Government subsidised TAFE places (Victorian residents)

Students eligible for a government subsidised place in a TAFE level course, will pay three main fee components at enrolment:

1. Tuition Fee
2. Service and Amenity Fee
3. Materials Fees (including course teaching material and/or retained course items fees).

Book lists may be issued in addition to these charges. Some courses may also have specific requirements (for example, a uniform or tools).

Fee Information Fact Sheet – 2010.

Eligibility for a government subsidised place
To be eligible for a government subsidised place in a TAFE course, you must meet a number of criteria.

Firstly, you must be a Victorian resident, living in Victoria for the duration of your studies.

Secondly, you must meet citizenship/residency requirements, and must be in one of the following categories:

• an Australian citizen 
  
• Permanent resident 
  
• New Zealand citizen (visa 444) 
  
• East Timorese asylum seeker 
  
• Temporary protection visa holder*

* Temporary residents are not eligible for a government subsidised place, and must enrol as a self funded student.

Thirdly, there is a requirement in regard to age and prior qualifications, however this depends on:

• whether you already commenced your studies in the course prior to 1 July 2009, or not (that is, whether you are an existing course enrolment, or a new course enrolment in 2010); and
  
• if you are a new course enrolment, whether you are enrolling in a Skills Deepening level course or not; or 
  
• if you are a new course enrolment, whether you are being funded via the ‘Skills for Growth’ program, or not.