<p>Removal of TAFE fees for diploma and advanced diploma child care courses </p><p> or obtain qualifications as well as What is this initiative? prospective new entrants to the industry.</p><p>1 The Australian Government is supporting over 14 000 people per year to gain a 6 Are all child care courses vocational education and training qualification in early childhood through eligible? removal of regulated course fees. Funding 7 This initiative only supports students has been provided to remove the regulated enrolled at TAFE institutes and other course fees for diplomas and advanced diplomas in child care courses, delivered by a government training providers, such as TAFE institute or other government training agricultural colleges and universities provider. offering vocational courses. Courses undertaken with private or community 2 How will it work? training providers are not part of this initiative. 3 The Australian Government will pay the regulated TAFE course fees for students Current eligible child care courses are: enrolling in TAFE delivered diplomas and i. CHC50113 Diploma of Early Childhood advanced diplomas in child care courses. Education and Care (released 1/7/2013); Students enrolling in child care courses at and TAFE institutes generally incur upfront ii. CHC60208 Advanced Diploma of fees which can be quite substantial. Children’s Services (released 7/5/2012; to be deleted by 31/12/2014). This scheme has operated since January 2009 and will finish in December 2014. 8 What course fees are covered? 4 Who will benefit? Fees covered include compulsory regulated 5 Anyone who enrols to study at a TAFE fees levied on students for institute or other government training enrolment in an eligible course of provider including existing early study. Regulated fees are defined childhood educators looking to upgrade as any fees mandated by the State or Territory Government, and </p><p>1 exclude any fees that are imposed on students by the TAFE or other Victoria government providers. Students www.skills.vic.gov.au/get-training will still incur some costs as regulated fees do not cover all Queensland costs associated with doing these www.tafe.qld.gov.au courses. Western Australia How do I find out more about www.trainingwa.wa.gov.au </p><p> the training South Australia opportunities under http://www.tafesa.edu.au/ </p><p> this initiative? Tasmania Contact your local TAFE institute or other www.yourchoice.tas.gov.au government training provider, or look on your state or territory’s Australian Capital Territory: TAFE website: www.cit.act.edu.au </p><p>New South Wales Northern Territory www.tafensw.edu.au www.cdu.edu.au/cduvet </p><p>2</p>