20. Goods and services which may be covered by tuition fees

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

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These goods and services may be covered by VET tuition fees. These are examples only and do not represent an exhaustive list.

Good and servicesExamples
Course materials, such as subject outlines, reading lists, tutorial or seminar topics and problems, assignment and essay questions and requirements or guidelines for the presentation of work.

Equipment and manuals which a professional in the field would not be required to own, such as:

  • fixtures in a clinic, laboratory or workshop
  • large items of equipment and relevant workshop guides required for their use
Access to library books, periodicals and guidesExaminations or assessments, including practical assessment, for example, which requires the services of musical accompanists
Clinic, laboratory or workshop materials such as anaesthetics, chemicals, filters, fuel, fertilisers, animal feed or crops used in practical sessions or researchRe-assessment of results (as part of the provider’s assessment quality assurance procedures) where a student has failed an assessment and thereby failed a subject or VET unit of study. This does not include where reassessment occurs through the student re- enrolling in the subject or VET unit of study after failing it
Access to computers or other online resourcesMailing charges associated with distance education
Application or enrolment fees for enrolment or enrolling in an approved courseCourse notes provided as part of distance education
Assessment fees for determining whether a student is academically suited to undertake a course (other than a fee for a special admissions test)