New Course Funding in Victoria
for Kinesiology, Massage & Aromatherapy
- get almost All your Study Fees paid for by the
Victorian Government!

People of Victoria ... Looking to study and gain new career qualifications - but
can't afford it? Ever considered that someone would pay the majority of your
course fees for you? It turns out the Victorian State Government has decided to
pay most of your fees for you. SIMONE BOULANGERIE spoke to Health Arts College
director Brian Knight about the fantastic financial opportunity now available
to people in Victoria who would like a career in the
holistic therapy industry ...

What's this financial support for Victorian students all about?

It's a Victorian government initiative, only for Victorian residents, it's called Securing
Jobs for Your Future - by Skills for Victoria.

It started on the 1st of July 2009 - it's for what's called Skills Deepening Qualifications -
which means diplomas and advanced diplomas. It means basically people can enrol
in any one of our diplomas - a diploma of kinesiology, diploma of aromatherapy,
diploma of massage. And if they enrol from the first of July, the maximum they
will pay is $1500 - and the rest of their fees for that year will be paid by the State.

What's the time frame for people taking up this financial support?

The next chapter of this opportunity started 1st of January 2010. So if people enrol on
the 1st of July this year and went through to the end of June next year, that $1500 covers
it all - and they don't have to pay the $1500 up-front - it's $300 enrolment and the
rest of the amount, $1200, can be paid at $100 a month.

However if students enrol by 1st January next year for a diploma, they will pay $2000
maximum for the year. So that would be $300 enrolment and then $1700
over the following 10-12 months.

A diploma is 2 years - so that means if they enrol in July they pay $1500 from July this
year to June next year - and then from July next year until June the
following year it would cost $2000.

If they enrol from January 2010 then it's $2000 - so there is that incentive there to
enrol immediately. And in 2011 it's $2000 still and in 2012 it's $2,500 - that's
basically their contribution in fees.

The rest of their fees would be paid for by the State - as long as they're eligible.

What are the Eligibility criteria?

This is basically the same as TAFE funding - what Victoria's done is allowed the
same rights for private RTOs (registered training organisations) as TAFE funding.
So the criteria are:

1. A person has to be an Australian citizen.

2. They have to live in Victoria - and do the training in Victoria.

3. And the third thing is, they can't have an equal or higher qualification.

So let's put that positively - in your educational lifetime, if you have a qualification
lower than a diploma - or advanced diploma - then you are eligible for this funding. So
for example if you have year 10, 11 or 12, then absolutely perfect. If you have a
Certificate 4 in anything, absolutely perfect still.

So they're going for a diploma qualification - which is the industry standard
in all the things we do anyway.

So someone like me who has an arts degree is not eligible?

Afraid not. You're ineligible because you've got a degree.

So for those who are fortunate enough to be able to look into it, can you go into it again?

Let's look at an example from a cost point of view. If someone was to do a diploma
of kinesiology with us, that's $11,800 - that's what the current fees are. What they would
pay if they enrol in July is $1500 for the first year, $2000 for the second year -
and everything else would be paid for.

Is there an age limit?

As long as you have a pulse.

What about the other side, coming out of high school?

There is a special thing that if you're under 20 you can enrol in multiple
courses as well - and be funded.

So how much are they saving?

Massage course for two years is $8,800 and the aromatherapy 2-year diploma is $10,800 ...
in both cases all the eligible students pay is $1500 and then $2000 the following year - and the
same goes with the kinesiology course, which usually costs $11,800 for the two years.

What to do if you're interested:

Simply call the Health Arts College on (03) 9898 0243
or email them via: study@thacollege.com
Website: www.thacollege.com

For more information on The Health Arts College, feel free to call Brian via 1300 658 326
(cost of a local call outside Melbourne) or in Melbourne call (03) 9898 0243. Or email him via
brianknight@thacollege.com ... also well worth browsing their website which has stacks
of information on the courses they run: www.thacollege.com

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