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Charles Darwin University will continue to be competitive among the nation's providers of Vocational Education and Training studies with the release of it's 2005 VET course range.
"In consultation with the Northern Territory Department of Employment, Education and Training, the 2005 VET course range emphasises study areas which have proven popular with the NT community," University Vice Chancellor Professor Helen Garnett said.
"With more than 200 nationally accredited VET courses available next year, we have also expanded the range of offerings across campuses, centres and remote areas in relation to horticulture, community services, visual arts, plumbing, and assessment and workplace training among others."
The fees for the 2005 offerings recognise changes in costs associated with providing government supported VET courses and full fee paying VET courses.
In 2005, Charles Darwin University has determined that a VET Tuition Fee of $1.70 an hour will apply to people studying VET courses that the NT government helps to support financially.
In setting the fee level, the University has done away with materials fees for some 600 units. In 2005, a materials fee will only be retained in a small number of resource intensive units.
The VET Tuition Fee contributes to the cost of delivering the program, maintaining safe training equipment and the provision of student services and amenities provided by the student union.
To help students meet costs, Professor Garnett said that the University will continue to offer a variety of flexible payment options including instalment plans and student loans.
"We have also broadened the scope of people who can apply for exemptions to VET Tuition Fees," Professor Garnett explained.
"This now includes those who at the time of enrolment were receiving a range of pensions, benefits or allowances from the Commonwealth or are resident in locations more than 50kms from Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine, Batchelor, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Nhulunbuy and Jabiru."
The 2005 VET range also reflects the fact that some courses offered previously have not attracted government funding in 2005 due to the low level of community and industry interest in them. Therefore, the University will also offer about 20 different full fee paying VET courses in its 2005 range which are not financially subsidised by government.
Information about the 2005 range of Charles Darwin University VET courses and associated fees can be accessed in the C ourses and Programs section at www.cdu.edu.au.
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