HESG
The Higher Education and Skills Group (HESG) facilitates participation and achievement in senior secondary and tertiary education and training by supporting partnerships between providers, employers and the community and advising on public funding and regulation.
It manages the Government-funded training market, public provider governance and accountability, and the apprenticeship system.
2020 HESG Contract Notifications
- CN 2020-01- Internal Audit Checklist
- CN_2020_02 Payment Processing Dates
- Coronavirus Update
- Fact Sheet - Qualification Allocation Variations Process
CN 2020-04 - Templates, fact sheets and other information for 2020
- CN 2020-04 - Skills First Quality Charter
- CN 2020-04 - Fact Sheet - Student Information and Protection
- CN 2020-04 - Fact Sheet - Disallowed Persons
- CN 2020-04 - Fact Sheet - Sighting and Retaining Evidence of Eligibility
- CN 2020-04 - Fact Sheet - Using Electronic Signatures
- CN 2020-04 - Fact Sheet - Quality Online Delivery
- CN 2020-04 - Fact Sheet - Online Service Standards
- CN 2020-04 - Fact Sheet - Online Delivery Restriction List
- CN 2020-04 - Fact Sheet - Recordkeeping Requirements
- CN 2020-04 - 2020 Sample Register of Trainers and Assessors
- VET International Practitioner Fellowships
- Funding Source Identifier STA Supplement 2020v1.1
- Coronavirus Update 1 February 2020
- SVTS 11.1 Validation Rule Impact and Further Communication
- Fact Sheet - Withdrawn (and Deferred) Program Enrolments V2.0
- Fact Sheet - Withdrawn Subject Enrolments
- CN 2020-05 - Government response to novel coronavirus
- Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines - 2020 v1.2
- VVSSCG - (Summary of Changes) 2020 v1.2
- Funding Sources indentifier STA supplement - 2020 v1.2
- CN 2020-06 - Eligibility Exemptions - Variation of Clause 18 of Schedule 1
- CN_2020_07_Requests open for additions to Funded Scope and Increased Commencement Allocations
- CN 2020-08 - The Skills First contracting arrangements for 2021
- CN 2020-09 - Process for requesting addition of specific Victorian Accredited courses relating to NDIS and family violence protection
- CN 2020-10 New Versions of Eligibility and Fees Guidelines
- CN 2020-11 Foundation Skills - Variation to clauses 15.1 and 15.2 of Schedule 1
- CN 2020-12 Draft 2021 VET Funding Contracts, Guidelines and associated guides
- CN 2020-12 Guidelines about eligibility
- CN 2020-12 Guidelines about fees
- CN 2020-12 Guidelines about Apprenticeship / Traineeship Training Delivery
- CN 2020-12 2021 Skills First Quality Charter
- CN 2020-12 Understanding changes to the 2021 VET Funding Contracts
- CN 2020-12 Guide to content changes in the 2021 Contract and Guidelines
- CN 2020-12 Guide to structural changes - Contract
- CN 2020-12 Guide to structural changes - Guidelines
- CN 2020-13 Training arrangements for cancelled and suspended apprentices and trainees
- 2021 Guide to Financial Assessment
- Skills First COVID19 FAQ Version 2.1
- Fact Sheet Reconnect Program 2021 Application Process
- ISS Fellowships Round 2
- CN 2020-14 PDP and Financial Assessment Requirements for 2021 VET Funding Contracts
2020 HESG Guidelines
- 2020Guildelines - Apprenticeship/Traineeship Training Delivery
- 2020 Guidelines - Student Eligibility and Supporting Evidence
- 2020 Guidelines - Fees - Skills First Program
2019 HESG Contract Notifications
- CN 2019 - 01 - Skills First PD Program
- CN 2019 - 02 - Subcontracting Fact Sheet
- CN 2019 - 02 - Request for Approval of Subcontracting Form (training and assessment)
- CN 2019 - 03 - 2019 Internal Audit Check-lists
- CN 2019 - 04 - Addition_Funded_Scope
- CN 2019 - 05 - Variations to the Funded Courses Report
- CN 2019 - 06 - Reminder of key contractual obligations for 2019 calendar year
- CN 2019 - 07 - Mandatory reporting of Brokering Services
- CN 2019 - 08 - 2019 SVTS Automatic Claims Confirmation and Payment Processing Dates
- CN 2019 - 09 - 2019 Revised PTR Template
- CN 2019 - 10 - 2019 - Invitation to training providers to request an increase to their Commencement Allocation for 2019
- CN 2019 - 11 - 2019 - Contract variation: Initiatives to support the Victorian Governments plan for family violence prevention and response
- CN 2019 - 13 - Training Market Services' commitment to engaging with engaging with training providers
- CN 2019 - 14 - Fact Sheet - Skills First Program - Student Eligibility
- CN 2019 - 15 - Contract Variation Request - Family Violence Initiative - Addition to Funded Scope
- CN 2019 - 16 - 'Curated' 2018-19 VET Funding Contract (extended to 31 December 2020) (version 3.0)
- CN 2019 - 17 - Process to determine Allocations and Funded Scope for 2020
- CN 2019 - 18 - SVTS 10.4 Claim Confirmation and Payment Processing Timetable Update
- CN 2019 - 19 - Expansion of eligibility for the Skills First Youth Access Initiative
- CN 2019 - 20 - Contract Variation Eligibility Exemptions
- Fact Sheet - Consideration of Literacy and Numeracy Skills as part of the Pre-Training Review
- CN_2019-21_Subcontracting applications for 2020
- CN_2019-22 - Reporting Brokering Services
- CN - 2019-23 - Updated versions of Guidelines (extended to 31 December 2020)
2019 HESG Contract Guidelines
- 2020 Guide to Program Delivery Plans
- 2020 Funded Course List
- 2019 Guidelines - Student Eligibility v1
- 2019 Guidelines - Fees
- 2019 Guidelines - Apprenticeship/Traineeship
- Summary of Changes to 2018 - 2019 TAFE and Dual Sector VET Funding Contracts
- Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines - 2019 v2
- Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines 2019 v2 - Summary of Changes
- Funding Source Identifier STA Supplement 2019
- 2019 Internal Audit Check-list
- Victorian VET student statistical collection guidelines - 2020 - summary of changes
- Victorian VET student statistical collection guidelines - 2020
- Funding source identifier STA supplement 2020
- Skills First Student Eligibility - case studies
- Final Eligibility v2
- Final Fees v2