Monthly Archives: March 2016

VET FEE HELP in the news: WEA Hunter caught on the ‘wrong side’ of reforms

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The following article appeared in The Australian on 16 March 2016 (www.theaustralian.com.au/...hunter.../cbcac7cf31d7962df7cadad4de594707) WEC Hunter College forced to abandon diplomas
  • THE AUSTRALIAN
  • MARCH 16, 2016 12:00AM
  A NSW community college has been caught on the wrong side of reforms to rein in the snowballing VET FEE-HELP loans scheme, after a one-sledgehammer-fits-all policy response unleashed a litany of...
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VET FEE HELP changes

Important reforms will be made to the Government’s VET FEE-HELP student loan program to prevent unscrupulous marketers targeting vulnerable Australians and exploiting taxpayers to the tune of billions of dollars. Assistant Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham today announced a rolling campaign of legislative and other changes to deal with rogue training providers and...
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