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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 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.

The following sections apply to the charging of tuition fees by approved course providers, which are not Table A providers.

You must set Census days for each course and publish them in an accessible place.

Providers use the electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form (eCAF) system to facilitate VET Student Loans.

To be eligible for a VET Student Loan, the student must be academically suited to the course they’re planning to do.

There is a maximum amount that a person can borrow over their lifetime for VSL, VET FEE-HELP, FEE-HELP and HECS-HELP. This is the HELP loan limit.

To be eligible for a VET Student Loan, a student must have enough HELP balance left to cover the loan amount. 

Students who are receiving a VET Student Loan need to confirm at regular intervals that they are genuinely studying. This is done via progression forms.