ENROL IN YOUR MIDYEAR COURSE BEFORE 21 JUNE TO GUARANTEE CURRENT FEES FOR 2012

The Victorian Government’s State Budget announcement on 1 May will have an impact on fees – we’re waiting for further details and will keep you posted. 

In the meantime, enrol in a midyear course before 21 June to beat the fee increases.

 

Fees and charges for 2012 - What you need to know

Tuition Fees	Eligibility for a government funded place	Other Charges	Payment Options
2012 Tuition fees are determined by the course start date and whether you’re eligible for a government funded place. There are 6 tuition fee categories for students either eligible or ineligible for a government funded place under the Victorian Training Guarantee (VTG). RPL fees If you were enrolled before 1 July 2009 and have not had a break in training you are in the Fee Maintenance category.	Check your eligibility	Student Services & Amenities Materials & Ancillaries fees	Concessions Instalment payment plan VET FEE-HELP Payment methods Refunds

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2012 Tuition Fees

• Tuition Fees for students commencing in 2012
• Tuition Fees for students who commenced between 2009 and 2011
• Fee Maintenance - for students who enrolled prior to 1 July 2009 and have not had a break in training

Table 1 - Tuition Fees for students commencing in 2012

Indicative tuition fees for new students commencing in 2012
VTG Tuition Fee Category & Corresponding Award		Indicative fee rate per competency/unit hour		Concession Fees per award category  applies to eligible students only	Indicative tuition fees per award category (will not exceed)
Category	Award	Eligible	Ineligible	Eligible	Eligible	Ineligible
Foundation Skills	Foundation Courses	$1.00	$10.80	$50	$2,200	$3,600
Skills Creation	Cert I & II	$1.60	$10.80	$105	$2,200	$3,600
Skills Building	Cert  III & IV	$2.00	$10.80	$187	$2,200	$6,000
Skills Deepening	Diploma & Advanced Diploma	$3.70	$10.80	*$100	$2200	$6,500
Apprentices	All Levels	$2.00	$10.80	$187	$2200	Not applicable
Trainees	All Levels	$2.00	$10.80	$187	$2,200	$4,000

 

• No minimum Tuition Fee applies to Victorian Training Guarantee (VTG) enrolments.
• Any student enrolling in any combination of eligible enrolments will pay a tuition fee up to $2200.
• Any student enrolling in any combination of eligible or ineligible enrolments will pay a tuition fee up to $6500.
• The student Tuition Fee is indicative only and subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply such as student services and amenities fees.

* Concessions for Skills Deepening courses are available to students who are eligible for a Government Funded place and are under 25 years of age on 1 January 2012, or are Fee Maintenance enrolments with a course commencement date prior to 1 July 2009. See also the Victorian residency requirements for a government funded place.

 

Table 2 - Tuition Fees for students who commenced between 2009 and 2011

Indicative tuition fees for continuing students with a course commencement date between 1 July 2009 to 31 December 2011
VTG Tuition Fee Category & Corresponding Award		Indicative fee rate per competency/unit hour			Concession Fees per award category applies to eligible students only		Indicative tuition fees per award category (will not exceed)
Category	Award	Eligible	Ineligible		Eligible		Eligible		Ineligible
Foundation Skills	Foundation Courses	$1.00	$10.80		$50		$500		$3,600
Skills Creation	Cert I & II	$1.60	$10.80		$105		$875		$3,600
Skills Building	Cert  III & IV	$2.00	$10.80		$187		$1,250		$6,000
Skills Deepening	Diploma & Advanced Diploma	$3.70	$10.80		*$100		$2,200		$6,500
Apprentices	All Levels	$2.00	$10.80		$187		$2,200		NA
Trainees	All Levels	$2.00	$10.80		$187		$1,250		$4,000

 

• No minimum Tuition Fee applies to Victorian Training Guarantee (VTG) enrolments.
• Any student enrolling in any combination of eligible enrolments will pay a tuition fee up to $2200.
• Any student enrolling in any combination of eligible or ineligible enrolments will pay a tuition fee up to $6500.
• The student Tuition Fee is indicative only and subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply such as student services and amenities fees.

* Concessions for Skills Deepening courses are available to students who are eligible for a Government Funded place and are under 25 years of age on 1 January 2012, or are Fee Maintenance enrolments with a course commencement date prior to 1 July 2009. See also the Victorian residency requirements for a government funded place.

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2012 Fee Maintenance fees

Students of all levels who enrolled prior to 1 July 2009 and have not had a break in training, and are enrolling in the same course for 2012, are called Fee Maintenance. This is the only fee category which has a Minimum Tuition fee for 2012.

Fee rate per SCH	Concession	Minimum Fee	Maximum
$1.47	$59	$59	$939

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Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) & Recognition of Current Competency (RCC)

Fee rate per SCH – All Courses	Eligible	Ineligible
	Nil	$1.00 (to a maximum of $6500)

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Could you be eligible for a government subsidised place?

Download the eligibility Diagram as a PDF

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Interstate Students - excluding Apprentices and Trainees

Interstate students who come to Victoria to undertake training and meet all other eligibility requirements will be eligible for a government funded place.

Interstate students enrolled in an NMIT online course are not eligible for a government funded place.

Note: this does not apply to Apprentices and Trainees who have different cross border arrangements

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Other Charges

Services and Amenities Fees

All students are required to pay a Student Services and Amenities Fee as follows:

Tuition Fee Category	Per SCH	Minimum	Maximum Cap
Full Fee	$0.25	$45	$135
Concession	$0.25	$45	$101.25
Workplace Delivery or Community Locations	NA	$20	$20

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Materials and Ancillaries Fees

Class materials and ancillaries fees will be charged for all classes. These are different for each course. Please contact the relevant department for further information.

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Payment Options

Concessions

You can see the appropriate concession fees associated per course category as provided in the tuition fees table above. Students can apply for concessions where they can prove that they are:

• receiving government benefits, pensions or allowances
• the dependant spouse of a person who is receiving government benefits, pensions or allowances
• the dependant child of parents who are receiving government benefits, pensions or allowances.

Please note:

• Concessions only apply to new 2012 enrolments for Foundation Skills, Skills Creation, Skills Building and Skills Deepening(where the student is eligible for a government funded place) courses.
• You must be under 25 at 1 January 2012 for a concession for Skills Deepening courses.
• Fee maintenance students can still access a concession fee for courses commenced prior to 1 July 2009

The person in receipt of the government benefit must hold one of the following cards:

• Commonwealth Health Care Card (HCC)
• Pensioner Card
• Veteran's Gold Card

Proof of pension/allowance status has to be verified on the 'Application for Minimum Tuition Contribution' on the back of the Enrolment Form.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in government funded TAFE courses pay no fees.

For more information about concession charges, contact NMIT on 9269 8400.

NMIT Instalment Plan

NMIT is committed to helping students manage their fees!

In 2012, will you be:

• Enrolling in a Cert I – IV program at NMIT or;
• Ineligible for a government subsidised place in a Diploma or Advanced Diploma program at NMIT;
• Eligible for a government subsidised place in a Diploma or Advanced Diploma program but ineligible for VET FEE-HELP (eg; not an Australian citizen)

If you answered YES, the NMIT Instalment Payment Plan may be available to you where your tuition fees are $500* or more.

Conditions apply:

• You must sign an agreement accepting full responsibility to pay instalments by agreed dates as per the approved Payment Plan Agreement (you could lose your place in the course where payments are not made by due dates);
• It is your responsibility to ensure that you provide your current email address to NMIT for correspondence issuing notices and reminders. NMIT shall deem that the notices have been delivered when the email is sent and there is no bounce back through the NMIT email system;
• It is your responsibility to regularly check the nominated email account and comply with the Payment Plan Agreement;
• You must inform Information Services at NMIT of any circumstances that may affect the Payment Plan Agreement as they arise;
• Full payment of tuition fees must be made prior to the final assessment/completion of the module/subject/course;
• The Instalment Payment Plan is valid for 14 days from the Payment Plan Agreement being issued;
• The Instalment Payment Plan is not an available option four (4) weeks after the course commencement date;
• The Instalment Payment Plan is not an available option for payments by companies on behalf of students;
• Refunds will be handled consistently with the current refunds policy.

Download the Instalment Payment Plan form.

*Students experiencing financial difficulty paying tuition fees less than $500 may be eligible for a Student Loan. Contact Student Services on 9269 1314 for more information.

VET FEE-HELP

You could be eligible to access a VET FEE-HELP loan to pay your VET tuition fees for a number of NMIT Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas.

You can apply for VET FEE-HELP if you’re a student studying in Australia who is:

• an Australian citizen or permanent humanitarian visa holder who is resident in Australia for the duration of the unit of study VET FEE-HELP is being applied for;
• enrolled on or before the census date of an eligible unit of study through an approved VET provider;
• meet tax file number requirements;
• have not exceeded the FEE-HELP limit

VET FEE-HELP allows an eligible student to have all or part of their VET tuition fees paid by the Australian Government in the form of a loan, regardless of whether they are eligible or not for a government funded place.

Over their lifetime, students can access a VET FEE-HELP loan to pay their VET tuition fees, articulate into university and then add their university costs until the maximum FEE-HELP maximum is reached. There is no age restriction on VET FEE-HELP.

For further information, contact the department directly or for general information on VET FEE-HELP visit the DEEWR website and download the VET FEE-HELP Information Booklet.

NMIT Statement of VET Tuition Assurance

Other Assistance

Interested in a program that can help you save for your fees? The Brotherhood of St Laurence has a program that will match your saving dollar for dollar (up to $500). Click Saver Plus - Brotherhood of St Laurence to find out more.

Payment methods

NMIT accepts Cash, EFTPOS, Visa, Mastercard and cheque.

Note: Banks set a daily limit on EFTPOS cards. If your fees and other purchases on the same day exceed your EFTPOS limit, please organise an additional method of payment, eg cash, credit card or cheque. Or you can increase your limit prior to payment of fees.

Refund Information

Course Level	Reason for Refund	Refund Amount
Certificate I – IV	Full withdrawal within 4 weeks after scheduled commencement of course.	Refund of fees less Tuition Concession Fee, applicable amenities and unissued materials. NB. If Tuition fee paid is less than the Concession Fee, this is the fee withheld.
	Partial withdrawal within 4 weeks after scheduled commencement of course.	Refund of fees for Tuition and Amenities for subject/s withdrawn taking into account fees still payable and unissued materials.
	Granted a Health Care Card after payment of fees. NB. Proof to be supplied	Refund of fees less Tuition Concession Fee and applicable Amenities fees. No material costs refunded.
Diploma & Advanced Diploma	Withdrawal from subject/s on or before census date.	Refund of fees for Tuition and Amenities for subject/s withdrawn taking into account fees still payable and unissued materials.
Higher Education	Withdrawal from subject/s on or before census date.	100% of all payments.

• Application for refunds must be made on official Application for Refund of Fees form
• Full refund of all payments will be made for ANY course cancelled by NMIT
• NO refund of fees outside of the current academic year will be granted
• NO refunds will be granted after the census date for Diploma, Advanced Diploma & Higher Education courses
• NMIT Institute accredited courses are subject to different fee structures and refund policies

For further details please phone 03 9269 1200

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Download a summary of 2012 Fees and Charges (PDF)