"Dead end" training courses in Victoria that don't provide students with meaningful job prospects will be scrapped as the state government overhauls its TAFE and vocational training system.
The reforms will cut the number of government-funded courses from about 1500 to 1000.
"They were dead end courses, never linked in to industry needs," Training and Skills Minister Steve Herbert told reporters on Friday.
"There were courses on the list such as sugar refining. Well, there's no sugar refinery in Victoria."
A certificate in digitising and computerising embroidery and a certificate in fitting pre-manufactured medical grade footwear will no longer be funded by the government by 2017.
Training providers will be able to access targeted funding streams, with $40 million going to trainers that provide courses for emerging and priority industries, and $30 for regional trainers.
The reforms will be implemented progressively from January 2017.
They come after a scathing 2015 independent VET funding review.
One of the lead reviewers, Bruce Mackenzie, welcomed the reforms.
"There was no doubt the Victorian training system in 2012 was at its knees and had descended into a complete shambles, so this is significant reform," he said on Friday.
From September this year, training providers will be invited to apply for new funding contracts, while quality control trials for courses will begin in 2017.
