Learners undertaking study at Holmesglen in diploma and advanced diploma qualifications may be eligible to access the VET Student Loans program for approved courses at capped amounts.
VET Student Loans can be accessed for approved courses only and a maximum loan amount applies - capped at $5,595, $11,191 and $16,788 as defined for each approved course delivered at Holmesglen.
The VET Student Loans scheme is a student loans program that replaced the VET FEE-HELP to give eligible students access to quality higher level VET qualifications, particularly those who could not afford to pay upfront.
This loan remains your personal debt obligation until it is repaid to the Australian Government. Students need to meet the eligibility criteria, entry requirements and complete administrative requirements to access VET Student Loans.
If you wish to apply for VET Student Loans for your qualification, please discuss the eligibility and entry requirements with our staff during your interview process and at the Student Information Office on your nearest campus.
More information about VET Student Loans can be found at the Study Assist website Or refer to the VET Student Loans Information Booklet - Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Australian Government (dewr.gov.au).
Holmesglen supports Victoria’s social procurement framework and is committed to using its purchasing power to generate positive social value and outcomes beyond the monetary value of goods, services, assets and construction works.
In supporting Victoria’s social procurement framework, Holmesglen has developed and commenced implementation of its own social procurement strategy. Our priority implementation activities under the strategy include:
- creating opportunities to purchase goods, services and assets from social benefit suppliers including Aboriginal business, Victorian social enterprises and Victorian Australian Disability Enterprises
- creating training and employment opportunities for socially and economically disadvantaged people
- including social procurement objectives and performance outcomes into all tenders and subsequent contracts for supply
- developing and implementing opportunities for economically or socially disadvantaged people and
- establishing systems that will enable us to monitor and report on our social procurement performance against our strategy.
Our priority social procurement objectives and outcomes guide our procurement activity and include the following:
Objective #1 - Opportunities for Victoria Aboriginal people
Outcomes sought:
- Purchasing from Victorian Aboriginal businesses
- Employment of Victorian Aboriginal people by suppliers to the Victorian Government
Objective #2 - Opportunities for Victorias with disability
Outcomes sought:
- Purchasing from Victorian social enterprises and Australian Disability Enterprises
- Employment of Victorians with disability by suppliers to Holmesglen
Objective #3 – Women's equality and safety
Outcomes sought:
- Adoption of family violence leave by Holmesglen suppliers
- Gender equality within Holmesglen suppliers
Objective #4 – Supporting safe and fair workplaces
Outcomes sought:
- Purchasing from suppliers that comply with industrial relations laws and promote secure employment
Objective #5 – Environmentally sustainable business practices
Outcomes sought:
- Adoption of sustainable business practices by suppliers to Holmesglen
Objective #6 – Opportunities for disadvantaged Victorians
Outcomes sought:
- Purchasing from Victorian social enterprises
- Job readiness and employment for:
- long-term unemployed people
- disengaged youth
- single parents
- migrants and refugees
- workers in transition
Holmesglen acknowledges that modern slavery risks may be present in our operations. We have zero tolerance for all forms of modern slavery. Holmesglen recognises that respecting the human rights of all individuals is of high importance and we are committed to reducing the risks of modern slavery through our own activities, supply chains and investments.
The Institute is committed to addressing modern slavery risks in its operations and supply chains and we will ensure that we implement actions to address these risks and comply with the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth).
Under the Act, the Institute is required to prepare and publish an annual modern slavery statement outlining the activities we have undertaken over the previous year to assess and address modern slavery risks in our operations and supply chains.
View here the most recent modern slavery statement from the Australian