Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

VET Student Loans (Courses and Loan Caps) Amendment Determination 2024

I, Andrew Giles, Minister for Skills and Training, make the following instrument.

Dated 17 December 2024

Andrew Giles

Minister for Skills and Training

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

VET Student Loans (Courses and Loan Caps) Determination 2016

1 Name

This instrument is the VET Student Loans (Courses and Loan Caps) Amendment Determination 2024.

2 Commencement

(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument	1 January 2025; or If the instrument is registered on a later day – the day after the instrument is registered.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under section 16 of the VET Student Loans Act 2016.

4 Schedules

The VET Student Loans (Courses and Loan Caps) Determination 2016 is amended as set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument.

5 Transitional arrangements

For the avoidance of doubt, if before the commencement of this instrument:

(a) the Secretary approved a VET student loan for a student for a course of study listed in items 2, 5, 7 or 10 of Schedule 1 to this instrument; and

(b) the student had not completed the course of study,

the Secretary may continue to pay loan amounts in respect of that loan under section 19 of the VET Student Loans Act 2016 on or after the commencement of this instrument, in relation to that course for that student.

Schedule 1—Amendments

VET Student Loans (Courses and Loan Caps) Determination 2016

1 Schedule 1, Part 2 (table)

Add the following rows to the table in ascending numerical order by course code:

5A	11268NAT	Diploma of Personal Care Formulation
37A	FBP50221	Diploma of Food Safety Auditing
79A	TLI50224	Diploma of Logistics

2 Schedule 1, Part 2 (table)

Omit the following rows from the table:

25	CHC50513	Diploma of Youth Justice
27	CHC52115	Diploma of Community Development
31	CPP51119	Diploma of Property (Agency Management)
36	DEF53115	Diploma of Electronic Forensics
39	FNS50217	Diploma of Accounting
41	FNS50417	Diploma of Payroll Services
44	FNS60217	Advanced Diploma of Accounting
48	MSL60118	Advanced Diploma of Laboratory Operations
54	PSP50816	Diploma of Translating
56	PSP50916	Diploma of Interpreting (LOTE-English)
59	PSP60816	Advanced Diploma of Translating
61	PSP60916	Advanced Diploma in Interpreting (LOTE-English)
67	SIT50116	Diploma of Travel and Tourism Management
69	SIT50316	Diploma of Event Management
71	SIT50416	Diploma of Hospitality Management
73	SIT60116	Advanced Diploma of Travel and Tourism Management
75	SIT60216	Advanced Diploma of Event Management
77	SIT60316	Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management
80	TLI50816	Diploma of Customs Broking

3 Schedule 1, Part 2 (table)

Renumber all item numbers in the table, starting at 1, replacing alphanumeric characters with numbers.

4 Schedule 1, Part 3 (table)

Add the following rows to the table in ascending numerical order by course code:

28A	11241NAT	Advanced Diploma of Applied Blockchain
28B	11262NAT	Graduate Diploma of Railway Signalling
28C	11276NAT	Graduate Diploma of Cardiac Electrophysiology
28D	11287NAT	Diploma of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
48A	22650VIC	Diploma of Applied Horticultural Science
48B	22670VIC	Diploma of Data Analytics
67A	52910WA	Graduate Certificate in Hydrogen Engineering and Management
67B	52911WA	Graduate Certificate in Internet of Things (IoT) for Engineering (Foundations)
67C	52914WA	Graduate Certificate in Mechatronics
67D	52919WA	Graduate Diploma of Cosmetic Nursing and Injectables
67E	52920WA	Graduate Diploma of Dermal Science
67F	52923WA	Advanced Diploma of Cosmetic Dermal Science
67G	52924WA	Graduate Certificate in Civil Construction Management
67H	52925WA	Graduate Certificate in Water Resources Engineering
74A	AHC50324	Diploma of Production Horticulture
77A	AHC50524	Diploma of Arboriculture
80A	AHC51024	Diploma of Sports Turf Management
84A	AHC51324	Diploma of Pest Management
86A	AHC51524	Diploma of Viticulture
87A	AHC51624	Diploma of Irrigation Design
97A	AHC60524	Advanced Diploma of Arboriculture
272A	UEE50711	Diploma of Renewable Energy Engineering

5 Schedule 1, Part 3 (table)

Omit the following rows from the table:

1	10287NAT	Diploma of Environmental Management
2	10599NAT	Diploma of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering – Mechanical TB1
3	10600NAT	Diploma of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering – Avionics TB2
4	10614NAT	Diploma of Wine Technology
5	10621NAT	Diploma of Cyber Security
29	22326VIC	Graduate Certificate in Railway Signalling Systems
30	22327VIC	Graduate Diploma of Railway Signalling Systems
31	22332VIC	Graduate Certificate in Tool Design for Plastics
49	52727WA	Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Engineering in Mining
70	ACM50417	Diploma of Performance Horse Management
88	AHC51816	Diploma of Organic Farming
91	AHC52116	Diploma of Permaculture
93	AHC60216	Advanced Diploma of Horticulture
95	AHC60415	Advanced Diploma of Conservation and Land Management
146	FWP50116	Diploma of Forest and Forest Products
157	HLT54115	Diploma of Nursing
167	LMT50207	Diploma of Medical Grade Footwear
168	LMT60207	Advanced Diploma of Medical Grade Footwear
172	MAR60215	Advanced Diploma of Maritime Operations (Marine Engineering Class 1)
176	MEA50318	Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Avionics)
177	MEA50418	Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Mechanical)
179	MEA50518	Diploma of Aeroskills (Non-Destructive Testing)
181	MEA50618	Diploma of Aeronautical Engineering
182	MEA50718	Diploma of Avionic Engineering
183	MEA60118	Advanced Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Avionics)
184	MEA60218	Advanced Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Mechanical)
186	MEA60318	Advanced Diploma of Aviation Non-Destructive Testing
188	MEA60418	Advanced Diploma of Aeronautical Engineering
189	MEA60518	Advanced Diploma of Avionic Engineering
202	MEM80112	Graduate Diploma of Engineering
206	MSF50218	Diploma of Interior Design
209	MSF60118	Advanced Diploma of Interior Design
213	MSS50118	Diploma of Sustainable Operations
215	MSS50218	Diploma of Environmental Monitoring and Technology
217	MSS50316	Diploma of Competitive Systems and Practices
219	MSS60316	Advanced Diploma of Competitive Systems and Practices
220	MSS80316	Graduate Certificate in Competitive Systems and Practices
222	MSS80416	Graduate Diploma of Competitive Systems and Practices
226	MST50219	Diploma of Textile Design and Development
229	MST60219	Advanced Diploma of Textile Design and Development
257	SHB50115	Diploma of Beauty Therapy
273	UEE50720	Diploma of Renewable Energy Engineering
281	UEE60420	Advanced Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering
285	UEE61220	Advanced Diploma of Engineering - Explosion protection
289	UEE61820	Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology - Computer Systems
292	UEE62111	Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology ‑ Electrical
293	UEE62120	Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology - Electrical
300	UEG50120	Diploma of Gas Supply Industry Operations
303	UEP50322	Diploma of ESI Generation (Maintenance)
304	UEP50422	Diploma of ESI Generation Maintenance - Electrical Electronic
305	UET50221	Diploma of ESI - Power Systems
306	UET50321	Diploma of ESI - Power Systems Operations
307	UET60221	Advanced Diploma of ESI - Power Systems

6 Schedule 1, Part 3 (table)

Renumber all item numbers in the table, starting at 1, replacing alphanumeric characters with numbers.

7 Schedule 2 (table)

Omit the following row from the table:

AVI50319

Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence – Helicopter)

$75,000

8 Schedule 2 (table)

Renumber all item numbers in the table, starting at 1.

9 Schedule 3 (table)

Add the following rows to the table in alphabetical order by approved course provider:

15A	Chisholm Institute of Technical and Further Education	22656VIC	Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy	$15,000
29A	Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Limited	11255NAT	Graduate Certificate in Applied Pharmacy Practice	$15,000
29B	Relationships Australia (Victoria) Limited	CHC81015	Graduate Diploma of Relationship Counselling	$15,000
38A	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	22656VIC	Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy	$15,000
39A	Swinburne University of Technology	10931NAT	Diploma of Digital Marketing	$10,000
47A	TAFE Queensland	11076NAT	Diploma of Leadership in Disability Services	$15,000
48A	TAFE SA	SHB60221	Advanced Diploma of Skin Therapy	$15,000
50A	Technical and Further Education Commission of NSW (TAFE NSW)	PUA60120	Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management)	$10,000
60A	Wodonga Institute of TAFE	22316VIC	Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy	$15,000
60B	Wodonga Institute of TAFE	22656VIC	Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy	$15,000

10 Schedule 3 (table)

Omit the following rows from the table:

4	Bendigo Kangan Institute	22320VIC	Diploma of Justice	$10,000
5	Bendigo Kangan Institute	22321VIC	Advanced Diploma of Justice	$10,000
12	Chisholm Institute of Technical and Further Education	22320VIC	Diploma of Justice	$10,000
13	Chisholm Institute of Technical and Further Education	22321VIC	Advanced Diploma of Justice	$10,000
16	Edith Cowan University	10294NAT	Diploma of Acting	$15,000
20	Holmesglen Institute of TAFE	22321VIC	Advanced Diploma of Justice	$10,000
23	Melbourne Polytechnic	22315VIC	Diploma of Theatre Arts	$15,000
40	Swinburne University of Technology	22320VIC	Diploma of Justice	$10,000
41	Swinburne University of Technology	22321VIC	Advanced Diploma of Justice	$10,000
54	The Australian Ballet School	10296NAT	Graduate Diploma of Classical Ballet	$15,000

11 Schedule 3 (table)

Renumber all item numbers in the table, starting at 1, replacing alphanumeric characters with numbers.