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.