Western Australia Fees
The student tuition fees are indicative only and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply such as student service and resource fees.
Student fees
What are the changes to student fees?
Students will need to contribute more to the costs of training to ensure that government subsidised training remains sustainable in future years. Currently student course fees overall make up about 8% of the total cost of training and the State Government subsidises the other 92%.
While student fees will increase from 1 January 2014, the vast majority of training costs will continue to be subsidised by the State Government. In general , fees will be changing to reflect the relative priority of a quali fication, with high priority qualifications attracting the lower fees to encourage students into areas of training that meet State and industry need.
How much will I pay?
Indicative fee rates for non-concession students are outlined below. The fee rates reflect government policy determinations and will be finalised when the fees schedule is officially gazetted and published later in the year.
*The indicative qualification fees include projected CPI adjustments. These fee rates do not include training provider based fees such as resource fees and other discretionary fees.
**The Course in Applied Vocational Study Skills (CAVSS) and the Course in Underpinning Skills for Industry Qualifications (USIQ) are exempt from course fees.
***The Department will shortly be publishing the Foundation Skills List which will list the courses and qualifications that may receive a government subsidy, subject to available budget.
Annual caps have been placed on course fees for government subsidised training:
- In 2014 there will be a cap of $400 per year for students born between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 1999 who are at least 15 years old who undertake training that is not part of a VET in Schools program. The cap applies irrespective of the number of courses a student is enrolled in.
- course fees for Certificate I to IV courses will not exceed $2,500 per course per year in 2014, and
- course fees for Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses will not exceed $7,500 per course per year in 2014.
Training providers may apply additional fees, such as resource fees and parking, that will not be included in the annual cap.
All these caps apply to Priority Industry Qualifications, General Industry Training, eligible apprenticeships and traineeships and Foundation Skills courses, and to concessional and non-concessional students.
These caps do not include fees for Recognition of Prior Learning services, which are determined by individual training providers.
Students may be eligible for a 50% concession on the standard fee rates. Eligible students include holders of either a health care or pensioner concession card, recipients of AUSTUDY, ABSTUDY, or Youth Allowance, and people of secondary
school age.
Students undertaking Diploma and Advanced Diploma qualifications may be able to access the Commonwealth Government’s VET FEE-HELP Scheme to access a student loan (similar to HECS for university students) to cover the course fees.
To find out what fees will apply next year, contact your training provider who can provide an estimate of the total cost, including other fees that may be applicable, and also whether the student is eligible for a concession or access to the VET FEE-HELP.
