VET FEE HELP

What is VET FEE HELP?

VET FEE-HELP is a student loan scheme for the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector that is part of the Higher Education Loan Program or HELP.

VET FEE-HELP assists eligible students undertaking certain VET courses of study (diploma, advanced diploma, graduate certificate and graduate diploma courses) with an approved VET provider, to pay for all or part of their tuition costs. Browse VET fee-help government funded courses. 

Are you eligible?

To access VET FEE-HELP assistance you must be an eligible student. To be eligible for VET FEE HELP an eligible student:

is either
a) an Australian citizen; or
b) a permanent humanitarian visa holder who will be resident in Australia for the duration of the unit of study in which they are seeking VET FEE-HELP assistance;

is a full fee-paying student enrolled on or before the census date in an eligible unit of study through an approved VET provider and remains enrolled in the unit at the end of the census date;

is undertaking study in a training place which is subsidised by a Reform State/Territory Government* and is enrolled on or before the census date in an eligible unit of study through an approved VET provider and remains enrolled in the unit at the end of the census date;

meets the tax file number requirements;

has completed, signed and submitted a valid Request for VET FEE-HELP assistance form for the unit or the course of which the unit forms a part, on or before the census date; and

has not exceeded the FEE-HELP limit.

Applying for VET FEE HELP

VET FEE-HELP loans can only be accessed through approved VET providers If you are eligible for VET FEE-HELP assistance. 

You must read the Information booklet before completing and signing the form and returning it to the appropriate officer of your VET provider on or before the census date (or the earlier date set by your VET provider).

Over a student’s lifetime, whether they receive a loan under VET FEE-HELP for VET studies or FEE-HELP for higher education studies, the same FEE-HELP loan limit applies. In 2010, the FEE-HELP loan limit is $85,062 for most courses and $106,328 for medicine, dentistry and veterinary science courses that lead to registration as practitioners in those fields.

Contact us to find out if your course is eligible for VET FEE HELP.