| Course category |
Level |
Maximum rate per student contact hour |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee (for calendar year) |
| Foundation Skills |
Foundation level and pre-accredited courses |
$1.08 |
$50 |
$500 |
| Skills Creation |
Certificate I and II |
$1.40 |
$105 |
$875 |
| Apprenticeships and Traineeships |
Various |
$1.37 |
$57 |
$903 |
| Skills Building |
Certificate III and IV |
$1.62 |
$120 |
$1000 |
| Skills Deepening |
Diploma and Advanced Diploma |
$3.25 |
$225 |
$2000 |
Please note these fees are subject to change.
If you are eligible for a government subsidised place, the government pays most of the cost of your course, but you will still pay some fees, according to the new fee schedule. If you are not eligible for a subsidised place, you might
still undertake a course, but would have to pay on a fee-for-service basis, which costs more.
Continuing students
If you are already enrolled and have commenced your course before July 1, 2009 you will not be affected by the changes. If you go on enrolling in the same course leading to the same qualification, your tuition fees will stay the same, with only a minor adjustment for indexation each year.
If you want to take a period of absence from your course you will need to discuss this with your provider to see if they will maintain the same arrangement when you return. If you transfer from one provider to another you should check with the new provider to see if they will keep the same fee rate. This arrangement (called "fee maintenance") will last until the end of 2012, so you have time to finish your course. After that everyone will pay the new tuition fees.
Fee concessions
If you hold a Commonwealth Health Care Card or meet certain other requirements, concessions on tuition fees are available to students enrolling in courses below Diploma level or enrolments in a Diploma or Advanced Diploma as part of an Apprenticeship or Traineeship. If you are an Indigenous student you will pay only the minimum fee.
Further information
Please visit the Skills Victoria website, SMS ‘skills’ to 134 688, or call the Skills Hotline on 131 823 for further information.