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The purpose of the VET Student Loans (VSL) Provider Manual is to assist and guide you in meeting the requirements under the VET Student Loans program.

An approved provider is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) that has applied to the department to be an approved VSL course provider and has met all the provider suitability requirements.

You must pay an application fee when you apply to become an approved provider. The application fee assists with recovering the costs associated with processing and assessing an application.

You must be a fit and proper person to be approved as a VSL course provider.  In making this decision, the Secretary (or delegate) may regard the history of your key personnel to determine whether they are fit a

You’ll need to upload your completed Application Form, Credentials Information Form and accompanying statutory declarations and Curriculum Vitae template (for non-listed providers only) to HITS in PDF format.

You must not charge separate fees for the goods and services listed in the table below. 

Some fees and charges are not covered by VSL. You may charge the student separately for these fees.

A tuition fee for a course includes the maximum amount covered by a VET Student Loan and the remaining tuition cost not covered by the loan – the ‘gap fee’.

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) recognises skills and knowledge a person has acquired through previous training, work or life experience. Providers use RPL to grant a student status or credit in a unit.