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 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:
- Standard VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 2 (PDF,
- Standard VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 2 (DOCX,
- 2023 TAFE VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 2.1 (PDF,
- 2023 TAFE VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 2.1 (DOCX,
- 2023 Dual sector VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 2.1 (PDF,
- 2023 Dual sector VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 2.1 (DOCX,
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.
- 2023 guidelines about apprenticeship/traineeship (PDF,
- 2023 guidelines about apprenticeship/traineeship (DOCX,
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.
- Literacy and numeracy for pre-training review (PDF,
- Literacy and numeracy for pre-training review (DOCX,
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.
- Sighting and retaining evidence of eligibility (PDF,
- Sighting and retaining evidence of eligibility (DOCX,
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.
- VET Funding Contract - Questions and answers (PDF,
- VET Funding Contract - Questions and answers (DOCX,
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,
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 and related documents, including the AQTF essential conditions and standards for initial and continuing registration, see: National Skills Standards Council .
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 , and for more Acts. Refer to .
Victorian Acts
For copies of the below Acts, see Victorian legislation and parliamentary .
- 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
- Australian
- Australian Skills Quality Agency
- National Centre for Vocational Education Research
- National Quality
- Training Support
- - the database on Vocational Education and Training in Australia
- Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
- Victorian Registration and Qualification Authority
- Vocational Education and Training Fee Help (VET Fee
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- 2022 Dual sector VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 2 (DOCX,
- 2022 Dual sector VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 2
- 2022 Standard VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version2 (DOCX,
- 2022 Standard VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 2 (PDF,
- 2022 TAFE VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 2 (DOCX,
- 2022 TAFE VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 2 (PDF,
- 2022 Dual sector VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 1 (PDF,
- 2022 Dual sector VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 1 (DOCX,
- 2022 Standard VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 1 (PDF,
- 2022 Standard VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 1 (DOCX,
- 2022 TAFE VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 1 (PDF,
- 2022 TAFE VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 1 (DOCX,
- 2021 Standard VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 3 (PDF,
- 2021 Standard VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 3 (DOCX,
- 2021 TAFE VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 3 (PDF,
- 2021 TAFE VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version 3 (DOCX,
- 2021 Dual sector VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version (PDF,
- 2021 Dual sector VET Funding Contract - Skills First program - version (DOCX,
- 2021 VET Funding Contract - Skills First program (Non-Victorian based training provider delivering to a National Enterprise) - version (PDF,
- 2021 VET Funding Contract - Skills First program (Non-Victorian based training provider delivering to a National Enterprise) - version (DOCX,
- 2018-19 VET funding contract - Skills First program (Non-Victorian based training provider delivering to a National Enterprise) - version 2 (DOCX,
- 2021 VET Funding Contract - Skills First program (Non-Victorian based training provider delivering to a National Enterprise) - version 3 (DOCX,
- 2018-19 Standard VET funding contract (extended to 31 December 2020)Â version 3Â (PDF,
- 2018-19 Standard VET funding contract (extended to 31 December 2020)Â version 3Â (DOCX,
- 2018-19 Restricted VET funding contract (extended to 31 December 2020)Â version 3Â (PDF,
- 2018-19 Restricted VET funding contract (extended to 31 December 2020)Â version 3Â (DOCX,
- 2018-19 TAFEÂ VET funding contract (extended to 31 December 2020)Â version 3Â (PDF,
- 2018-19 TAFEÂ VET funding contract (extended to 31 December 2020)Â version 3Â (DOCX,
- 2018-19 Dual sector VET funding contract (extended to 31 December 2020)Â version 3Â (PDF,
- 2018-19 Dual sector VET funding contract (extended to 31 December 2020) version 3 (DOCX,
- 2018-19 VET Funding Contract (Non-Victorian based training provider) (extended to 31 December 2020) - version 3 (PDF,
- 2018-19 VET Funding Contract (Non-Victorian based training provider) (extended to 31 December 2020) - version 3
- 2018-19 Dual Sector VET Funding Contract version 2 (PDF,
- 2018-19 Dual Sector VET Funding Contract version 2 (DOCX,
- 2018-19 VET Funding Contract version 2 (PDF,
- 2018-19 VET Funding Contract version 2 (DOCX,
- 2018-19 Restricted VET Funding Contract version 2 (PDF,
- 2018-19 Restricted VET Funding Contract version 2 (DOCX,
- 2018-19 Standard VET Funding Contract version 2 (PDF,
- 2018-19 Standard VET Funding Contract version 2 (DOCX,
- 2018-19 TAFE VET Funding Contract version 2 (PDF,
- 2018-19 TAFE VET Funding Contract version 2 (DOCX,
- 2018-19 Standard VET funding contract version 1Â (PDF,
- 2018-19 Standard VET funding contract version 1 (DOCX,
- 2018-19 Restricted VET funding contract version 1 (PDF,
- 2018-19 Restricted VET funding contract version 1 (DOCX,
- 2018-19 VET funding contract - non-Victorian based RTO delivering to a National Enterprise version 1 (PDF,
- 2018-19 VET funding contract - non-Victorian based RTO delivering to a National Enterprise version 1 (DOCX,
- 2018-19 TAFE VET funding contract version 1 (PDF,
- 2018-19Â TAFE VET funding contract version 1 (DOCX,
- 2018-19 Dual sector VET funding contract version 1 (PDF,
- 2018-19 Dual sector VET funding contract version 1 (DOCX,
- 2017 Standard VET funding contract version 1 (PDF,
- 2017 Standard VET funding contract version 1Â (DOCX,
- 2017 Restricted VET funding contract version 1 (PDF,
- 2017 Restricted VET funding contract version 1 (DOCX,
- 2017 VET funding contract Skills First program - non-Victorian based RTO delivering to a National Enterprise version 1 (PDF,
- 2017 VET funding contract Skills First program - non-Victorian based RTO delivering to a National Enterprise version 1Â (DOCX,
- 2017 TAFE VET funding contract version 1 (PDF,
- 2017 TAFE VET funding contract version 1 (DOCX,
- 2017 Dual sector VET funding contract version 1 (PDF,
- 2017 Dual sector VET funding contract version 1Â (DOCX,
- 2014-16 VET funding contract (dual sector - version 3) (PDF,
- 2014-16 VET funding contract (dual sector - version 3) (DOCX,
- 2016 VET funding contract (standard) (PDF,
- 2016 VET funding contract (standard) (DOCX,
- 2016 VET funding contract (restricted) (PDF,
- 2016 VET funding contract (restricted) (DOCX,
- 2014-16 VET funding contract (version 3) (PDF,
- 2014-16 VET funding contract (version 3) (DOCX,
- 2014-16 VET funding contract (TAFE - version 3) (PDF,
- 2014-16 VET funding contract (TAFE - version 3) (DOCX,
- 2014-16 VET funding contract (version 2) (PDF,
- 2014-16 VET funding contract (version 2) (DOCX,Â
- 2014-16 VET funding contract (TAFE version 2)Â (PDF,
- 2014-16 VET funding contract (TAFE version 2) Â (DOCX,
- 2015 VET funding contract (PDF,
- 2015 VET funding contract (DOCX,Â
- 2015 VET funding contract (non-Victorian based RTO delivering to a National Enterprise) (PDF,
- 2015 VET funding contract (non-Victorian based RTO delivering to a National Enterprise) (DOCX,
- 2014-16 VET funding contract (PDF,
- 2014-16 VET funding contract (DOCX,
- 2014-16 VET funding contract (TAFE) (PDF,
- 2014-16 VET funding contract (TAFE) (DOCX,
- 2014 VET funding contract (PDF,
- 2014 VET funding contract (DOCX,
- 2014 VET funding contract (non-Victorian based RTO delivering to a National Enterprise) (PDF,
- 2014 VET funding contract (non-Victorian based RTO delivering to a National Enterprise) (DOCX,
For students that commenced training between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2013
- 2013 Service agreement Victorian training guarantee (PDF,
- 2013 Service agreement Victorian training guarantee (DOCX,
- 2013 TAFE performance agreement (the service agreement) (PDF,
- 2013 TAFE performance agreement (DOCX,
For students that commenced training between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2012
- 2012 Service agreement Skills for Victoria program (PDF,
- 2012 Service agreement Skills for Victoria program (DOCX,
- 2012 TAFE performance agreement training services delivery (the service agreement)Â (PDF,Â
For students that commenced training between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2011
- 2011 Service agreement Skills for Victoria program (PDF,
- 2011 TAFE performance agreement training services delivery (the service agreement) (PDF,
- 2011 TAFE performance agreement training services delivery (the service agreement) (DOCX,
For students that commenced training between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2010
- 2010 Funding agreement (PDF,
- 2010 Funding agreement (DOCX,
- 2010 TAFE performance agreement (PDF,
- 2010 TAFE performance agreement (DOCX,
For students that commenced training between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2009
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.
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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