Hi there,
Can anyone provide any accurate information on which training organisations will be able to provide Vet Fee Help for the Diploma of Aviation? I have been in touch with the people at Vet Fee Help but as no RTO's are approved as yet there is no information, and they won't provide details on which schools have applied etc.
It would be interesting to know what the delays are, this seems to have been dragging since early 08? I read somewhere unofficial that the govt was waiting for a number of schools to register to avoid giving any private organisation a competitive advantage.
Cheers

I've currently been looking around for courses that have Fee Help available and the only provider that i've been able to find, is the Swinburne University at Melbourne - they are offering Fee Help for their Diploma of aviation.

Swinburne- Diploma in Aviation
 

They are still waiting for FEE HELP as well, they are unsure if it will come through this year or not... like 80% sure it will... but yeah.. who knows.. they need to hurry it along so i can get full time study next year hopefully :)

also if you want to know which schools are RTO and have applied for FEE HELP, just send all RTO flying schools an email and ask them if they have submitted an application, because i have asked a few schools and only a few have.

Swinburne Vet Fee Help
 

Hey there,
Thanks for the info, before seeing your response I checked with Swinburne and they are not registered as a vet fee help provider for the diploma of aviation as yet. Where did you find the info on when they thought they would be registered, they didn't mention any of that to me in the email they sent - just wondering if you know someone on the inside?
Have you got any idea where I can find a list of RTO's? This is a bit of a quagmire, begining to think perhaps this whole vet fee help thing won't happen its been dragging for quite some time now.
Cheers
Will

Have a read of this. Not sure if it is confirmed though!

Email from Sydney Flying School
 

Hi There,
Which flying school did you contact?
I haven't seen anything as concrete as that response in my efforts.
Cheers
Will

Unfortunately they were unable to get FEE HELP for the Advanced diplomas. When I applied earlier in the year they said they would be offering it, however just last week they have said they are no longer able to get FEE HELP.

Any more news on this guys? The Swinburne site now states:

"Financial Assistance for Flying Training
Eligible students undertaking the Associate Degree of Aviation, combined Bachelor of Aviation / Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Piloting) , and combined Bachelor of Aviation / Bachelor of Commerce / Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Piloting) will be able to access Commonwealth assistance for fees for both the academic units of study and flight training. HECS-HELP is available in the Bachelor Degree. FEE-HELP will be available in the Associate Degree of Aviation and Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Piloting)"

Going to melbourne and/or uni again isn't an option though so if someone knows something new about Bankstown, let me know.

An update on VET FEE-HELP... saw an ad in the Australian about this.

VET FEE-HELP | Flight Training Adelaide provides world-class aviation and pilot training for international airlines, corporate pilots and private learn-to-fly students - Parafield Airport