VET FEE HELP

VET FEE-HELP from July 2008

The Australian Government's FEE-HELP scheme will be extended to students undertaking relevant Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses at Registered Training Organisations from July 2008. FEE-HELP currently only allows students paying full fees at universities and higher education providers to defer payment until they are employed. It operates in much the same way that the HECS scheme does for non-full fee students.

In announcing the extension as part of the 2007 Commonwealth Budget, the Minister for Vocational and Further Education, Hon Andrew Robb AO MP, said "This initiative will remove some barriers that exist for students who have chosen to pursue further higher level qualifications through the VET system rather than a university which may offer the same qualification. Under current arrangements they would not be eligible for FEE-HELP which would be available at a university. This measure recognises that many students pursue vocational level courses to prepare them for work and for university study."

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