Tuition Assurance Scheme
Approval to offer ASTAS to non TAFE higher education and approved VET providers
On 26 May 2011, Senator the Hon Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, approved the extension of the membership eligibility provisions of the TDA Australian Students Tuition Assurance Scheme (ASTAS). In doing so, the Government has made it possible for there to be full competition and choice in tuition assurance.
TAFE Directors Australia is pleased to announce that membership of the TDA Australian Students Tuition Assurance Scheme is now available to non-university Higher Education Providers and Approved VET Providers.
The TDA ASTAS is an approved Tuition Assurance Scheme pursuant to the Higher Education Support Act 2003. Membership of the scheme satisfies all provider consumer protection and tuition assurance obligations under the FEE-HELP legislation.
For further Information, contact the TDA Tuition Assurance Manager, Mr Peter Holden, on 02 9217 3180, or at pholden@tda.edu.au
TAS for TAFE Institutes
Since 2008, TDA has operated a TAS for TAFE Institutes compliant for all purposes with the Higher Education Support Act 2003. The TDA TAS provides consumer protection and tuition assurance for students enrolled in TAFE Institutes approved to offer FEE-HELP and VET FEE-HELP.
The FEE-HELP student loan scheme provides a mechanism for students enrolled in full fee paying tertiary courses to borrow funds for tuition fee payments and to repay the debt at a later time when students are in employment and have the material capacity to make repayments. FEE-HELP is an income contingent loan scheme similar to HECS, but applicable to full fee paying courses only.
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