Wanna do a course will Centrelink help?

[briggsy's girl]

even if you ARE obligated to look for work, there is nothing that c'link will help with if you're not on income support (and then only on some forms of income support)

you can request a referral to a job network member, but they are under no obligation to help, so it would depend on how much available funding they have - generally they will be more likely to help low income/unemployed peoples as they get government funding to place income support customers into education/training/work

[[M]umma[M]ia]

No, they wont help unless you are classed as "looking for work" rather than being a parent (iykwim). Ive rang and asked and it would involve changing my "situation" all together.. looking for work, going to appointments etc.

[briggsy's girl]

No, they wont help unless you are classed as "looking for work" rather than being a parent (iykwim). Ive rang and asked and it would involve changing my "situation" all together.. looking for work, going to appointments etc.

and this still only applies if there is funding available through a job network member (and only if they have available funding - which will almost always be directed to a low income person on income support as there is little to no government funding for them to help those not on income support)

[e_p]

what the others said. C'link don't pay for courses. If you are on income support, there are a couple of small payments that may assist while you're studying (look up Training Supplement, Pensioner Education Supplement and Education Entry Payment on the website) but like everyone else said, you need to be on income support to receive any of those. Job Services Australia (job network members) get very limited funding to assist people with course fees, but if you aren't on income support they receive zero funding to place you. Have you looked into FEE-HELP for the course you're interested in?