Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (VIC Only) CHC50121

Hammond Institute is committed to providing an excellent education for an affordable fee.

To make it easier to pay for a training course, the Victorian Government and the Australian Government offer a range of financial assistance options to eligible students.

We have competitive fees and interest-free payment plans from $70 per week for students who are not eligible for any government assistance.

Skills First Funding

To be eligible for government-subsidised training, you must be either:

• an Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen or asylum seeker, AND
• physically present in the state of Victoria at all times at which you are undertaking the training and assessment. and
• if you are under 20 years old you can do Skills First training at any level OR
• if you are 20 years or over, you can usually only do Skills First training at a higher level than any qualification you already have in Australia

JobTrainer Funding

You may be able to study a course through JobTrainer if you are:

• an Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen or asylum seeker, AND
• 17 to 24 years old when the course starts; OR
• hold a valid and current Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card or Veteran’s Gold Card; OR
• is unemployed AND
• physically present in the state of Victoria at all times at which you are undertaking the training and assessment.

Exemptions

There are some exclusions and exemptions available to the above eligibility criteria. Please contact us to discuss your eligibility for Government Funding.

VET Student Loan

The VET Student Loan (VSL) is a Commonwealth assistance loan that helps eligible students, studying for a diploma qualification or higher, to pay their tuition fees.

Under a VET Student Loan, the Australian Government pays your tuition fee on your behalf directly to Hammond Institute.

To be eligible, you must either:

• be an Australian citizen, or
• hold an eligible permanent humanitarian visa and usually reside in Australia, or
• be a New Zealand citizen on Special Category Visa (SCV subclass 444) who meets the long term residency requirements

Check your eligibility

When you apply for a Skills First course, the Hammond Institute will check and confirm your eligibility. To do this, we will ask you for documents, including proof of your citizenship or residency and details about any study you’ve done.

Students who are for eligible Skills First and JobTrainer funding their tuition fees are fully covered by the Skills First funding and they only require to pay $200 application fees.

For a full list of other optional fees that may be applicable, please refer to our Course Fees page.