When you enrol in a course, it is a good idea to understand what enrolment fees are involved.
We can assist you in several ways if you are having problems paying the required fees.
When you enrol, re-enrol or make an amendment to your enrolment, you will receive an invoice with the amount you are required to pay. You should make sure that your enrolment, fee and personal details are correct. You will need to meet various fee deadlines. Please be aware that if you don't meet these deadlines you may be fined.
As a TAFE student, the fee you pay depends on your citizenship status, when you commence the course, your age, your prior qualifications and the units and courses that you study.
If you are currently enrolled in a TAFE course, your fees and concession entitlement will not change provided you undertake continuous study in the same course without an un-approved break. Your fees will be maintained until 31 December 2012 or until the course is completed (whichever occurs earlier).
If you are a New Zealand Citizen, you are now eligible for government funded training as long as you meet the eligibility criteria.
Vocational Education/Further Education (TAFE) courses fit into one of five course categories:
The fee you pay is aligned to the course category. The following table demonstrates how government funded Vocational Education/Further Education fees are calculated:
| COURSE CATEGORY | FEE PER STUDENT CONTACT HOUR | MINIMUM FEE | CONCESSION FEE* | MAXIMUM FEE |
| Foundation | $1.08 | $50 | $50 | $500 |
| Skills creation | $1.40 | $105 | $105 | $875 |
| Apprenticeships and Traineeships | $1.37 | $57 | $57 | $903 |
| Skills building | $1.62 | $120 | $120 | $1000 |
| Skills deepening | $3.25 | $225 | N/A | $2000 |
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* You may be eligible for a reduced fee at the time of enrolment if you hold a valid concession card. Make sure you present the card at the time of your enrolment. Download the list of eligible concession cards to ensure your concession card is eligible. Concessions are no longer applicable at the Skills Deepening level, however indigenous students may be charged the minimum rate. |
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To receive government funding to undertake a TAFE course in the Skills Deepening category or for all categories under Skills for Growth programs, you must meet further eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria includes citizenship status, age at time of enrolment and your prior study completed.
If you are not eligible for government funding, you will need to pay the full-fee rate. To find course and Unit of Study information please find your course at find a course. You can view fee information for each Unit of Study using the Unit of Study fee search. For start and end dates for each Unit, please see TAFE Unit of Study dates 2010.
To find out about loans and financial assistance, please see Student loans and fee support. For more information and enquiries, please visit ASKVU.
When you enrol, re-enrol or make an amendment to your enrolment, you will receive an invoice with the amount you are required to pay. You should check the invoice carefully to make sure that your enrolment, fee and personal details are correct. You will need to meet various fee deadlines. Please be aware that if you don't meet these deadlines you may be fined.
As a higher education student, the fee you pay will depend on whether you are a local or international student and the units and courses that you study.
If you are an Australian resident, and you want to find out the unit fees for higher education courses, please download the Guide for unit fees for higher education courses. This document includes a comprehensive list of all the units of study and the full fee amount for each of these if you are an Australian resident.
The census date is the date on which your enrolment details must be finalised for each Semester.
The census date is important because it is the deadline for:
Census dates are displayed on the VU Academic Calendar.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are a VE/FE student studying at Certificate levels 1-4 census dates do not apply to you.
If you are studying in Australia, you can apply for a fee extension before the invoice due date. You might be eligible if you are applying for:
To apply, complete the Fee extension application. This document includes further details on how to apply for a fee extension.
If you need more information contact financial services to see if you are eligible for assistance with your fees or a scholarship.
If you decide to withdraw from your course or a unit of study after census date, this can have serious financial and academic implications for you.
We may consider the situation if you can demonstrate special circumstances. Please see the Definition of special circumstances for a list of such instances.
Each semester a Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) will be available to Commonwealth assisted students online via MYVU Portal.
You are expected to read the VU Student guide, which will provide you with lots of information and important dates.
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Page last updated: Wednesday 27 January 2010
