financial assistance
Design College Australia is a Registered Training Organisation with the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. This means that the College's qualifications is recognised by all other Registered Training Organisation in Australia and a part of the Australian Qualification Framework.
What this means for you, is that while studying at Design College Australia, you may be eligible for financial assistance from the Australian Government.
Vet Fee Help (*available for approved courses only)
Vet Fee Help is a Government loan scheme that allows eligible students to study now and pay for their course later. Further information can be
found on the website: http://www.deewr.gov.au/vetfeehelp.
Austudy
Austudy provides financial help if you are aged
25 years or more and studying or undertaking
an Australian Apprenticeship full-time. http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf
/payments/austudy.htm
Abstudy
This course is available for students in Year 11
and
12 wanting to study visual communication
while at school. Students can obtain the qualification by students 1 afternoon a week over the duration
of their senior years of schooling. Students who successfully complete the Certificate III obtain automatic entry into the full-time visual communication courses. http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf
/payments/abstudy.htm
Youth Allowance
You may be eligible for Youth Allowance if you are 16–20 years old (or 15 years if you are considered independent) and undertaking study or training through an approved institution, such as Design College Australia.
http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf
/payments/ya_eligible.htm