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If you are looking to study one of our courses in South Australia, you may be eligible for subsidies training with part of your tuition fees paid for by the South Australian Government.
Participant Eligibility Criteria apply
To find out if you are eligible, click HERE
Concession
Concession is also available for subsidised students holding a current concession card
Eligible students enrolled in the Diploma of Nursing can access VET Student Loans.
The Australian Government directly pays the loan amount to the school on your behalf. You will repay the loan through your taxes once your income reaches or exceeds the repayment threshold.
There is no application or loan fee for government-subsidized VET Student Loan courses. However, a 20% loan fee applies to fee-for-service or commercial VET Student Loan debts.
You must meet the following eligibility criteria to apply for a VET Student Loan:
VET Student Loans will not be provided for students who do not meet eligibility requirements
The following requirements must be met to activate your loan:
All students on an approved course will receive a Fee Notice regardless of if you have applied for a loan.
The Fee Notice contains information:
We will send you a Fee Notice at least 14 days prior to your course census dates.
A Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) will be sent to all students accessing a loan within 28 days of a census date passing. The CAN will confirm final changes applied to your loan for your unit(s).
To access VET Student Loans, you must submit your eCAF by the first course census date.
Census dates are the deadlines by which a student can withdraw from their course or part of the course using the withdrawal form to avoid incurring a debt.
Census dates can be found on your cohort’s fee schedule.
Over the duration of your course, you will be sent requests via the eCAF system to complete a VSL progression form. It is important to complete these forms in order to prevent your VET Student loan being stopped, or from incurring a debt for studies you may have chosen to discontinue.
For more information, visit VSL Progression form fact sheet
If you have applied for a VET Student Loan, and if you withdraw from a unit or course before or on the census date, you will not incur a VET Student Loan debt for the unit or course you are withdrawing from and you will receive a full refund/re-credit on your loan.
If you withdraw from a unit or course after the census date, you may be eligible for re-credit of your FEE-HELP balance, if special circumstances apply. Visit Study Assist for further information.
Reminder: You will incur a debt if you applied for VET Student Loan and failed to withdraw before the census date. Any up-front payments will be lost and your FEE-HELP limit will be reduced.
You may be eligible for subsidised training if you live or work in South Australia, and are:
You also need to be:
For adult learners
For those still at school
The WA State Government, through Jobs and Skills WA, subsidises vocational education and training (VET) courses in priority areas, to reduce or remove the fees and make training more accessible to all Western Australians.
To be eligible for free training, reduced-fee qualifications or a subsidised training place; you must have left school*, have your primary place of residence in Western Australia, and are either:
Year 12 school students who are leaving school can access a subsidised training place from 23 October 2023.
First Nations people, young people, people out of work or receiving income support, unpaid carers, people with disability, and women facing economic insecurity are particularly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity for fee-free training.
Please note that existing worker trainees are not eligible for the fee-free arrangements.
Western Australia Campus Address:
Level 6, 202 Pier Street, Perth WA 6000
South Australia Campus Address:
Level 1, 144 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000
