Fee Waivers
ACT Australian Apprentices who hold a current Health Care Card or Pension Card, or can prove genuine hardship, are granted concession from the Student fee. Eligibility for Fee Waiver is assessed by Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) on a case-by-case basis. RTOs apply to the Department for reimbursement of the full amount of the fee, and must not charge the Australian Apprentice where the Fee Waiver has been approved.
Application Form for Fee Waiver Reimbursement (
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Where the employer is the RTO for his or her own Australian Apprentice, the RTO is not obliged to charge the Student fee. If the RTO chooses to charge the fee, all current fees and charges requirements, including concession arrangements, must apply.
The fee may not be charged by the new RTO where an Australian Apprentice;
- leaves on employer, recommences within 12 months with another in the same qualification but with a different RTO
- is forced to go to a different RTO because the first RTO ceased to deliver.
In such cases the RTO should apply for reimbursement of the fee from the Department.
