FEE STRUCTURE FOR GOVERNMENT SUBSIDISED COURSES
To eligible students, training is delivered with Western Australian Government, Future Skills WA funding.
Please refer to the eligibility section of our website to ascertain your eligibility for a Government-subsidised place. If you are not eligible for a subsidised place, please refer to the Fee Structure for Fee for Service Course further below.
The student tuition fees are indicative only and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply such as student services and resource fees.
| Category of enrolment |
Fee rate per nominal hour |
Maximum Course Fee |
| Non-concession Student |
| Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Existing Worker Traineeships |
$5.79 |
$7,860 |
Apprenticeships, Traineeships* and Priority Industry
Qualifications (up to Certificate IV) |
$3.25 |
n/a |
| General Industry Training (up to Certificate IV) |
$4.88 |
n/a |
| Foundation Skills and Equity Courses |
$0.21 |
n/a |
| Concession Student |
| Concession – eligible Diploma and Advance Diploma Courses |
$1.79 |
n/a |
Apprenticeships, Traineeships* and Priority Industry
Qualifications (up to Certificate IV) |
$0.97 |
n/a |
| General Industry Training (up to Certificate IV) |
$1.47 |
n/a |
| Foundation Skills and Equity Courses |
$0.21 |
n/a |
| Materials Fee |
$200 |
* Excludes existing worker traineeships. Existing worker trainees at any qualification level are charged at the $5.79 fee rate and are not eligible for fee concessions.
For secondary school-aged persons not enrolled at school, the maximum course fee chargeable in 2019 is $420. The maximum is the total fee for all courses the student is enrolled in. For these students, course fees for courses that are below Diploma level are calculated at the concessional rate until the student reaches the fee cap. The Diploma and Advanced Diploma course fee maximum does not apply to these students.
FEES FOR GOVERNMENT SUBSIDISED COURSES – TRAINEESHIP MODEL ONLY
| Course Name |
Course Code |
Indicate scheduled hours |
Indicative fee (Government subsidised)
Excludes materials fee |
Indicative concession fee (Government subsidised)
Excludes materials fee |
Certificate
II in Business |
BSB20115 |
290 |
$942.50 |
$281.30 |
Certificate
III in Business |
BSB30115 |
355 |
$1,153.75 |
$344.35 |
| Certificate IV in Business |
BSB40215 |
355 |
$1,153.75 |
$344.35 |
Certificate
III in Sport and Recreation |
SIS30115 |
440 |
$1,430.00 |
$426.80 |
Certificate
III in Financial Services |
FNS30115 |
355 |
$1,153.75 |
$344.35 |
Certificate
III in Fitness |
SIS30315 |
604 |
$1,963.00 |
$585.88 |
Certificate
IV in Sport and Recreation |
SIS40412 |
495 |
$1,608.75 |
$480.15 |
NOTE: The same hourly rate applies for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Students are not charged for a Credit Transfer (CT).
Generally, School Based Trainees undertaking either a Certificate II in Business or Certificate II in Sport and Recreation are tuition fee exempt in Western Australia. Only a $200 materials fee will be charged.
MATERIALS FEE: $200
* Materials fees are paid for items used in the course which the student then owns
Each student will be provided with an itemised list of all fees and materials required (including tuition fees, materials fee) prior to enrolment. The itemised list will include the actual tuition fee per hour (including any Recognition of Prior Learning) that the student is being charged.
OTHER FEES and CHARGES:
Re-issue of a Certificate / Testamur (includes statement of results/attainment) $50
Re-issue of Statement or Results / Attainment only $25
Re-issue of Workbooks (if workbook is lost or damaged) $15
COURSE FEE CONCESSION
The following students are entitled to the concession rate on course fee:
- Persons and dependants of persons holding:
- A Pensioner Concession Card.
- A Repatriation Health Benefits Card issued by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
- A Health Care Card.
- Persons and dependants of persons in receipt of AUSTUDY or ABSTUDY.
- Persons and dependants of persons in receipt of the Youth Allowance.
- Persons and dependants of persons who are inmates of a custodial institution.
- Secondary school aged persons, not enrolled at school.
If the concession is valid for the full enrolment period, then all eligible units commenced within that period attract the concession rate. If the concession is valid for part of the enrolment period, then only eligible units commenced on or after the start date and prior to the expiry of the concession attract the concession rate.
Evidence of eligibility for concession must be presented at the time of enrolment. Students without evidence of eligibility for concession must pay the non-concession rate.
For your enrolment to be valid and to receive the Government funded fee rate, original copies of evidence of eligibility must be sighted, or a certified copy of the original documents presented.
VET IN SCHOOLS
Secondary school students are exempt from course and resource fees if they:
are enrolled at school, as defined in the School Education Act 1999; and
are undertaking a VET course.
STUDENTS IN STATE GOVERNMENT CARE
Students not enrolled at school are exempt from course and resource fees if they:
- are under the care of the Chief Executive Officer of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support; and
- are a secondary school aged person; or
- are under 18 years of age.
Students in State Government care who are enrolled at school are eligible for a fee exemption
INTERSTATE STUDENTS
Students residing in other Australian States or Territories are charged at fee-for-service rates.
Apprentices and trainees may be eligible for publicly funded training if the:
- training contract is registered in Western Australia; and
- workplace is in Western Australia; and
- training occurs in Western Australia, unless the training is only available in another state or territory.
IMPORTANT
PAYMENT OF COURSE FEES
The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) standards require training organisations to charge no more than $1,500 for enrolment fees prior to course commencement. This includes enrolment tuition and materials fees.
On enrolment, your first fee payment to SportsReady Education will not exceed $1,500 and any further payments (generally after week eight (8) and week twelve (12) from course commencement) will not exceed $1,500 in any one invoice.
The first $1,500 fee invoice you receive, will be broken into a first payment of $1,300 tuition fee and the $200 material fee.
For third party payments (where an invoice will be paid by an employer) the full fee will be charged in one invoice at enrolment.
PAYMENT METHODS
You may pay fees and other enrolment-related charges by: EFT, Credit Card, Internet transfer or have us Invoice to a Third Party (Authority in writing must be provided) Note: cash is not accepted.
If you are unable to pay via EFTPOS or Credit Card, please contact SportsReady Education on
(03) 8413 3528 to arrange an alternative method of payment.
PRIVACY
SportsReady Education will at all times abide by our Consent Form: Disclosure of Personal Information form and the relevant Privacy Act
Information that you provide to us will at all times be dealt with in a confidential and private manner. All documentation provided to us for payment and eligibility purposes will be held in a secure manner and disposed of in accordance with the relevant Privacy Act.
For the full SportsReady Education Privacy policy click here.
WHEN TO PAY YOUR FEES
Fees must be paid as per the payment terms stated on invoices. Failure to adhere to the payment terms may result in suspension or cancellation of your attendance in the course until all outstanding fees are paid.
Non-payment of fees will also prevent you receiving on course completion, your Qualification Certificate / Testamur and or Statement of Results.
If you are having any difficulty with a payment, please contact SportsReady Education on
(03) 8413 3528 or email [email protected] to discuss alternative arrangements.
ENTITLEMENTS ON ENROLMENT AND PAYMENT OF FEES
Only when your enrolment is complete will you be entitled to:
- attend class
- sit for examinations
- receive educational awards
WITHDRAWAL FROM THE COURSE
If a student intends to withdraw from a course, the student must notify SportsReady Education in writing prior to the withdrawal date by emailing their educator directly or sending an email to [email protected].
Students will only be eligible for a refund if a notification is received in writing.
For trainees, a notification from the Department of Training and Workforce Development (DTWD) to SportsReady Education will suffice as a notification of withdrawal.
REFUNDS
FULL REFUNDS
Students who withdraw are entitled to a full refund of the applicable course fee, resource fee and other fees where:
- a unit is cancelled or re-scheduled to a time unsuitable to the student; or
- a student is not given a place due to maximum number of places being reached.
PART REFUNDS
A census/withdrawal date will be set for each unit at no less than 20% of the way through the period during which that unit is undertaken.
Students who formally withdraw from their course (as outlined above) before the census/withdrawal date for a unit will be eligible for a full refund of the course fee for the unit; and
- a full refund of the resource fee if the course is a Diploma or Advanced Diploma course; or
- 50% of the resource fee if the course is below Diploma level.
PRO RATA REFUNDS
The SportsReady Education Student Administration Team Leader can approve a pro rata refund of fees and charges at any time during the course of delivery if students withdraw for reasons of personal circumstances beyond their control. For example:
- Serious illness resulting in extended absence from classes;
- Injury or disability that prevents the student from completing their program of study; or
- Other exceptional reasons at the discretion of the SportsReady Education Student Administration Team Leader.
NOTE: In all cases, relevant documentary evidence (for example, medical certificate) is required.
FEE STRUCTURE FOR FEE FOR SERVICE COURSES
The student tuition fees are indicative only and subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment.
| Course Name |
Course Code |
Indicative Tuition Fee per Scheduled Hour |
Indicative Scheduled Hours |
Indicative Fee
(Fee For Service)
Excludes materials fee |
| Certificate III Sport and Recreation |
SIS30115 |
$7.72 |
440 |
$3,400 |
| Certificate IV Sport and Recreation |
SIS40115 |
$7.47 |
495 |
$3,700 |
| Certificate IV Sport Development |
SIS40612 |
$5.65 |
655 |
$3,700 |
| Diploma of Sport Development |
SIS50612 |
$7.12 |
590 |
$4,200 |
| Certificate III Fitness |
SIS30315 |
$5.63 |
604 |
$3,400 |
| Certificate II Business |
BSB20115 |
$11.03 |
290 |
$3,200 |
| Certificate III Business |
BSB30115 |
$9.58 |
355 |
$3,400 |
| Certificate IV in Business |
BSB40215 |
$10.42 |
355 |
$3,700 |
| Diploma of Business |
BSB50215 |
$10.12 |
415 |
$4,200 |
| Diploma of Leadership and Management |
BSB51915 |
$7.30 |
575 |
$4,200 |
| Certificate III Financial Services |
FNS30115 |
$9.58 |
355 |
$3,400 |
Concession rates are not available for courses under a Fee for Service arrangement
MATERIALS FEE*: $200
* Materials fees are paid for items used in the course which the student then owns
Each student will be provided with an itemised list of all fees and materials required (including tuition fees, materials fee) prior to enrolment. The itemised list will include the actual tuition fee per hour (including any Recognition of Prior Learning) that the student is being charged.
NOTE: The same hourly rate applies for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfer (CT)
If you would like to do a course with us, contact SportsReady Education on (03) 8413 3528 or email: [email protected] to organise your enrolment.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) standards require training organisations to charge no more than $1,500 for enrolment fees prior to course commencement. This includes enrolment tuition and materials fees.
On enrolment, your first fee payment to SportsReady Education will not exceed $1,500 and any further payments (generally after week eight (8) and week twelve (12) from course commencement) will not exceed $1,500 in any one invoice.
The first $1,500 fee invoice you receive, will be broken into a first payment of $1,300 tuition fee and the $200 material fee.
For third party payments (where an invoice will be paid by an employer) the full fee will be charged in one invoice at enrolment.
PAYMENT METHODS
You may pay fees and other enrolment-related charges by: EFT, Credit Card, Internet transfer or have us Invoice to a Third Party (Authority in writing must be provided) Note: cash is not accepted.
If you are unable to pay via EFTPOS or Credit Card, please contact SportsReady Education on
(03) 8413 3528 to arrange an alternative method of payment.
PRIVACY
SportsReady Education will at all times abide by our Consent Form: Disclosure of Personal Information form and the relevant Privacy Act
Information that you provide to us will at all times be dealt with in a confidential and private manner. All documentation provided to us for payment and eligibility purposes will be held in a secure manner and disposed of in accordance with the relevant Privacy Act.
For the full SportsReady Education Privacy policy click here.
WHEN TO PAY YOUR FEES
Fees must be paid as per the payment terms stated on invoices. Failure to adhere to the payment terms may result in suspension or cancellation of your attendance in the course until all outstanding fees are paid.
Non-payment of fees will also prevent you receiving on course completion, your Qualification Certificate / Testamur and or Statement of Results.
If you are having any difficulty with a payment, please contact SportsReady Education on
(03) 8413 3528 or email [email protected] to discuss alternative arrangements.
ENTITLEMENTS ON ENROLMENT AND PAYMENT OF FEES
Only when your enrolment is complete will you be entitled to:
- attend class
- sit for examinations
- receive educational awards
REFUNDS
The refunds policy will be stated in the documentation supplied to participants prior to the commencement of the course.
A refund will only be issued under the following circumstances and in line with State regulations:
- Where a student notifies SportsReady Education in writing and/or completes a withdrawal form within four (4) weeks of the course commencement date
- Withdrawal forms can be obtained by contacting the Student Administration team on (03) 8413 3528
- Students who have overpaid an invoice issued to them and have proof of overpayment.
- Where the student pays fees in arrears and the course is cancelled by SportsReady Education prior to the course commencement date, all monies paid will be refunded;
- Where SportsReady Education is unable to deliver training as a Registered Training Organisation, any payments made in arrears will be refunded
NOTE: Where a participant commences a course and is unable to complete, no refund will be due.
Withdrawal within four (4) weeks of the course commencement date
If a student withdraws within four (4) weeks of the course commencement date and has notified this withdrawal in writing, a full refund of the tuition fee paid for the course will be made. No further tuition fees will be charged for the course.
No refund of the materials fee paid will be available unless all issued work books are returned unused and in good condition.
Withdrawal after four (4) weeks of the course commencement date
If a student withdraws after four (4) weeks of the course commencement date, a refund will not be provided for any fees paid, however no further remaining tuition fees will be charged.
No refund of the materials fee paid will be available.
A refund of all or part of the fee or concession fee may be given in the following exceptional circumstances:
- you enrolled in a course that has been cancelled by the RTO
- you enrol in a course only to repeat a failed unit/module but are then granted a pass in that unit/module by an Assessment Review Committee
- you formally advise the RTO, before classes commence and with no attendance or participation in training, that you are withdrawing from the course
- the RTO delegate is of the opinion that you would be unreasonably disadvantaged if you were not granted a refund, for example if you meet with a serious misadventure and you were unable to continue your enrolment
A refund may also be given in other appropriate circumstances, such as:
- Extended hospitalisation or illness (2 weeks minimum) supported by a medical certificate and resulting in extended absence from classes. In this case a refund for the remainder of the course may be given
WHEN A REFUND IS NOT GIVEN
Circumstances not usually regarded as grounds for a refund include:
- job change
- change in work hours
- inconvenience of travel to college
- moving interstate
- redundancy/retrenchment
To discuss enrolling in a course; or if you have any questions regarding
- eligibility for Government funding
- fees you may have to pay
- concession entitlement
- or a fee refund
Please contact the SportsReady Education Student Administration team on (03) 8413 3528 or email
[email protected]
ELIGIBILITY FOR GOVERNMENT SUBSIDISED TRAINING
A Training WA program, Future Skills WA is funded by the West Australian Department of Training and Workforce Development.
ELIGIBILITY
Unless otherwise specified, the following enrolment categories will not be funded:
- Persons whose primary place of residence is not in Western Australia, with the exception of Apprentices who have:
- a training contract registered in Western Australia; and
- a Western Australian workplace address; and
- the training is undertaken in Western Australia, if available.
- Residents of Christmas Island or Cocos Island;
- Persons who are neither Australian citizens nor permanent residents of Australia unless they are holders of approved temporary visa subclasses, or spouses or dependents that accompany 457 visa holders.
- Prisoners;
- Secondary school students;
- Persons under 15 years of age;
- Persons under 18 years of age in the year of enrolment unless under a DoE Notice of Arrangement (NoA) (Full Time) or exempted from the School Education Act 1999. This does not include students undertaking a school based program such as an Apprenticeship, Traineeship, Pre-apprenticeship or Aboriginal School Based Training (ASBT) students
- Enrolments in training programs that are not accredited or which fall outside of the Service Provider’ s scope of registration;
- Enrolments in units of competence (UoCs) for which the payment for the reported outcome is shown within the payment ratio table, Service Payment as 0%;
- Students who do not meet the eligibility criteria for the target group(s) specified in these Business Rules;
- Students that do not have a valid USI;
- Students who do not commence Training within the student commencing start and end dates as defined in the CPS ; and
- Individuals recruited by a third party on behalf of the Service Provider for a fee.
Interstate trainees may be eligible for publicly funded training, please refer to the VET Fees and Charges Policy 2019 for eligibility requirements.
If you are not eligible for a Government subsidised course, you may be able to enrol as a Fee for Service student. Please see the Western Australian Fee Structure for Fee for Service courses section of the website for indicative fees.
