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• Legislation Determinations
• Administrative Documents
• Financial Requirements
• VET Administration Information for Providers (AIP)
• VET Administrator Guidelines
• VET Provider Guidelines
• VET FEE-HELP Guidelines
• VET FEE-HELP Quarterly Newsletter for Approved Providers
• Approved Provider Training Publications
• VET FEE-HELP Marketing Toolkit

Legislation and Determinations

• Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA)
• VET Higher Education Form and Determination under 28(1)(a) and 28(1)(b)
  ( PDF 15KB | RTF 132KB)
• VET Higher Education Form and Determination under 28(2A)(a) and 28(2A)(b)
  ( PDF 14KB | RTF 78KB)
  

Administrative Documents

• Census Date Calculator
  ( XLS 40KB | CSV 2KB)
• Credit Transfer Arrangement
  ( PDF 18KB | RTF 52KB)
• VET FEE-HELP Estimate of Advance Payments
  ( XLS 904KB | CSV 2KB)
  
• Estimate Declaration
  ( PDF 10KB | RTF 36KB)
  
• General Information and Legal Status Form
  ( PDF 755KB | RTF 513KB)
• Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) factsheet
  ( PDF 352KB | RTF 5.82MB)
• Self Assessment Checklist
  ( PDF 92KB | RTF 244KB)
• Statutory Declaration (VET providers)
  ( PDF 131KB | RTF 163KB)
• Statement of VET Tuition Assurance Template
  ( PDF 228KB | DOCX 31KB)
• The Variations to the Schedule of VET Tuition Fees and Census Dates factsheet
  ( PDF 499KB | RTF 117KB)
• Transitional arrangements for managing continuing students for new VET Providers Factsheet
  ( PDF 168KB | RTF 115KB)
• VITS User Guide for Approved Providers
  ( PDF 1.8MB | RTF 2.1MB)

Financial Requirements

• Financial Viability Instructions for Approved VET Providers 1 January 2012
  ( PDF 403KB |  DOCX 173KB)
• Financial Ratio Analysis Workbook 1 January 2012 ( XLSX 879KB)

VET Administration Information for Providers (AIP)

• VET Administration Information for Providers – Reform State or Territory 
  ( PDF 1.64MB |  DOCX 866KB)
• VET Administration Information for Providers – Non Reform State or Territory
  ( PDF 1.62KB |  DOCX 878KB)

The VET AIP explains the rules and procedures associated with administering VET FEE HELP. It is not an exhaustive summary of all obligations which apply to providers or prospective providers. Therefore, providers and prospective providers must also carefully consider the requirements of HESA, the guidelines and any determinations and should not solely rely on the Handbook. The VET AIP is a living document that is updated on a regular basis.

The AIP should be read in conjunction with HESA (especially Schedule 1A), guidelines and any determinations for VET FEE-HELP. These are the primary sources of the requirements with which providers must comply. Relevant sections and clauses of HESA, the guidelines and determinations are referenced throughout the AIP. However, if there is any inconsistency between the content of the AIP and the provisions of HESA and the guidelines, the provisions of HESA and the guidelines will prevail.

VET Administration Guidelines

• VET Administration Guidelines ( PDF 367KB |  DOCX 50KB)

The VET Administration Guidelines cover the following:

• Notice to Students
• Publication requirements for census dates
• Electronic communication

These guidelines are legislative instruments made under subclause 99(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA. They use the language of HESA in order to avoid any misinterpretation or inconsistency with the Act.

VET Provider Guidelines

• VET Provider Guidelines ( PDF 1.27MB |  DOCX 86KB)

The VET Provider Guidelines cover the following

• VET credit transfer arrangements
• VET tuition assurance requirements
• Particular requirements for certain VET providers
• Fair treatment and equal benefits and opportunity
• Student grievance and review procedures
• Publication and other requirements for VET tuition fees
• VET fees

These guidelines are legislative instruments made under subclause 99(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA. They use the language of HESA in order to avoid any misinterpretation or inconsistency with the Act.

VET FEE HELP Guidelines

• VET FEE HELP Guidelines ( PDF 343KB |  DOCX 51KB)

The VET FEE-HELP Guidelines cover the following:

• Entitlement to VET FEE-HELP assistance
• VET credit transfer arrangements

These guidelines are legislative instruments made under subclause 99(1) of Schedule 1A of the HESA. They use the language of HESA in order to avoid any misinterpretation or inconsistency with the Act.

VET FEE-HELP Quarterly Newsletter for Approved Providers

The VET FEE-HELP Newsletter aims to provide a tool to communicate VET FEE-HELP information to approved VET providers.  This newsletter will be distributed to all approved VET providers on a quarterly basis (March, May, August and October of each year).

• Newsletter - January 2012 (PDF 210KB | RTF 6.48MB)
• Newsletter - September 2011 ( PDF 140KB | RTF 267KB)
• Newsletter - March 2011 ( PDF 581KB | RTF 45KB)

Approved Provider Training Publications

These publications form the VET FEE-HELP Approved Provider training package that is used in VET FEE-HELP end user training.

• VET FEE-HELP Policy training session overview ( PDF 225KB | RTF 3.9MB)
• Facilitators Guide (PDF 391KB | DOCX 125KB)
• Participants Workbook (PDF 358KB | DOCX 122KB)
• Training Presentation (PDF 423KB | PPT 1.28MB)
• HEPCAT training session overview ( PDF 310KB | RTF 6.0MB)

VET FEE-HELP Marketing Toolkit

These publications are designed to assist approved VET providers in the advertising and marketing of VET FEE-HELP following their notice of approval under HESA.

• Marketing Guidelines ( PDF 145KB | RTF 116KB)
• Poster ( PDF 892KB | DOCX 13KB)