Flying School Owner makes AFR rich list

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Who would be refunding the loans to them should they be successful, the Rich List owner, the TAFE or us taxpayers? It's our money that has already been thrown away so I would be hoping we taxpayers would be getting it back, rather than paying twice.

From The Australian: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...db66edec0b5a24 Enrolments in aviation courses with Box Hill Institute are believed to be on hold as the TAFE college responds to an audit by the Australian Skills Quality Authority.

As The Australian revealed last week, 15 former students of Box Hill and Soar Aviation were seeking refunds of their VET loans because they were unhappy with the training they received. That figure has grown to 35 students, including 30 from Melbourne and five from Sydney.

It followed revelations more than 400 students were enrolled in two-year commercial pilots’ licence courses at Box Hill in 2018, which had received $11m in loan payments in return.

Department of Education figures showed only six people had graduated from the diploma course but Soar Aviation CEO Neel Khokhani said the figure was as high as 61. Box Hill CEO Vivienne King confirmed ASQA had audited aviation delivery at the institute and it was currently responding to the audit report as requested.

Robyn Ironside