Contact Hour Funds. Subject to the conditions and limitations set out in this Contract, the Department will pay the Training Provider Contact Hour Funds by multiplying: the number of Scheduled Hours of training and assessment reported by the Training Provider under this Schedule 1 as delivered, or to be delivered, to a Skills First Student; and the applicable hourly rate per Scheduled Hour as identified in Clause 11.2 of this Schedule 1. The hourly rate per Scheduled Hour is the rate specified in either the ‘Subsidy’ or ‘RPL Subsidy’ field of the Funded Programs Report (for the relevant payment year, Program Commencement Date and Enrolment Type), adjusted for the following loadings where applicable (including in accordance with Clause 11.3 of this Schedule 1): Indigenous loading – where the Skills First Student self-identifies as being of Aboriginal or Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander descent (and is reported as such through the ‘Indigenous Student Identifier’ field of the Student Statistical Report) the ‘Subsidy’ or ‘RPL Subsidy’ will be increased by 50%; Disengaged youth loading – where the Skills First Student: is aged 15-19 years as at 1 January in the year of commencement of training; does not hold a senior secondary certificate or an accredited qualification at AQF level II or above; and is eligible for a Fee Concession in accordance with Clauses 3.8, 3.12(a) and 3.12(b) of the Guidelines About Fees, the ‘Subsidy’ or ‘RPL Subsidy’ will be increased by 30%; VCAL loading – where the Skills First Student: meets the requirements for the Disengaged Youth loading in subclause (b); and is undertaking training in the VCAL (Foundation, Intermediate or Senior), for subjects reported against the VCAL program code, the ‘Subsidy’ or ‘RPL Subsidy’ will be increased by 10%; and/or Regional loading – where a subject is delivered to a Skills First Student in a delivery location reported with a regional postcode (as determined by the Department), the ‘Subsidy’ or ‘RPL subsidy’ will be increased by 10%. The regional loading does not apply to Online Training and Assessment or to distance education, which is deemed have occurred if the Predominant Delivery Mode reported is ‘E’ (external delivery). The only exception is for training delivery where the student’s usual residential address is reported with a regional postcode (as determined by the Department). If more than one of the loadings in Clause 11.2 of this Schedule 1 applies, the loadings will be applied cumulatively. For example, if the conditi...
Contact Hour Funds. Subject to the conditions and limitations set out in this Contract, the Department will pay the Training Provider Contact Hour Funds by multiplying:
