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VET Funding Contracts

Contracts between the Department of Education and Training and TAFE and training providers for the delivery of government-subsidised training under the Skills First program.

Skills First training providers

Training providers must meet the requirements of the VET Funding Contract and Guidelines to receive government-subsidised funding for their delivery of Skills First training.

This page contains the current VET Funding Contracts and Guidelines.

Contracted training providers should refer to Contract Notifications on the Skills Victoria Training System (SVTS) for the latest information about their contract obligations.

The Skills First training providers (XLSX)External Link document contains a list of all contracted Skills First training providers current at the date stated on the list.

2023 contracts

These VET Funding Contracts apply to students commencing training from 1 January 2023:

2023 guidelines

Eligibility

These guidelines describe the requirements that training providers must apply when assessing and evidencing a student's eligibility for Skills First.

Guidelines about determining student eligibility and supporting evidence:

Fees

These guidelines describe the requirements about tuition fees and other fees associated with Skills First training, and the financial and accountability requirements for fees.

Apprenticeship/traineeship training delivery

These guidelines detail additional requirements that training providers must apply when delivering Skills First training to apprentices and trainees.

Skills First quality charter

This charter explains what the department expect from training providers in their provision of key aspects of training services under the Contract.

Fact sheets

Change in control and other significant changes

This fact sheet helps training providers understand the requirements for notifying the department about a Change in Control and other significant changes, such as changes to CEO, ownership or operations.

Concessions

This fact sheet explains the student concession entitlement, how to check and document a concession, the department's payment contribution, and training provider's reporting requirements.

How to consider literacy and numeracy skills

This fact sheet explains how training providers should consider a student's literacy and numeracy as part of a Pre-Training Review.

Disallowed persons

This fact sheet helps training providers understand and comply with the Disallowed Person requirements in the Contract.

Evidence of participation

This fact sheet is designed to help training providers meet the department's expectations for documenting Evidence of Participation under the Skills First program.

Key features of the VET Funding Contract

This fact sheet gives a simple overview of the VET Funding Contract's main features.

Payments under Skills First

This fact sheet explains how payments work under the Skills First program.

Quality in online delivery

This fact sheet gives an overview of requirements for online training and assessment.

Recordkeeping requirements

This fact sheet gives an overview of the key recordkeeping requirements.

Sighting and retaining evidence of eligibility

This fact sheet explains what training providers must sight and retain when checking a student's evidence of eligibility for Skills First training.

Skill sets - understanding skill sets

This fact sheet explains the Contract arrangements for Skills First skill sets, including allocations, student eligibility and enrolment, skill sets and Course Ins, fees and payments, and reporting.

Student eligibility for Skills First

This fact sheet explains how training providers should apply the Skills First eligibility requirements, including the limits on the amount of training and eligibility exemptions.

Student information and protection

This fact sheet summarises the rules about the type of information training providers must give students at various stages in their training.

Students under 17

This fact sheet explains what training providers need to know before enrolling a student under 17, including the different rules for sighting and retaining a student's exemption from school attendance.

Using electronic signatures

This fact sheet helps training providers understand how to meet the department's expectations when using electronic signatures.

Additional contract resources

Questions and answers about the VET Funding Contract

Answers to common questions to help training providers understand key concepts in the VET Funding Contract and Guidelines.

Guide to superseding training products

This guide explains the transition to superseding or replacement training products under Skills First.

Guide to withdrawals

This guide clarifies the definitions, processes, evidence, and reporting requirements that apply to withdrawn subject and program enrolments.

Audit (audit and review)

The department's audit strategy has been developed to help training providers understand the audit program and how to prepare for funding and quality assurance audits and reviews.

Skills First audit and review strategy (PDF, 345KB)External Link

Compliance expectations under the Contract

This guidance document helps training providers understand the department's approach to ensuring compliance with the terms of the contract, and how the department responds when a concern or issue arises.

Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) and AQTF essential conditions and standards for continuing registration

For information on the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF)External Link and related documents, including the AQTF essential conditions and standards for initial and continuing registration, see: National Skills Standards Council (NSSC)External Link .

Standards for registered training organisations 2015

Practical placement guidelines

For guidance for registered training organisations when arranging practical placements for students undertaking vocational training, refer to Practical placement guidelines.

Purchasing guides

For copies of purchasing guides, refer to Victorian purchasing guides.

Victorian VET student statistical collection guidelines

For a copy of Victorian VET student statistical collection guidelines and other related documents, refer to VET data collection.

Acts

Commonwealth Acts

To view A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999, see: A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999External Link , and for more Acts. Refer to ComLawExternal Link .

Victorian Acts

For copies of the below Acts, see Victorian legislation and parliamentary documentsExternal Link .

  • Audit Act 1994
  • Disability Act 2006
  • Education and Training Reform Act 2006
  • Electronic Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000
  • Equal Opportunity Act 1995
  • Freedom of Information Act 1982
  • Information Privacy Act 2000
  • Penalty Interest Rates Act 1983 (Victoria)
  • Public Records Act 1973
  • Ombudsman Act 1973
  • Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities
  • Working With Children Act 2005

External websites

Contract terminations

The department has a public duty to ensure government funds are used appropriately when training providers deliver Skills First training to students.

We can terminate a VET Funding Contract if we identify a training provider’s serious non-compliance with its terms.

Since 2015, the department has terminated VET Funding Contracts for 47 training providers.

  • Training provider information is presented in this format:

    Legal name

    • Business name
    • RTO code
    • Termination date

    Melbourne Institute of Nails & Beauty Pty Ltd

    • Accend Education Group
    • 21851
    • October 2022

    The Malka Group Pty Ltd

    • TMG College
    • 21694
    • October 2022

    Australasian College of Education and Training Pty Ltd

    • Hairdressing Training College
    • 121666
    • May 2022

    Coleraine Share Trading Pty Ltd

    • Lyons College
    • 21986
    • November 2020

    Elite Training Institute Pty Ltd

    • Elite Training Institute
    • 40965
    • August 2020

    Training Solutions For Life Pty Ltd

    • Voca
    • 21670
    • February 2020

    Pacific Institute of Training Pty Ltd

    • Pacific Institute of Training
    • 21633
    • February 2020

    Klein Corporation Pty Ltd

    • Training Institute of Australia
    • 21136
    • October 2019

    Complex Institute of Education Pty Ltd

    • Complex Training Academy
    • 21009
    • March 2019

    Loanworx (Aust) Pty Ltd

    • Skill Solutions
    • 22185
    • June 2018

    Murray College of Health Education Pty Ltd

    • Murray College of Vocational Education
    • 3975
    • June 2018

    Just Training Solutions Pty Ltd

    • Just Training Solutions
    • 40887
    • April 2018

    Care Training Institute Pty Ltd

    • Care Training Institute
    • 40631
    • February 2018

    Skills Right Now Pty Ltd

    • Orkut College of Management
    • 40672
    • February 2018

    Franklyn Scholar (Australia) Pty Ltd

    • Franklyn Scholar
    • 7134
    • January 2018

    Innovative Business Training Pty Ltd

    • Innovative Business Training
    • 3875
    • January 2018

    Mardo Group Pty Ltd

    • Student Training Services
    • 22137
    • January 2018

    Australian Careers Institute Pty Ltd

    • Sage Institute
    • 110070
    • December 2017

    Australian Institute of Technical Training Pty Ltd

    • Australian Institute of Technical Training
    • 21978
    • October 2017

    Australian Institute of Trades Pty Ltd

    • Institute of Hotel Management Australia
    • 21496
    • October 2017

    Hannan IT Pty Ltd

    • Pinnacle Institute of Education
    • 20738
    • October 2017

    International Institute of Training Pty Ltd

    • International Institute of Training
    • 21628
    • September 2017

    Newskills Pty Ltd

    • Newskills
    • 4638
    • September 2017

    Cherson Enterprises Pty Ltd

    • Cherson Enterprises
    • 32070
    • August 2017

    Industry Education and Training Services Pty Ltd

    • Industry Education and Training Services
    • 21774
    • July 2017

    Careers Australia Education Institute Pty Ltd

    • Careers Australia
    • 22479
    • June 2017

    Breakthrough Performance Consulting Pty Ltd

    • Breakthrough Performance
    • 21805
    • March 2017

    Southern Edge Training Pty Ltd

    • SET Solutions
    • 4074
    • February 2017

    St John's Regional College

    • St John's Regional College
    • 6806
    • December 2016

    Northed Pty Ltd

    • Northed International College
    • 22179
    • September 2016

    St Stephen Institute of Education Pty Ltd

    • St Stephen Institute of Technology
    • 22336
    • August 2016

    Goulburn Administration Services Limited

    • National Skills Group
    • 3836
    • July 2016

    Impel Solutions Pty Ltd

    • Train 2 Learn
    • 22486
    • June 2016

    Symbiosis Institute of Technical Education Pty Ltd

    • Symbiosis Institute of Technical Education
    • 22331
    • June 2016

    National Training Centre of Australia Pty Ltd

    • National Training Centre of Australia
    • 6527
    • March 2016

    Pass Global Pty Ltd

    • Altec College
    • 22034
    • February 2016

    Sragill Pty Ltd

    • Australian Vocational Education & Training Academy
    • 21888
    • February 2016

    Sher-E-Punjab Pty Ltd

    • South Pacific Institute
    • 21967
    • January 2016

    Pan Bird Pty Ltd

    • Heron Assess
    • 22281
    • December 2015

    Smart Customer Pty Ltd

    • Smart Training and Job Placement
    • 21894
    • November 2015

    Education Access (Australia) Pty Ltd

    • Education Access Australia
    • 21265
    • October 2015

    Thoan Pty Ltd

    • Australian Management Academy
    • 21621
    • October 2015

    North Melbourne College Aus Pty Ltd

    • Berkeley College
    • 22316
    • August 2015

    Yum Production Pty Ltd

    • International Professionals Institute
    • 21145
    • August 2015

    Waterford College Pty Ltd

    • Waterford College
    • 21797
    • August 2015

    BJSB Pty Ltd

    • The Imperial College of Australia
    • 121966
    • July 2015

    Management Institute of Australia No.2 Pty Ltd

    • Management Institute of Australia
    • 31803
    • July 2015

    MWT Institute Pty Ltd

    • MWT Institute
    • 6954
    • July 2015

    Consider This Training Pty Ltd

    • Consider This Training
    • 21883
    • June 2015

Reviewed 14 April 2023

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