Course Fees

Most Australian States provide subsidies to assist students undertaking vocational training
Eligibility rules apply
Some States require a co-contribution from the student. These are generally referred to as Student Fees. In some instances employers may pay the student fee. In most cases, concession rates are available to disadvantaged students
Bannister Technical has Training Service Agreements with most State Governments
A condition of those agreements is to publish details regarding fees that students may be required to pay – information regarding student fees are listed below
In all instances, students and employers are encouraged to contact Bannister Technical for further information regarding student eligibility and fees

Bannister Technical complies with Clause 7.3 of the Australian Skills Quality Authority’s (ASQA’s) User Guide Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTO’s) 2015 relating to our responsibility to protect fees prepaid by learners.
Bannister Technical does not collect prepaid fees from learners in excess of $1500 and, as such complies with the provisions of Clause 7.3.

Bannister Technical is a non-Victorian RTO providing training services to an Enterprise on a national basis
Our Victorian Training Guarantee Service Agreement is limited to Victorian employees of that Enterprise
Bannister does not charge students fees for this training

Eligibility and further information
Find out more at the following link – VTG Eligibility Indicator

Bannister Technical is an approved Future Skills WA provider for a limited number of qualifications under the Future Skills WA Program
Bannister Technical offers training to eligible students who are existing employees
Student fees are set by the WA Government and, as of 2014, are $2.49 per nominal hour

Fees and further information
Find out more at the following link – Course fee rates – Future Skills WA

Bannister Technical is a Pre-Qualified Supplier for a limited number of qualifications
Participants are only eligible for one subsidised training place under the program
On completion of the training participants are expected to fill in and return a Training and Employment Survey within 3 months.

Eligibility

The programs are open to any Queensland resident aged 15 years or over who are no longer at school (with the exception of VET in Schools students) and are an Australian or New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident

In addition, to be eligible:

For Certificate 3 Guarantee the participant must not hold a certificate III or higher level qualification
For Higher Level Skills Program the participant must not hold a certificate IV or higher level qualification

Co-contribution Fee

Student Contribution Fees represent the total non-government subsidised portion of essential training costs for the participant to undertake the qualification. These fees include tuition, services, materials and all other costs associated with delivering the training and the awarding of the qualification to the participant

To be eligible for a concessional co-contribution fee the participant must have one of the following:

a health care concession card or a pensioner concession card
an official letter from the Commonwealth Government confirming that they are entitled to concessions under a health care concession card or a pensioner concession card
be an Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander

Refund Policy

Withdrawal and refund requests must be made in writing 7 days prior to withdrawal
Payments will be refunded on a unit-by-unit basis for all non-commenced units. Refunds will be processed via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to the nominated account 7 days after the request has been received
If an offer of a place is withdrawn, or Bannister Technical is unable to provide the training program, the participant/employer will receive a full refund on tuition fees paid within 7 days
If the employer pays the co-contribution then refunds will be paid to the employer, not the participant

Eligibility and further information
Find out more at the following links:

Bannister Technical is an approved Skills for All training provider for a limited number of qualifications
Bannister offers training to eligible students who are existing workers
Bannister negotiates students fees with employers on a case by case basis

Eligibility and further information
Find out more at the following link – Check your eligibility – Skills for All

Bannister Technical is an approved Smart and Skilled provider in 2015
Bannister has a very limited list of qualifications and regional access under Smart and Skilled 2015

Eligibility and further information
Find out more at the following link – Smart and Skilled
Bannister Technical Smart and Skilled Fees Policy

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