Resources

New legislation commenced on 1 January 2019 allowing the removal of VET FEE-HELP debt incurred because of inappropriate conduct by a VET FEE-HELP provider or their agent.

In December 2022, we released a proposal on a possible future approach to academic suitability in the VSL program for stakeholder feedback.

VET Student Loans Improvement provider consultation – November 2022. Submissions to the VSL Improvement Consultation Paper have closed. A summary of the feedback received through submissions is available: Consultation Summary November 2022 to January 2023.

Eligible providers must use the VSL Schedule 3 Application Form to submit the required evidence supporting their application to add courses to Schedule 3 of the VET Student Loans (Courses and Caps) Determination 2016.

This checklist will assist eligible providers to submit the required evidence supporting their application to add courses to Schedule 3 of the VET Student Loans (Courses and Caps) Determination 2016.

The VSL Determination was developed in consultation with State and Territory Governments and the VET sector, in the lead up to the commencement of the VSL program. During this process, the Australian Government agreed to include specific courses for listed and not-for-profit providers as eligible for VSL.

This report focuses on students whose tuition fees were paid (whether in whole or in part) using a VET Student Loan (VSL) in 2021. This report refers to these students as VSL assisted students.

This is a one-page summary of the program inprovements and simplifications aready introduced to the VSL program.

This Guide will assist providers applying to become an approved VET Student Loans provider.

In February 2022 the department commenced consultation on its VSL redesign work, releasing a paper seeking provider input on consultation preferences and a number of program settings. This is a summary of the submissions by providers.

VET Student Loans Redesign Provider Consultation – February 2022 Submissions to the VSL Redesign consultation paper have closed. A summary about the feedback received through submissions is available for interested stakeholders: VSL Consultation Summary - February to March 2022.

This report focuses on students whose tuition fees were paid (whether in whole or in part) using a VET Student Loan (VSL) in 2020. This report refers to these students as VSL assisted students.

This fact sheet explains why you must provide a TFN to access a VET Student Loan.