QUEENSLAND, June 2026 — Sigma Aerospace College Pty Ltd (RTO 40713), part of Sigma Aerospace Group, has been approved as a Skills Assure Supplier to deliver Queensland Government-subsidised training in its approved apprenticeship and traineeship qualifications. The approval gives eligible Queensland learners and their employers another option for supported Aeroskills training built around the workplace.
The College’s goal is to turn training investment into capability for the Queensland economy: people who can maintain aircraft safely, support local operators and build long-term careers close to the communities that need them.
“Queensland needs capable people who can keep aircraft flying safely. We want to turn this investment into practical capability: train people where the work is, support their supervisors and help operators build the workforce they need.”
Mat Wheatley · Managing Director, Sigma Aerospace Group
Capability where Queensland needs it
Regional charter, agricultural aviation, tourism, emergency services and larger maintenance operations all depend on a capable engineering workforce. For an operator outside a major centre, building that workforce means having a training provider prepared to work with the aircraft, people and supervision on site.
Sigma’s workplace model combines structured learning, regular trainer contact, planned workplace visits and practical assessment. Apprentices and trainees can connect what they study with supervised maintenance tasks, while employers receive progress updates and help identifying gaps in task exposure or evidence.
Training still needs protected time and proper supervision. The model avoids mandatory recurring block release away from work; any training or assessment that cannot be completed at the employer’s site is identified and planned with the operator.
What the funding can support
Funding is available only for eligible learners in qualifications and pathways within Sigma’s approved scope. The Career Boost Program 2025–28 supports approved Certificate IV apprenticeship and Diploma traineeship offerings. The Career Start Program 2025–28 includes Sigma’s approved Certificate II in Aircraft Line Maintenance traineeship offering. Separate approved school-based arrangements apply to that Certificate II.
A student co-contribution normally applies unless an approved exemption applies. An employment and training contract, suitable workplace arrangements and an eligibility assessment are required. Funding does not automatically cover every course, every learner or optional CASA licensing costs.
Employers can explore Certificate IV trade training, Diploma pathways and Certificate II in Aircraft Line Maintenance, then speak to Sigma about the appropriate outcome and funded pathway. Qualification training and CASA licence issue are separate processes.
A practical next step for employers
Tell the College where you operate, the aircraft or components your team maintains, and whether you are taking on new starters or supporting existing employees. Sigma will review the proposed qualification, supervision, workplace resources, eligibility and fees before enrolment.
The focus is a workforce with the skills to do the work. Sigma brings that approach from within an engineering group that maintains aircraft, overhauls engines and components, and supports aviation employers.
Resources for employers
Current funded-course details, student fees and delivery regions
Current enrolment information — checked 29 October 2026. The announcement above is dated June 2026. The disclosures below are supplied for readers considering training now; they do not represent a quotation of June 2026 fees. The College’s dedicated funding page is the source for current approvals, eligibility, fees, concessions and delivery locations.
Sigma Aerospace College Pty Ltd — RTO 40713. Eligible training is subsidised by the Queensland Government. Funding is paid to the approved training provider; it is not a cash payment to the apprentice or employer.
Career Start Program 2025–28
MEA20518 Certificate II in Aircraft Line Maintenance is offered through an eligible registered traineeship. The planned elective focus can be fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft, with piston or gas turbine engines. The published total student co-contribution is $992 standard or $396.80 with an approved partial fee exemption for each of these offerings. Delivery is blended and workplace based; the nominal training-contract duration is 24 months. Queensland Government Career Start information.
Career Boost Program 2025–28
Sigma’s approved Certificate IV offerings use the apprenticeship pathway; Diploma offerings use the traineeship pathway. Delivery is blended and workplace based. The nominal training-contract duration is 48 months. Official streams and qualifications are distinguished below from an elective or workplace focus. Queensland Government Career Boost information.
All fees are in AUD and are total published student co-contributions for the stated offering. Eligibility for a partial or full exemption, including any applicable government initiative, must be confirmed before enrolment. A Certificate IV and a Diploma are separate training products; do not add the full prices together without a review of credit and remaining training.
School-based apprenticeships and traineeships
Under Program Schedule 2 — School-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (SATs), Sigma’s approved school-based offering is MEA20518 Certificate II in Aircraft Line Maintenance, through an eligible registered school-based traineeship. The four elective focuses above each have a $0 student co-contribution for an approved SAT enrolment and a 24-month nominal duration. This does not make Sigma’s Certificate IV or Diploma offerings available as funded school-based training. Queensland Government VET in Schools information.
Approved Queensland delivery regions
Brisbane · Cairns · Central Queensland · Darling Downs – Maranoa · Gold Coast · Ipswich · Logan – Beaudesert · Mackay – Isaac – Whitsunday · Moreton Bay – North · Moreton Bay – South · Queensland – Outback · Sunshine Coast · Toowoomba · Townsville · Wide Bay.
Before enrolment
Sigma checks the learner’s program entitlement and eligibility, registered training contract, employer resources and supervision, qualification and unit selection, and previous credit. The College then confirms the payable fees and training arrangements in writing and supplies access to the funded application. Employers must provide suitable work, qualified supervision, safe facilities, current maintenance data and time for learning and assessment. Additional arrangements are needed where a workplace cannot provide the required task exposure.
Media and employer enquiries
Nick Booth, Training Manager, Sigma Aerospace College
(02) 8526 8826 · nick.booth@sigma.edu.au
Training is delivered by Sigma Aerospace College Pty Ltd — RTO 40713, part of Sigma Aerospace Group. The College is also a CASA Part 147 maintenance training organisation (MTO.0051). A qualification, apprenticeship or traineeship completion and a CASA licence are separate outcomes; licence issue remains subject to CASA’s requirements.
