Fees

What you need to know 

The VRQA charges fees for the registration of providers of education and training and student exchange, for the accreditation of vocational education and training (VET) courses and the issue of apprenticeship certificates.

Fees are revised each year to reflect changes in the consumer price index, as specified in Ministerial Order 615.

In August 2014 a Ministerial Order was made to hold 2015 VET fees for VRQA-registered RTOs at 2014 levels. The fee freeze has been extended to include 2016 onwards.

For more information, see:

• Fees and charges as at January 2023
• Fees and charges as at January 2022
• Ministerial Order 1337 amending Ministerial Order 615 (pdf - 215.53kb)
• Ministerial Order 1291 amending Ministerial Order 615 (pdf - 214.05kb)
• Ministerial Order 957 amending Ministerial Order 615 (pdf - 802.88kb)
  
• Ministerial Order 867 amending Ministerial Order 615 (pdf - 141.45kb)
• Ministerial Order 790 amending Ministerial Order 615 (pdf - 227.24kb)
• Ministerial Order 769 amending Ministerial Order 615 (pdf - 215.9kb)
• ​Ministerial Order 615 – Fixing of Fees Administered by the VRQA (pdf - 812.79kb)

• Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) of fees from 2013​ (pdf - 1.27mb)

Refund policy

For information on refunds, see:

• VRQA Fees Refund Policy​ (doc - 81kb)
• VRQA Fees Refund Policy (pdf - 40.72kb)

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