra grants program) or establishing a training contract (Australian Apprenticeship). These visas will be investigated and approved on a case-by-case basis.
If the visa type is not in either list or you have further questions please email Skills Canberra.
Eligible visa types
- 100 - Partner (migrant)
- 101 - Child
- 102 - Adoption
- 103 - Parent
- 114 - Aged dependent relative
- 115 - Remaining relative (permanent)
- 116 - Carer (permanent)
- 117 - Orphan relative
- 124 - Distinguished talent
- 132 - Business talent
- 143 - Contributory aged parent
- 151 - Former resident
- 155, 157 - Resident return visa
- 186 - Employer nomination scheme
- 187 - Regional sponsored migration scheme
- 189 - Skilled independent
- 190 - Skilled nominated
- 191 - Permanent residence (skilled regional)
- 200, 201, 202, 203, 204 and 866 - Permanent humanitarian visas
- 309 - Partner (provisional)
- 445 - Dependent child
- 449 - Temporary humanitarian concern
- 491 - Skilled work regional (provisional)
- 494 - Skilled employer sponsored (provisional)
- 785 - Temporary protection
- 786 - Temporary humanitarian stay
- 790 - Safe haven enterprise
- 801 - Partner (permanent)
- 802 - Child
- 804 - Aged parent
- 820 - Partner (temporary)
- 835 - Remaining relative
- 836 - Carer
- 851 - Resolution of status (permanent)
- 858 - Global talent
- 864 - Contributory aged parent (permanent)
- 866 - Protection (XA)
- 887 - Skilled regional
- 888 - Business innovation and investment (permanent)
- 890 - Business owner
- 891 - Investor
- 892 - Sponsored business owner
- 893 - Sponsored investor
- Criminal justice stay (subclass ZB 951) visa holders who are victims of human trafficking and slavery
- A bridging visa where the substantive visa being applied for appears on the eligible visa type list (evidence of the bridging visa must be collected)
- Refugees and asylum seekers who hold a bridging visa A, B, C or E (a current ACT Services Access Card provides acceptable evidence that an individual is an asylum seeker)
Ineligible visa types
- 173 - Contributory parent (temporary)
- 188 - Business innovation and investment (temporary)
- 300 - Prospective marriage
- 400 - Temporary work (short stay)
- 403 - Temporary work (international relations)
- 405 - Investor retirement
- 407 - Training
- 408 - Temporary activity
- 417 - Working holiday
- 457 - Temporary work (skilled)
- 461 - NZ citizen family relationship (temporary)
- 462 - Work and holiday
- 476 - Skilled recognised graduate
- 482 - Temporary skill shortage
- 485 - Temporary graduate
- 489 - Skilled regional (provisional)
- 500 - Student
- 571 - School sector
- 572 - Vocational education and training sector
- 573 - Higher education sector
- 574 - Postgraduate research sector
- 575 - Non-award sector
- 576 - Foreign affairs or defence sector
- 590 - Student guardian
- 600 - Visitor
- 601 - Electronic travel authority
- 602 - Medical treatment
- 651 - e Visitor
- 838 - Aged dependent relative
- 870 - Sponsored parent (temporary)
- 884 - Contributory parent (temporary)
