AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (FEES)
DETERMINATION 2002 (No 1)

DI 2002-64

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Vocational Education and Training Act 1995 commenced operation on 1 January 1996. The Act provides for planning, funding, coordination, evaluation, regulation and promotion of vocational education and training in the ACT.

Section 67 of the Act provides for fees to be determined for the purposes of the Act.

The fees for 2002-03 have been increased from the existing 2001-02 fees by the Consumer Price Index of 2.50% as advised by the Department of Treasury.

FEES AND CHARGES NO LONGER APPLICABLE

The following fees and charges are no longer applicable. Your approval is sought to remove them from the schedule of Fees and Charges.

Re-accreditation of award – with no changes -  $245.00 –  It attracts the same fee as an accreditation. Best practice requires that unchanged courses are thoroughly reviewed to ensure compliance with changing requirements.

Articulated Training Program - $550.00 – This fee has no relevance under new national agreements. 

VARIATIONS TO EXISTING FEES

   						2001-02                 2002-03	           Date of
						      $	                        $		Effect

Accreditation Services

Degree/Diploma/Advanced Diploma		3,960		      4,050	     1 July 2002

						2001-02	    2002-03	       Date of
						      $		          $	         Effect

Certificate Courses (I-IV)			1,950	                  1,990	     1 July 2002

Concurrent Accreditation – 
    Higher Education 				1,210	                  1,240	     1 July 2002

Registration Services

Additions/Extensions to Provider Scope             165		        168	     1 July 2002

Concurrent Authority to conduct Higher
    Education					  3,960	                  4,050             1 July 2002 

Recognition Services

Registration as a Training Organisation	1,210		      1,240             1 July 2002

Registration as a Quality Endorsed
    Training Organisation – Per site
    Plus audit costs			          11,010		   11,280	    1 July 2002

Quality Information Kit			     55                         55              1 July 2002

Application Fee for Degree Courses		1,050		     1,075              1 July 2002

Short Courses					   550                        560             1 July 2002

Commonwealth Register of Institutions
    And Courses for Overseas Students

Application Fees				   112                        114             1 July 2002

Approval in ACT				   440                        450             1 July 2002

Amendment to Register			   165                        165             1 July 2002

Issuing Replacement Certificates	                 23                          23             1 July 2002