Eligibility exemptions. The RTO must report Eligibility Exemptions relating to Clause 2.7 and Clause 2.10 of this Schedule 1 to the Commission through the use of the Eligibility Exemption Indicator field in the monthly Student Statistical Reports to be provided under the Agreement. An individual granted an Eligibility Exemption in accordance with this Clause 2 will be considered an Eligible Individual for the purposes of Schedule 1. APPLICATION AND ENROLMENT REQUIREMENTS The RTO must inform the Eligible Individual that the enrolment is under the Victorian Training Guarantee and may impact their access to further government subsidised training. The RTO must complete enrolments for all Eligible Individuals in accordance with the: Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines; and AQTF Essential Conditions and Standards for Continuing Registration and/or the Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations as applicable. The RTO must ensure that all mandatory standard enrolment questions as described in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines, together with any directions of the Commission, are applied during the enrolment process of all Eligible Individuals. The RTO must ensure that it complies with Victorian Student Number (VSN) reporting requirements and includes the VSN for all students aged under 25 years in all Student Statistical Reports as specified in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines. For each Eligible Individual, the RTO must conduct a Pre-Training Review of current competencies including literacy and numeracy skills to: identify any competencies previously acquired (Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) or Credit Transfer); and ascertain that proposed learning strategies and materials are appropriate for that individual. The RTO must adhere to: the requirements set out in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees as issued by the Commission and updated from time to time; and any subsequent relevant requirements set out in: a Service Agreement Notification; and/or orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act with respect to the amount, imposition and collection of tuition fees and other fees for government subsidised training and financial and accountability requirements with regards to student fees (Fee Requirements) as if they were set out in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt: Fee Requirements set out in any subsequent Service Agreement Notification or subsequent orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees; Fee Requirements set out in orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out in a Service Agreement Notification.
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Samples: Service Agreement, Service Agreement
Eligibility exemptions. The RTO must report Eligibility Exemptions relating to may be granted by the Commission only for individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements detailed in Clause 2.7 and Clause 2.10 1 of this Schedule 1 (referred to the Commission through the use of the as Eligibility Exemption Indicator field in the monthly Student Statistical Reports to Exemptions). Eligibility Exemptions will be provided under the Agreement. An individual granted an Eligibility Exemption available for individuals in accordance with this Clause 2 will be considered an Eligible Individual for the purposes of Schedule 1. APPLICATION AND ENROLMENT REQUIREMENTS The RTO must inform the Eligible Individual that the enrolment is under the Victorian Training Guarantee and may impact their access to further government subsidised training. The RTO must complete enrolments for all Eligible Individuals in accordance with the: Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines; and AQTF Essential Conditions and Standards for Continuing Registration and/or the Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations as applicable. The RTO must ensure that all mandatory standard enrolment questions as described in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines, together with any directions of the Commission, are applied during the enrolment process of all Eligible Individuals. The RTO must ensure that it complies with Victorian Student Number (VSN) reporting requirements and includes the VSN for all students aged under 25 years in all Student Statistical Reports as specified in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines. For each Eligible Individual, the RTO must conduct a Pre-Training Review of current competencies including literacy and numeracy skills to: identify any competencies previously acquired (Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) or Credit Transfer); and ascertain that proposed learning strategies and materials are appropriate for that individual. The RTO must adhere to: the requirements set out in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees as issued formal advice provided by the Commission and updated from time to time. Eligibility Exemptions will apply to the total hours that an individual undertakes in a course or qualification, up to completion. An Eligibility Exemption provides access to a government subsidised place only and does not extend to student tuition or other fees, which apply to these enrolments in the same way as all other enrolments. In some instances, the Commission, or an organisation authorised by the Commission, may directly grant an Eligibility Exemption to an individual who does not meet the eligibility requirements detailed in Clause 1 of this Schedule 1. In these instances: the individual is required to provide the RTO with documentation to verify that an Eligibility Exemption has been granted; and any subsequent the RTO must retain documented evidence confirming the individual’s Eligibility Exemption; and the RTO must enrol the individual in accordance with the relevant procedures issued by the Commission from time to time. Instances outlined in Clause 2.4 of this Schedule 1 currently include the: Individuals referred to training under the Asylum Seekers and Victims of Human Trafficking Initiative must meet all Victorian Training Guarantee eligibility criteria except the citizenship/residency requirements set out in: a Service Agreement Notification; and/or orders or regulations pursuant at Clause 1.4 (a) of Schedule 1. Individuals referred to training under the Workers in Transition Program must meet all Victorian Training Guarantee eligibility criteria except the ‘upskilling’ requirement set out at Clause 1.4(b)(v) of Schedule 1. Individuals referred to training under the Workers in Transition Program must present to the Act RTO a Workers in Transition Program Eligibility Letter from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (the Department) and a copy of the separation certificate from their previous employer. The RTO must retain the Eligibility Letter and a copy of the separation certificate for audit or review purposes. Individuals referred to training under the National Act with respect Single and Teenage Parents Training Initiative as being in the Guaranteed Access Cohort only do not have to meet the amount, imposition and collection of tuition fees and other fees for government subsidised training and financial and accountability requirements with regards to student fees (Fee Requirements) as if they were Victorian Training Guarantee eligibility criteria set out in at Clauses 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 of this AgreementSchedule 1. For This includes citizenship/residency, upskilling, and multiple enrolments requirements. Individuals referred to training under the avoidance of doubt: Fee Requirements set out in any subsequent Service Agreement Notification or subsequent orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out Single and Teenage Parents Training Initiative as being in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees; Fee Requirements set out Secondary Access Cohort must meet all Victorian Training Guarantee eligibility criteria. Individuals referred to training under the Single and Teenage Parents Training Initiative are eligible to enrol in orders or regulations pursuant training only at the Certificate II to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out in a Service Agreement NotificationAdvanced Diploma level.
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Samples: Service Agreement, Service Agreement
Eligibility exemptions. 2.1 Exemptions may be granted for individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements detailed in Clause 1 of this Schedule 2 (referred to as Eligibility Exemptions).
2.2 Eligibility Exemptions will be available for individuals in accordance with formal advice provided by the Commission and updated from time to time.
2.3 Eligibility Exemptions will apply to the total hours in a course or qualification, up to completion. An Eligibility Exemption provides access to a government subsidised place only and does not extend to student tuition or other fees, which apply to these enrolments in the same way as all other enrolments.
2.4 In some instances the Commission may allow the RTO to grant Eligibility Exemptions to individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements detailed in Clause 1 of this Schedule 2. In the these instances: a the RTO will be advised by the Commission in writing of any relevant arrangements; b Eligibility Exemptions may not be granted by the RTO to individuals until such time as the Commission confirms relevant arrangements to the RTO in writing; c the RTO is responsible for determining Eligibility Exemptions on a case by case basis, at a local level in accordance with the guidelines from the Commission; d the RTO is required to retain documented evidence to support its decision to grant an Eligibility Exemption to an individual; and e the Commission is under no obligation to confer any Eligibility Exemptions on the RTO to grant to individuals.
2.5 In some instances, the Commission, or an organisation authorised by the Commission, may directly grant an Eligibility Exemption to an individual who does not meet the eligibility requirements detailed in Clause 1 of this Schedule 2. In these instances: a the individual is required to provide the RTO with documentation to verify that an Eligibility Exemption has been granted; and b the RTO must retain documented evidence confirming the individual’s Eligibility Exemption; and c the RTO must enrol the individual in accordance with the relevant procedures issued by the Commission from time to time.
2.6 The RTO must report Eligibility Exemptions relating to Clause 2.7 and Clause 2.10 of this Schedule 1 to the Commission through the use of the Eligibility Exemption Indicator field in the monthly Student Statistical Reports to be provided under the Agreement. .
2.7 An individual granted an Eligibility Exemption in accordance with this Clause 2 will be considered an Eligible Individual for the purposes of the Schedule 1. APPLICATION AND ENROLMENT REQUIREMENTS The RTO must inform the Eligible Individual that the enrolment is under the Victorian Training Guarantee and may impact their access to further government subsidised training. The RTO must complete enrolments for all Eligible Individuals in accordance with the: Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines; and AQTF Essential Conditions and Standards for Continuing Registration and/or the Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations as applicable. The RTO must ensure that all mandatory standard enrolment questions as described in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines, together with any directions of the Commission, are applied during the enrolment process of all Eligible Individuals. The RTO must ensure that it complies with Victorian Student Number (VSN) reporting requirements and includes the VSN for all students aged under 25 years in all Student Statistical Reports as specified in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines. For each Eligible Individual, the RTO must conduct a Pre-Training Review of current competencies including literacy and numeracy skills to: identify any competencies previously acquired (Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) or Credit Transfer); and ascertain that proposed learning strategies and materials are appropriate for that individual. The RTO must adhere to: the requirements set out in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees as issued by the Commission and updated from time to time; and any subsequent relevant requirements set out in: a Service Agreement Notification; and/or orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act with respect to the amount, imposition and collection of tuition fees and other fees for government subsidised training and financial and accountability requirements with regards to student fees (Fee Requirements) as if they were set out in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt: Fee Requirements set out in any subsequent Service Agreement Notification or subsequent orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees; Fee Requirements set out in orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out in a Service Agreement Notification2.
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Samples: Service Agreement, Performance Agreement
Eligibility exemptions. Exemptions may be granted for individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements detailed in Clause 1 of this Schedule 2 (referred to as Eligibility Exemptions). Eligibility Exemptions will be available for individuals in accordance with formal advice provided by the Commission and updated from time to time. Eligibility Exemptions will apply to the total hours in a course or qualification, up to completion. An Eligibility Exemption provides access to a government subsidised place only and does not extend to student tuition or other fees, which apply to these enrolments in the same way as all other enrolments. In some instances the Commission may allow the RTO to grant Eligibility Exemptions to individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements detailed in Clause 1 of this Schedule 2. In the these instances: the RTO will be advised by the Commission in writing of any relevant arrangements; Eligibility Exemptions may not be granted by the RTO to individuals until such time as the Commission confirms relevant arrangements to the RTO in writing; the RTO is responsible for determining Eligibility Exemptions on a case by case basis, at a local level in accordance with the guidelines from the Commission; the RTO is required to retain documented evidence to support its decision to grant an Eligibility Exemption to an individual; and the Commission is under no obligation to confer any Eligibility Exemptions on the RTO to grant to individuals. In some instances, the Commission, or an organisation authorised by the Commission, may directly grant an Eligibility Exemption to an individual who does not meet the eligibility requirements detailed in Clause 1 of this Schedule 2. In these instances: the individual is required to provide the RTO with documentation to verify that an Eligibility Exemption has been granted; and the RTO must retain documented evidence confirming the individual’s Eligibility Exemption; and the RTO must enrol the individual in accordance with the relevant procedures issued by the Commission from time to time. The RTO must report Eligibility Exemptions relating to Clause 2.7 and Clause 2.10 of this Schedule 1 to the Commission through the use of the Eligibility Exemption Indicator field in the monthly Student Statistical Reports to be provided under the Agreement. An individual granted an Eligibility Exemption in accordance with this Clause 2 will be considered an Eligible Individual for the purposes of the Schedule 1. APPLICATION AND ENROLMENT REQUIREMENTS The RTO must inform the Eligible Individual that the enrolment is under the Victorian Training Guarantee and may impact their access to further government subsidised training. The RTO must complete enrolments for all Eligible Individuals in accordance with the: Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines; and AQTF Essential Conditions and Standards for Continuing Registration and/or the Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations as applicable. The RTO must ensure that all mandatory standard enrolment questions as described in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines, together with any directions of the Commission, are applied during the enrolment process of all Eligible Individuals. The RTO must ensure that it complies with Victorian Student Number (VSN) reporting requirements and includes the VSN for all students aged under 25 years in all Student Statistical Reports as specified in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines. For each Eligible Individual, the RTO must conduct a Pre-Training Review of current competencies including literacy and numeracy skills to: identify any competencies previously acquired (Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) or Credit Transfer); and ascertain that proposed learning strategies and materials are appropriate for that individual2. The RTO must adhere to: the requirements set out in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees as issued by the Commission Attachment 3 to Schedule 2 and updated from time to timerelated fee tables; and any subsequent relevant requirements set out in: a Service Agreement Notification; and/or orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act with respect to the amount, imposition and collection of tuition fees and other fees for government subsidised training and financial and accountability requirements with regards to student fees (Fee Requirements) as if they were set out in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt: Fee Requirements set out in any subsequent Service Agreement Notification or subsequent orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees; Fee Requirements set out in orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out in a Service Agreement Notification.:
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Samples: Service Agreement, Service Agreement
Eligibility exemptions. The RTO must report Eligibility Exemptions relating to Clause 2.7 and Clause 2.10 of this Schedule 1 to the Commission Department through the use of the Eligibility Exemption Indicator field in the monthly Student Statistical Reports to be provided under the Agreement. An individual granted an Eligibility Exemption in accordance with this Clause 2 will be considered an Eligible Individual for the purposes of Schedule 1. APPLICATION AND ENROLMENT REQUIREMENTS The RTO must inform the Eligible Individual that the enrolment is under the Victorian Training Guarantee and may impact their access to further government subsidised training. The RTO must complete enrolments for all Eligible Individuals in accordance with the: Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines; and AQTF Essential Conditions and Standards for Continuing Registration and/or the Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations as applicable. The RTO must ensure that all mandatory standard enrolment questions as described in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines, together with any directions of the Commission, are applied during the enrolment process of all Eligible Individuals. The RTO must ensure that it complies with Victorian Student Number (VSN) reporting requirements and includes the VSN for all students aged under 25 years in all Student Statistical Reports as specified in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines. For each Eligible Individual, the RTO must conduct a Pre-Training Review of current competencies including literacy and numeracy skills to: identify any competencies previously acquired (Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) or Credit Transfer); and ascertain that proposed learning strategies and materials are appropriate for that individual. The RTO must adhere to: the requirements set out in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees as issued by the Commission and updated from time to time; and any subsequent relevant requirements set out in: a Service Agreement Notification; and/or orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act with respect to the amount, imposition and collection of tuition fees and other fees for government subsidised training and financial and accountability requirements with regards to student fees (Fee Requirements) as if they were set out in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt: Fee Requirements set out in any subsequent Service Agreement Notification or subsequent orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees; Fee Requirements set out in orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out in a Service Agreement Notification.
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Samples: Service Agreement
Eligibility exemptions. The RTO must report Eligibility Exemptions relating to may be granted by the Commission only for individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements detailed in Clause 2.7 and Clause 2.10 1 of this Schedule 1 (referred to the Commission through the use of the as Eligibility Exemption Indicator field in the monthly Student Statistical Reports to Exemptions). Eligibility Exemptions will be provided under the Agreement. An individual granted an Eligibility Exemption available for individuals in accordance with this Clause 2 will be considered an Eligible Individual for the purposes of Schedule 1. APPLICATION AND ENROLMENT REQUIREMENTS The RTO must inform the Eligible Individual that the enrolment is under the Victorian Training Guarantee and may impact their access to further government subsidised training. The RTO must complete enrolments for all Eligible Individuals in accordance with the: Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines; and AQTF Essential Conditions and Standards for Continuing Registration and/or the Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations as applicable. The RTO must ensure that all mandatory standard enrolment questions as described in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines, together with any directions of the Commission, are applied during the enrolment process of all Eligible Individuals. The RTO must ensure that it complies with Victorian Student Number (VSN) reporting requirements and includes the VSN for all students aged under 25 years in all Student Statistical Reports as specified in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines. For each Eligible Individual, the RTO must conduct a Pre-Training Review of current competencies including literacy and numeracy skills to: identify any competencies previously acquired (Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) or Credit Transfer); and ascertain that proposed learning strategies and materials are appropriate for that individual. The RTO must adhere to: the requirements set out in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees as issued formal advice provided by the Commission and updated from time to time. Eligibility Exemptions will apply to the total hours that an individual undertakes in a course or qualification, up to completion. An Eligibility Exemption provides access to a government subsidised place only and does not extend to student tuition or other fees, which apply to these enrolments in the same way as all other enrolments. In some instances, the Commission, or an organisation authorised by the Commission, may directly grant an Eligibility Exemption to an individual who does not meet the eligibility requirements detailed in Clause 1 of this Schedule 1. In these instances: the individual is required to provide the RTO with documentation to verify that an Eligibility Exemption has been granted; and any subsequent the RTO must retain documented evidence confirming the individual’s Eligibility Exemption; and the RTO must enrol the individual in accordance with the relevant procedures issued by the Department from time to time. Instances outlined in Clause 2.4 of this Schedule 1 currently include the: Individuals referred to training under the Asylum Seekers and Victims of Human Trafficking Initiative must meet all Victorian Training Guarantee eligibility criteria except the citizenship/residency requirements set out in: a Service Agreement Notification; and/or orders or regulations pursuant at Clause 1.4 (a) of this Schedule 1. Individuals referred to training under the Workers in Transition Program must meet all Victorian Training Guarantee eligibility criteria except the ‘upskilling’ requirement set out at Clause 1.4(b)(v) of this Schedule 1. Individuals referred to training under the Workers in Transition Program must present to the Act RTO a Workers in Transition Program Eligibility Letter from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (the Department) and a copy of the separation certificate from their previous employer. The RTO must retain the Eligibility Letter and a copy of the separation certificate for audit or review purposes. Individuals referred to training under the National Act with respect Single and Teenage Parents Training Initiative as being in the Guaranteed Access Cohort only do not have to meet the amount, imposition and collection of tuition fees and other fees for government subsidised training and financial and accountability requirements with regards to student fees (Fee Requirements) as if they were Victorian Training Guarantee eligibility criteria set out in at Clauses 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 of this AgreementSchedule 1. For This includes citizenship/residency, upskilling, and multiple enrolments requirements. Individuals referred to training under the avoidance of doubt: Fee Requirements set out in any subsequent Service Agreement Notification or subsequent orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out Single and Teenage Parents Training Initiative as being in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees; Fee Requirements set out Secondary Access Cohort must meet all Victorian Training Guarantee eligibility criteria. Individuals referred to training under the Single and Teenage Parents Training Initiative are eligible to enrol in orders or regulations pursuant training only at the Certificate II to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out in a Service Agreement NotificationAdvanced Diploma level.
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Samples: Service Agreement
Eligibility exemptions. 2.1 A limited number of government subsidised places will be available for individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements detailed in Clause 1 of this Schedule (referred to as Eligibility Exemptions).
2.2 Eligibility Exemptions will be available for individuals in accordance with formal advice provided by the Commission and updated from time to time.
2.3 An Eligibility Exemption cannot be granted for individuals who do not meet the citizenship/ residency eligibility requirements outlined above in Clause 1.2 a) of this Schedule.
2.4 The RTO Board/Council will be advised by the Commission of the number of Eligibility Exemption places available to the Board/Council. Eligibility Exemptions may not be granted by the Board/Council until such time as the Commission confirms the number of Eligibility Exemption places available to the Board/Council.
2.5 The Board/Council is responsible for determining Eligibility Exemptions on a case by case basis, at a local level in accordance with the guidelines from the Commission. The Board/Council is required to retain documented evidence to support its decision to grant an Eligibility Exemption to an individual.
2.6 Eligibility Exemptions will apply to the total hours in a course or qualification, up to completion. An Eligibility Exemption provides access to a government funded place only and does not extend to student tuition or other fees, which apply these enrolments in the same way as all other enrolments.
2.7 The Board/Council must report Eligibility Exemptions relating to Clause 2.7 and Clause 2.10 of this Schedule 1 to the Commission through the use of the Eligibility Exemption Indicator field in the monthly Student Statistical Reports to be provided under the Agreement. .
2.8 An individual granted an Eligibility Exemption in accordance with this Clause 2 the above procedures will be considered an Eligible Individual for the purposes of Schedule 1. APPLICATION AND ENROLMENT REQUIREMENTS The RTO must inform the Eligible Individual that the enrolment is under the Victorian Training Guarantee and may impact their access to further government subsidised training. The RTO must complete enrolments for all Eligible Individuals in accordance with the: Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines; and AQTF Essential Conditions and Standards for Continuing Registration and/or the Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations as applicable. The RTO must ensure that all mandatory standard enrolment questions as described in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines, together with any directions of the Commission, are applied during the enrolment process of all Eligible Individuals. The RTO must ensure that it complies with Victorian Student Number (VSN) reporting requirements and includes the VSN for all students aged under 25 years in all Student Statistical Reports as specified in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines. For each Eligible Individual, the RTO must conduct a Pre-Training Review of current competencies including literacy and numeracy skills to: identify any competencies previously acquired (Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) or Credit Transfer); and ascertain that proposed learning strategies and materials are appropriate for that individual. The RTO must adhere to: the requirements set out in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees as issued by the Commission and updated from time to time; and any subsequent relevant requirements set out in: a Service Agreement Notification; and/or orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act with respect to the amount, imposition and collection of tuition fees and other fees for government subsidised training and financial and accountability requirements with regards to student fees (Fee Requirements) as if they were set out in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt: Fee Requirements set out in any subsequent Service Agreement Notification or subsequent orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees; Fee Requirements set out in orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out in a Service Agreement NotificationSchedule.
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Samples: Performance Agreement
Eligibility exemptions. The RTO must report Eligibility 2.1 Exemptions relating to may be granted by the Commission only for individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements detailed in Clause 2.7 and Clause 2.10 1 of this Schedule 1 (referred to the Commission through the use of the as Eligibility Exemption Indicator field in the monthly Student Statistical Reports to Exemptions).
2.2 Eligibility Exemptions will be provided under the Agreement. An individual granted an Eligibility Exemption available for individuals in accordance with this Clause 2 will be considered an Eligible Individual for the purposes of Schedule 1. APPLICATION AND ENROLMENT REQUIREMENTS The RTO must inform the Eligible Individual that the enrolment is under the Victorian Training Guarantee and may impact their access to further government subsidised training. The RTO must complete enrolments for all Eligible Individuals in accordance with the: Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines; and AQTF Essential Conditions and Standards for Continuing Registration and/or the Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations as applicable. The RTO must ensure that all mandatory standard enrolment questions as described in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines, together with any directions of the Commission, are applied during the enrolment process of all Eligible Individuals. The RTO must ensure that it complies with Victorian Student Number (VSN) reporting requirements and includes the VSN for all students aged under 25 years in all Student Statistical Reports as specified in the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines. For each Eligible Individual, the RTO must conduct a Pre-Training Review of current competencies including literacy and numeracy skills to: identify any competencies previously acquired (Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) or Credit Transfer); and ascertain that proposed learning strategies and materials are appropriate for that individual. The RTO must adhere to: the requirements set out in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees as issued formal advice provided by the Commission and updated from time to time.
2.3 Eligibility Exemptions will apply to the total hours that an individual undertakes in a course or qualification, up to completion. An Eligibility Exemption provides access to a government subsidised place only and does not extend to student tuition or other fees, which apply to these enrolments in the same way as all other enrolments.
2.4 In some instances, the Commission, or an organisation authorised by the Commission, may directly grant an Eligibility Exemption to an individual who does not meet the eligibility requirements detailed in Clause 1 of this Schedule 1. In these instances: a the individual is required to provide the RTO with documentation to verify that an Eligibility Exemption has been granted; and any subsequent b the RTO must retain documented evidence confirming the individual’s Eligibility Exemption; and c the RTO must enrol the individual in accordance with the relevant procedures issued by the Commission from time to time.
2.5 Instances outlined in Clause 2.4 of this Schedule 1 currently include the:
2.6 Individuals referred to training under the Asylum Seekers and Victims of Human Trafficking Initiative must meet all Victorian Training Guarantee eligibility criteria except the citizenship/residency requirements set out in: a Service Agreement Notification; and/or orders or regulations pursuant at Clause 1.4 (a) of Schedule 1.
2.7 Individuals referred to training under the Workers in Transition Program must meet all Victorian Training Guarantee eligibility criteria except the ‘upskilling’ requirement set out at Clause 1.4(b)(v) of Schedule 1.
2.8 Individuals referred to training under the Workers in Transition Program must present to the Act RTO a Workers in Transition Program Eligibility Letter from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (the Department) and a copy of the separation certificate from their previous employer.
2.9 The RTO must retain the Eligibility Letter and a copy of the separation certificate for audit or the National Act with respect to the amount, imposition and collection of tuition fees and other fees for government subsidised training and financial and accountability requirements with regards to student fees (Fee Requirements) as if they were set out in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt: Fee Requirements set out in any subsequent Service Agreement Notification or subsequent orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out in the 2013 Guidelines about Fees; Fee Requirements set out in orders or regulations pursuant to the Act or the National Act take priority over Fee Requirements set out in a Service Agreement Notificationreview purposes.
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Samples: Service Agreement