Course fees
The course fees you pay depend on whether you are taking up a government supported place, or whether you are paying as a fee for service student.
Fee for service
If you are paying as a fee for service student, the Learn Local organisation sets the fees. You will need to get information directly from the organisation about the fees for your course. To find an organisation in your local area you can search via the Find a Course Provider function on this website.Government supported places
The Victorian Training Guarantee (VTG) is making vocational education and training more accessible with an unlimited number of government subsidised training places. If you are eligible for a government supported place, most of the cost of the course will be covered by the government. The fees you pay will be within the limits set by the government and are outlined below.
Fees for new students and continuing Apprentices
These fees apply to enrolments in courses that commence on or after 1 January 2012, and to enrolments in an Apprenticeship that commenced on or after 1 July 2009.
| Course Category |
Rate per hour |
Total Concession Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-accredited | Up to $1.08 |
Up to $50 |
| Foundation Skills | Up to $1.08 | Up to $50 |
| Skills Creation | Up to $1.62 |
Up to $105 |
| Apprenticeships | Up to $2.17 | Up to $187.50 |
| Traineeships | Up to $2.17 | Up to $187.50 |
| Skills Building | Up to $2.17 |
Up to $187.50 |
| Skills Deepening | Up to $4.33 |
N/A* |
Pre-accredited – initial vocational training that provides a pathway to accredited training, provided through Learn Local organisations.
Foundation Skills – literacy, numeracy and language skills courses
Skills Creation – Certificate levels I and II
Skills Building – Certificate levels III and IV
Skills Deepening – Diploma and Advanced Diploma
Apprenticeships and Traineeships – training associated with registered training agreements
* Concession fee not available for diploma and advanced diploma courses except for young people aged under 25.
Fees for continuing students who are not Apprentices
These fees apply to enrolments in courses that commenced on or after 1 July 2009 and before 1 January 2012, excluding enrolments in an Apprenticeship that commenced on or after 1 July 2009.
| Course Category |
Rate per hour |
Total Maximum Fee |
Total Concession Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Skills | Up to $1.08 |
$500 | Up to $50 |
| Skills Creation | Up to $1.62 | $875 | Up to $105 |
| Apprenticeships | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Traineeships | Up to $2.17 | $1,250 | Up to $187.50 |
| Skills Building | Up to $2.17 | $1,250 | Up to $187.50 |
| Skills Deepening | Up to $4.33 | $2,500 | N/A |
* Concession fee not available for diploma and advanced diploma courses except for young people aged under 25.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a government supported place you must be one of the following:
- an Australian citizen
- a permanent resident of Australia
- a holder of a Special Category Visa (sub-class 444, New Zealand citizen)
- a Temporary Protection Visa holder.
Concessions
A fee concession is available if you enrol in a government funded place and are in one of the following groups:
- Commonwealth Health Care Card holder, and your dependant children and dependant partner
- Pensioner Concession Card holder, and your dependant children and dependant partner
- Veteran’s Gold Card holder (but not your dependants).
To receive a concession, the person enrolling must either have the card or be able to show that they are a dependant of a card-holder.
If you are an Indigenous or Torres Strait Islander student, you pay only the minimum or concession tuition fee for all courses.
More information
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