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VET FEE-HELP – the good, the bad and the ugly
Presenter: Dr Peter Ryan
Melbourne – 28th August 2015
The Good
Removing market distortion
Removing social disadvantage
The Bad
Square peg in a round hole
Creating a new market distortion
Pushing regulation to the limit
Large student debt from overpriced courses
The Ugly
Rapidly changing, reactive regulation
YEAR APPROVALS
2008 (part year) 8
2009 42
2010 30
2011 24
2012 28
2013 75
2014 74
2015 (to date) 15
Revocations -23
TOTAL 273
Dear Applicant
Your application to become a VET FEE-HELP provider has been received and accepted by the department and will be processed in as timely a fashion as possible. Processing time is largely dependent on the information received in the application.
Under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 applications must be decided within 90 days of the department receiving the application. The Minister has the discretion to seek further information about one or more components of an application until satisfied the applicant has met all the requirements for approval as a VET FEE‑HELP provider.
If further information is requested, a formal notice will be issued in the HELP IT System (HITS) with a deadline date for receipt of the information. The department will have a further 60 days following the notice deadline to assess the information provided.
If you have any queries concerning your application please send them to [email protected], marked to the attention of the HELP Operations.
Subject: Assessment of RFI response [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Hi, Thank you for your email to the Tertiary Study Enquiries mailbox. The department is currently assessing a large volume of applications. The Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) sets out the requirements for the Minister to decide an application including enabling a decision to be made if the legislative timeframes are not able to be met. The department will be in contact concerning your organisation’s application in due course.
So where does this leave those trying to engage meaningfully
with the regulation?