Vocational Education and Training Student Loans and Skills Assessing Authorities

Regulator function

Regulating approved course providers, as well as assessing authorities that deliver skills assessments for the purpose of migration. The Skills Minister also has regulatory powers to impose conditions on an assessing authority’s approval, as well as revoke that approval. In addition, the Secretary has regulatory powers to impose conditions on VSL provider approvals and revoke that approval.

Legislation
  • VET Student Loans Act 2016 (VSLAct)
  • VET Student Loans (Charges) Act 2016 (VSL Charges Act)
  • Migration Regulations 1994 (Migration Regulations).
Regulated community
  • VET Student Loan providers
  • Skills assessing authorities for the purpose of migration.
Portfolio
Employment and Workplace Relations
Internal to department / external
External
Ministerial Statement of Expectations date
August 2025

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