Fees | vrqa.vic.gov.au

The VRQA charges fees for:

registration of providers of education and training and student exchange
accreditation of vocational education and training (VET) courses
issue of apprenticeship certificates.

We revise fees each year to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index, as specified in Ministerial Order 615.

In August 2014, a Ministerial Order held VET fees for VRQA-registered RTOs at 2014 levels. This fee freeze has been extended to cover 2016 onwards.

Fees and charges as at 1 January 2024

School registration

Fee type	Fee	Additional information
Registration of a school	$2,541	Including a new registration as a result of an amalgamation.
Comprising: application – first instalment	$639	Non-refundable. The total fee of $2,541 may be paid in 2 instalments in the order of lodgement of application $639 and then assessment fee $1,902, provided the second instalment is paid within 30 days of the first instalment.
Assessment fee – second instalment	$1,902
Amendment of registration (other than for matters covered in senior secondary registration sections below)	$1,272	Non-refundable, to relocate or add a campus or add year levels.

Senior secondary course registration for course providers

Fee type	Fee	Additional information
Registration to deliver an accredited senior secondary course* (for example, VCE, IBD)	$2,541	For a course that would enable a student to be awarded a qualification(s).
Registration to provide a single accredited senior secondary course (for example, VCE, IBD)	$632	Per course.
Registration to provide an additional accredited senior secondary course (for example, VCE, IBD)	$632	Per course.
Registration to provide a course, for which the provider is registered, at an additional site	$632	Per site.
Site audit fee	up to $7,428	$223 per hour to a maximum of $7,428.
Additional site audit fee for any additional site	up to $7,428	$223 per hour to a maximum of $7,428.

Senior secondary qualification registration for awarding bodies

Fee type	Fee	Additional information
Registration to award, confer or issue a senior secondary qualification	$7,977	Per qualification, may be reduced or waived. The total fee may be paid in 2 instalments in the order listed below, provided the second instalment is paid within 30 days of the first instalment.
Comprising: application – first instalment	$1,597	Non-refundable.
Assessment fee – second instalment	$6,380
Additionally for a qualification that was developed outside Victoria or Australia and requires interstate or overseas travel as part of the assessment	up to $14,855
Registration to award, confer or issue an additional senior secondary qualification	$2,541

Accreditation of a senior secondary qualification for awarding bodies

Fee type	Fee	Additional information
Application for accreditation of a senior secondary course* or renewal of accreditation of such a course or part of such a course	$186	Per course, may be reduced or waived.
Application for an amendment to an accredited senior secondary course	$75	Per course.

Approval to provide courses to overseas students

Fee type	Fee
Registration to provide courses to overseas students	$1,272
Amendment to increase capacity and/or to establish a new delivery site and/or relocate a delivery site and/or add to scope	$1,272

Fee type	Fee	Additional information
Initial investigation	$602	Non-refundable.
Full investigation	$2,429
Annual approval fee	$803
Site audit fee	up to $7,428	$223 per hour up to a maximum of $7,428.
Amendment to increase capacity and/or to establish a new delivery site and/or relocate a delivery site and/or add to scope	$1,820

Fee type	Fee	Additional information
Initial application	$624	Non-refundable.
Assessment fee	$2,496
Half term review fee	$2,496	May be reduced or waived.

Fee type	Fee
1–15 students	$320
16–50 students	$624
51+ students	$1,248

Registered training organisations

Fee type	Fee	Additional information
Application lodgement fee	$912	Non-refundable.
Assessment fee	$7,121	For up to 10 qualifications and up to 20 units of competency or modules and up to 2 delivery sites.
For each additional qualification	$106	Capped at $10,000.
For each additional unit of competency	$43	Capped at $4,000.
For each additional delivery site	$423	Capped at $4,000.
Assessment of ‘principal purpose'	$5,280	May be reduced or waived.
Site audit fee	up to $5,280	$159 per hour to a maximum of $5,280.

Fee type	Fee	Additional information
Schools and Adult, Community and Further Education (ACFE) Board registered providers	$1,105	For each year or part of each year for up to 10 qualifications and any number of units of competency or module.
All other providers	$2,209	For each year or part of each year, for up to 10 qualifications and any number of units of competency or module.
Annual instalment for each additional qualification	$53	Capped at $15,000.

Fee type	Fee	Additional information
1 to 4 qualifications	$421	Per qualification.
5 qualifications	$1,690
6 qualifications	$1,901
7 qualifications	$2,112
8 qualifications	$2,324
9 qualifications	$2,535
Plus for each additional qualification more than 9	$106
Plus for each additional unit of competency	$80
Training package transition to equivalent qualification(s) or accredited course transition	$0

Course accreditation

Fee type	Fee	Additional information
Application for accreditation or renewal of accreditation of a course or part of a course excluding a higher education course	$3,761	May be reduced or waived.
Application for an amendment to an accredited course	$1,037	Per course.

Apprenticeships

Fee type	Fee	Additional information
Application fee for the issue of a certificate or duplicate certificate	$99	Including the issue or re-issue of a certificate confirming completion of an apprenticeship, a replacement trade paper, and an extract from the apprenticeship register.

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VRQA Fees Refund Policy

The VRQA is guided in its decision making by the principle that regulatory processes are transparent and are procedurally fair.
Fees are established in accordance with Government requirements and reviewed annually.
The VRQA provides assistance to applicants in the form of information in writing and at information sessions prior to the lodgement of applications.
All fees are paid in advance.
Refunds must be applied for in writing, with the exception of the principal purpose requirement assessment fee. Any unexpended portion of the principal purpose requirement assessment fee may be refunded.
All requests will be responded to within 30 days.
The VRQA allows discretion for exceptional circumstances beyond the control of the applicant.
The final decision regarding refunds will be made by the VRQA Director.

VET Registration

All fees are paid in advance, comprising:

application fee – this fee is non refundable
registration fees

The assessment involves two phases. Phase 1 assesses the applicant’s compliance with the principal purpose requirement of providing education and training, and its financial viability.

Phase 2 involves an audit against the RTO standards.

If an application is withdrawn prior to completion of Phase 1, or if the application fails to meet the requirements of the Phase 1 financial viability assessment, any unexpended registration fees may be refunded.

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Fees and charges as at 1 January 2024

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Courses provided by a senior secondary provider that is not a registered school or by an education provider that is not a registered school or a senior secondary provider

Registration

Registration or re-registration

Annual registration fee

Amendment of registration: application fee to add a course or a qualification or a unit of competency to scope

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VRQA Fees Refund Policy

VET Registration