Skills for Education and Employment (SEE)
The Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) Program is an Australian Government program, funded by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, that delivers free language, literacy, numeracy and digital skills training to eligible Australians. From 1 July 2024, the SEE Program has been redesigned to expand eligibility to include all Australians aged over 15 years who have left school removing the requirement to be a registered job seeker.
The program is delivered nationally by training providers across metropolitan, regional and remote Australia. It is delivered in two distinct and complementary streams:
General SEE Delivery: skills training delivered by 22 contracted training providers, offering both accredited and non-accredited training, providing more support for learners and includes workplace-based training options.
SEE First Nations: dedicated to whole of community skills training delivery to First Nations people. SEE First Nations Grants fund First Nations organisations including Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs), Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), Adult Community Education (ACE) providers or peak bodies (applying on behalf of their eligible members) to design appropriate training to suit their needs.
The SEE Program focuses on improving language, literacy, numeracy, and digital skills to help people find jobs or participate in further training. Providers are contracted to deliver services in specific regions, though distance learning is available nationally.
How the SEE Program can help participants
The SEE Program offers free training to help improve participants’ reading, writing, math and basic computer skills. Some quick facts about SEE:
SEE is a free program.
training is based on participant’s future goals
participants can begin at their own level and learn at their own pace
participants can study full-time or part-time, up to 25 hours a week
participants can learn in a classroom, at home or in their workplace
participants can still care for their family or continue to look for work if they are looking for a job
participants may be able to do work experience
SEE can help participants with everyday tasks like filling in forms and reading to their child.
Stronger foundation skills in reading, writing, math and computer skills can help increase participant’s confidence as well as open the door to new opportunities. Whether they are a native English speaker or from a non-English speaking background, SEE has courses to help.
SEE First Nations
SEE First Nations is specifically designed for First Nations people and organisations. Eligible First Nations people have the option to choose to access SEE training through both the General SEE Delivery and SEE First Nations.
SEE First Nations is designed to support community engagement. Participants have the opportunity to improve their LLND skills, which may lead to experiencing other benefits such as participating in work or further study; improving cultural, social and emotional wellbeing; higher levels of empowerment and self-actualisation; and improving the capacity and economic development of their community.
With improvements in LLND skills, SEE First Nations also supports efforts toward Closing the Gap, helping to remove barriers to education and training for First Nations people.
SEE First Nations Grants fund place-based whole of community projects designed to meet the community’s LLND training needs. These projects are delivered by organisations who receive a SEE First Nations Grant.