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VET Course Fees

When you study with Swinburne Online, your course fees include all learning materials, study support and assessment support services. Your fees may be paid through an upfront self-payment, a VET student loan (VSL), a government subsidy or a combination of these methods.

When you enrol, your total course fee will be split across three payment dates. The tables below outline the three payments required for each diploma and the total course cost.

The costs below may change depending on your eligibility for funding and any credit awarded in recognition of your previous study. Scholarships are available for many of our courses, and often need to be applied for at the time of enrolment.

Diploma of Business (BSB50120)

A VET student loan is available for stages 2, 3 and 4 of this course, allowing you to defer part of your fees if you’re eligible.

Stage Course section Units Fees Payment options
1 Course in Introductory Business skills 3 $2400 Upfront self payment
2 Diploma of Business 3 $2400 VSL or upfront self payment
3 Diploma of Business 3 $2400 VSL or upfront self payment
4 Diploma of Business 3 $2400 VSL or upfront self payment
Total $9600

Diploma of Business (Operations) (BSB50120)

A VET student loan is available for stages 2, 3 and 4 of this course, allowing you to defer part of your fees if you’re eligible.

Stage Course section Units Fees Payment options
1 Course in Introductory Business skills 3 $2400 Upfront self payment
2 Diploma of Business (Operations) 3 $2400 VSL or upfront self payment
3 Diploma of Business (Operations) 3 $2400 VSL or upfront self payment
4 Diploma of Business (Operations) 3 $2400 VSL or upfront self payment
Total $9600

Diploma of Human Resource Management (BSB50320)

A VET student loan is available for stages 2, 3 and 4 of this course, allowing you to defer part of your fees if you’re eligible.

Stage Course section Units Fees Payment options
1 Course in Introductory HR skills 3 $2400 Upfront self payment
2 Diploma of Human Resource Management 3 $2400 VSL or upfront self payment
3 Diploma of Human Resource Management 3 $2400 VSL or upfront self payment
4 Diploma of Human Resource Management 3 $2400 VSL or upfront self payment
Total $9600

Diploma of Nursing

This course is covered by Skills First Funding, which partially subsidises your course fees. Check your eligibility for subsidised training on the Victorian Skills Gateway website.

Estimated course fees for 2022*

For students who are not granted a Skills First government-subsidised place For students who are granted a Skills First government-subsidised place
You will need to pay this amount if you do not receive a VET student loan $30,820 $16,200
You will need to pay this amount if you do receive a VET student loan $14,599 Fully covered

 

*Course cost doesn’t take into account credit transfers.

**Find out more about fees.

VET student loans

Swinburne University of Technology is an approved provider of VET student loans (VSLs).

To help you succeed in your studies, Swinburne Online has developed a staged progression model in which you complete each stage before progressing to the next. You make your payments before starting each stage.

VET student loans, for the approved courses, are only applicable for the diploma portions of your course of study (stages 2 and 3) – allowing you to defer part of your fees if you’re eligible. The loan cap allocated to this course may cover the cost of stages 2 and 3.

Swinburne University of Technology (RTO 3059) wishes to advise that VET student loans (VSLs) will only be approved for students who meet eligibility requirements. Please note that VSLs give rise to a VSL debt that continues to be a debt due to the Commonwealth until it is repaid.

Please note: The stage 1 Course in Introductory Business or HRM Skills is not eligible for VET student loans and as such must be paid for in full before commencing studies.