Common use of ASYLUM SEEKER VET PROGRAM Clause in Contracts

ASYLUM SEEKER VET PROGRAM. The Training Provider may exempt a student from the citizenship eligibility criterion (Clause 2.2(a) of this Schedule 1) if it sights and retains a referral letter from either the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre or the Australian Red Cross Victims of Human Trafficking Program. Alternatively, if the Training Provider is a TAFE Institute or a Dual Sector University as defined in the Act, or a Learn Local Organisation, it may confirm an individual’s eligibility for the Asylum Seeker VET Program by using the Commonwealth Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) to confirm the individual holds a valid: Bridging Visa Class E (BVE); Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (SHEV); or Temporary Protection Visa (TPV). If the Training Provider confirms eligibility through VEVO under Clause 17.2, it must retain evidence of eligibility in accordance with the Guidelines about Determining Student Eligibility and Supporting Evidence. Where the Training Provider has granted an exemption under Clause 17.1, the associated training activity must be reported with the Eligibility Exemption Indicator in the NAT00120 file set to ‘Y’, and using the following Funding Source Identifiers - State Training Authority: ‘ASL’ (Apprentice/Trainee); or ‘ASP’ (General - non-Apprentice/Trainee). The Training Provider must grant a fee concession to a student enrolled under the Asylum Seeker VET Program in accordance with Clause 4.7 of this Schedule 1 and the Guidelines about Fees.

ASYLUM SEEKER VET PROGRAM. The Training Provider may exempt a student from the citizenship eligibility criterion (Clause 2.2(a2.2(b) of this Schedule 1) if it sights and retains a referral letter from either the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre or the Australian Red Cross Victims of Human Trafficking Program. Alternatively, if the Training Provider is a TAFE Institute or a Dual Sector University as defined in the Act, or a Learn Local Organisation, it may confirm an individual’s eligibility for the Asylum Seeker VET Program by using the Commonwealth Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) to confirm the individual holds a valid: Bridging Visa Class E (BVE); Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (SHEV); or Temporary Protection Visa (TPV). If the Training Provider confirms eligibility through VEVO under Clause 17.2, it must retain evidence of eligibility in accordance with the Guidelines about Determining Student Eligibility and Supporting Evidence. Where the Training Provider has granted an exemption under Clause 17.1, the associated training activity must be reported with the Eligibility Exemption Indicator in the NAT00120 file set to ‘Y’, and using the following Funding Source Identifiers - State Training Authority: ‘ASL’ (Apprentice/Trainee); or ‘ASP’ (General - non-Apprentice/Trainee). The Training Provider must grant a fee concession to a student enrolled under the Asylum Seeker VET Program in accordance with Clause 4.7 of this Schedule 1 and the Guidelines about Fees.

ASYLUM SEEKER VET PROGRAM. The Training Provider may exempt a student from the citizenship eligibility criterion (Clause 2.2(a) of this Schedule 1) if it sights and retains a referral letter ‘Referral to Government Subsidised Training – Asylum Seekers’ form from either the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre or the Australian Red Cross Victims of Human Trafficking Program. Alternatively, if the Training Provider is a TAFE Institute or a Dual Sector University as defined in the Act, or a Learn Local Organisation, it may confirm an individual’s eligibility for the Asylum Seeker VET Program by using the Commonwealth Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) to confirm the individual holds a valid: Bridging Visa Class E (BVE); Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (SHEV); or Temporary Protection Visa (TPV). If the Training Provider confirms eligibility through VEVO under Clause 17.2, it must retain evidence of eligibility in accordance with the Guidelines about Determining Student Eligibility and Supporting Evidence. Where the Training Provider has granted an exemption under Clause 17.117.1 or Clause 17.2, the associated training activity must be reported with the Eligibility Exemption Indicator in the NAT00120 file set to ‘Y’, and using the following Funding Source Identifiers - State Training Authority: ‘ASL’ (Apprentice/Trainee); or ‘ASP’ (General - non-Apprentice/Trainee). The Training Provider must grant a fee concession to a student enrolled under the Asylum Seeker VET Program in accordance with Clause 4.7 of this Schedule 1 and the Guidelines about Fees.

ASYLUM SEEKER VET PROGRAM. The Training Provider may exempt a student from the citizenship eligibility criterion (Clause 2.2(a2.2(b) of this Schedule 1) if it sights and retains a referral letter ‘Referral to Government Subsidised Training – Asylum Seekers’ form from either the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre or the Australian Red Cross Victims of Human Trafficking Program. Alternatively, if the Training Provider is a TAFE Institute or a Dual Sector University as defined in the Act, or a Learn Local Organisation, it may confirm an individual’s eligibility for the Asylum Seeker VET Program by using the Commonwealth Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) to confirm the individual holds a valid: Bridging Visa Class E (BVE); Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (SHEV); or Temporary Protection Visa (TPV). If the Training Provider confirms eligibility through VEVO under Clause 17.2, it must retain evidence of eligibility in accordance with the Guidelines about Determining Student Eligibility and Supporting Evidence. Where the Training Provider has granted an exemption under Clause 17.117.1 or Clause 17.2, the associated training activity must be reported with the Eligibility Exemption Indicator in the NAT00120 file set to ‘Y’, and using the following Funding Source Identifiers - State Training Authority: ‘ASL’ (Apprentice/Trainee); or ‘ASP’ (General - non-Apprentice/Trainee). The Training Provider must grant a fee concession to a student enrolled under the Asylum Seeker VET Program in accordance with Clause 4.7 of this Schedule 1 and the Guidelines about Fees.

ASYLUM SEEKER VET PROGRAM. The Training Provider may exempt a student from the citizenship eligibility criterion (Clause 2.2(a) of this Schedule 1) if it sights and retains a referral letter ‘Referral to Government Subsidised Training – Asylum Seekers’ form from either the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre or the Australian Red Cross Victims of Human Trafficking Program. Alternatively, if the Training Provider is a TAFE Institute or a Dual Sector University as defined in the Act, or a Learn Local Organisation, it may confirm an individual’s eligibility for the Asylum Seeker VET Program by using the Commonwealth Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) to confirm the individual holds a valid: Bridging Visa Class E (BVE); Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (SHEV); or Temporary Protection Visa (TPV). If the Training Provider confirms eligibility through VEVO under Clause 17.2 or Clause 17.2, it must retain evidence of eligibility in accordance with the Guidelines about Determining Student Eligibility and Supporting Evidence. Where the Training Provider has granted an exemption under Clause 17.1, the associated training activity must be reported with the Eligibility Exemption Indicator in the NAT00120 file set to ‘Y’, and using the following Funding Source Identifiers - State Training Authority: ‘ASL’ (Apprentice/Trainee); or ‘ASP’ (General - non-Apprentice/Trainee). The Training Provider must grant a fee concession to a student enrolled under the Asylum Seeker VET Program in accordance with Clause 4.7 of this Schedule 1 and the Guidelines about Fees. TAFE AND LEARN LOCAL ELIGIBILITY EXEMPTIONS FOR UP TO 20% OF COMMENCEMENTS If the Training Provider is: a TAFE Institute or a Dual Sector University as defined in the Act; a Learn Local Organisation; or the Centre for Adult Education or XXXX (each as defined in the Act), then the Training Provider may exempt individuals from the following eligibility requirements: ‘upskilling’ (Clause 2.2(c)(v) of this Schedule 1); ‘two at level in a lifetime’ (Clause 2.3(c) of this Schedule 1); and/or ‘two “courses in…” in a lifetime’ (Clause 2.3(d) of this Schedule 1). The number of commencements exempted under Clause 18.1 in a calendar year (as identified where the Eligibility Exemption Identifier in the NAT00120 file has been set to “Y”), cannot exceed 20% of the Training Provider’s total number of commencements for that calendar year, as defined in clause 18.3, unless directed by the Department. For the purposes of this initiative, the total number of commencements for the calendar year excludes commencements recorded against Funding Source Identifier - State Training Authority ‘LVP’, ‘LVL’, ‘ASP’, ‘ASL’, ‘BWP’, ‘BWL’, ‘DIP’, ‘DIL’, ‘UPP’, ‘FVP’ and any other identifier as determined by the Department from time to time. Eligibility exemptions granted under Clause 18.1 cannot be applied to Eligible Individuals with a Course Commencement Date prior to the Commencement Date of this VET Funding Contract. Where the Training Provider grants an exemption under Clause 18.1, the Training Provider must offer guidance on the best training to undertake to improve job outcomes and complement previous training undertaken. This needs to be supported through undertaking effective Pre-Training Reviews as required under this VET Funding Contract. Preference for exemptions should be granted to individuals seeking to enrol in training that meets identified skills shortages and localised labour market needs and/or improves their employment prospects, and in accordance with guidance as issued by the Department from time to time. The Training Provider must offer exemptions to individuals from the following cohorts, when an individual presents evidence specified in the Guidelines About Determining Student Eligibility and Supporting Evidence: Retrenched workers; Automotive supply chain workers; Jobs Victoria Employment Network Clients; and/or Any other specific cohort as determined by the Department from time to time. Where the Training Provider has granted an exemption under Clause 18.1, the associated training activity must be reported with: the Eligibility Exemption Indicator in the NAT00120 file set to ‘Y’; and where the individual is from one of the cohorts identified in Clause 18.7, using the following Funding Source Identifiers – State Training Authority: ‘SCL’ - Retrenched workers (Apprentice/Trainee) or ‘SCP’ – Retrenched workers (General – non-Apprentice/Trainee); ‘AEL’ - Automotive supply chain workers (Apprentice/Trainee) or ‘AEP’ Automotive supply chain workers (General, non-Apprentice/Trainee); or ‘JVL’ - Jobs Victoria Employment Network Client (Apprentice/Trainee) or ‘JVP’ Jobs Victoria Employment Network Client (General, non-Apprentice/Trainee). The Department may, from time to time, vary the Funding Source Identifiers or courses or qualifications to which eligibility exemptions under this Clause 18 can be applied. All other eligibility rules apply as specified in this VET Funding Contract and the Guidelines about Determining Student Eligibility and Supporting Evidence. LATROBE VALLEY INITIATIVE Purpose This Clause 19 sets out the Training Provider’s roles and responsibilities with respect to administering assistance to individuals in the Latrobe Valley. Roles and Responsibilities of the Training Provider Under this Clause 19 the Training Provider may exempt an individual from the following eligibility criteria: ‘upskilling’ (Clause 2.2(c)(v) of this Schedule 1); ‘two at level in a lifetime’ (Clause 2.3(c) of this Schedule 1); and/or ‘two “courses in…” in a lifetime’ (Clause 2.3(d) of this Schedule 1). If the Training Provider is: a TAFE Institute or a Dual Sector University as defined in the Act; a Learn Local Organisation; or the Centre for Adult Education or XXXX (each as defined in the Act); the Training Provider may grant an exemption from the requirements identified at Clause 19.2 when an individual is referred to training by the Latrobe Valley Authority or the Morwell Skills and Jobs Centre. If the Training Provider is not a provider of the type described at Clause 19.3, the Training Provider may grant an exemption from the requirements identified at Clause 19.2 when an individual presents a Training Referral Letter signed by the Executive Director, Industry Engagement and VET Systems Division of the Department of Education and Training. For individuals referred to training under Clauses 19.3 or 19.4, the Training Provider must report the training activity for all individuals referred under this initiative (even those who do not require an exemption to the eligibility criteria) against the appropriate Funding Source Identifier - State Training Authority, namely: 'LVP' - Latrobe Valley Retrenched Workers (General – non-Apprentice/Trainee); or 'LVL' - Latrobe Valley Retrenched Workers (Apprentice/Trainee). If the individual is otherwise eligible for subsidies under the Skills First Program, but requires an exemption to any of the eligibility criteria specified in Clause 19.2, the Training Provider must report the associated training activity with the Eligibility Exemption Indicator in the NAT00120 file set to ‘Y’. The Training Provider must retain evidence of eligibility for any exemption granted under this Clause 19 in accordance with the Guidelines About Determining Student Eligibility and Supporting Evidence.

ASYLUM SEEKER VET PROGRAM. Program settings The Training Provider may exempt a student an individual from the citizenship citizenship/permanent residence eligibility criterion (as set out in Clause 2.2(a) of this Schedule 1) if it sights and retains a referral letter from either if: the individual is referred to training via the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre or the Australian Red Cross Victims of Human Trafficking Program. Alternatively, if Program and they present a ‘Referral to Government Subsidised Training – Asylum Seekers’ form; or the Training Provider is a TAFE Institute or a Dual Sector University as defined in the Act, or a Learn Local Organisation, it may confirm an individual’s eligibility for and the Asylum Seeker VET Program by Training Provider confirms using the Commonwealth Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) to confirm that the individual holds a valid: Bridging Visa Class E (BVE); Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (SHEV); or Temporary Protection Visa (TPV). If the The Training Provider confirms eligibility through VEVO under Clause 17.2, it must sight and retain evidence of eligibility the student’s entitlement to receive an exemption under Clause 13.1 of this Schedule 1 in accordance with the Guidelines about Determining Student Eligibility and Supporting EvidenceAbout Eligibility. Where the The Training Provider has must grant a Fee Concession to a Skills First Student enrolled under the Asylum Seeker VET Program in accordance with Clause 5 of this Schedule 1. Reporting The Training Provider must report training activity for an individual who is granted an exemption under Clause 17.1, the associated training activity must be reported with 13.1 of this Schedule 1 with: the Eligibility Exemption Indicator in the NAT00120 file set to ‘Y’, ; and using one of the following Funding Source Identifiers - State Training Authority: ‘ASL’ (Apprentice/Trainee); or ‘ASP’ (General - non-Apprentice/Trainee). The Training Provider must grant a fee concession to a student enrolled under the Asylum Seeker VET Program in accordance with Clause 4.7 of this Schedule 1 and the Guidelines about Fees.