Guide to current ASQA fees and charges

ASQA fees and charges are determined by legislative instruments.

The Australian Skills Quality Authority’s (ASQA’s) fees and charges are determined by way of legislative instrument registered in the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. ASQA’s current fees and charges are determined by the:

National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Fees) Determination 2022
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Charges) Determination 2022

Our fees and charges apply to 3 key groups:

Registered Training Organisations (RTOs)
Vocational Education and Training (VET) accredited course owners.
Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) providers, who are registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)
a. this includes those that deliver English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS). Note: fee relief has been extended until 31 December 2022 for ELICOS-only providers.

The current Guide to ASQA Fees and Charges is derived from the Cost Recovery Implementation Statement 2022-23, effective until 1 July 2023.

It provides information on:

who is subject to the fees or charges
how we calculate the fees or charges
the legislation that authorises the fees or charges
the ASQA activities associated with the fees or charges

Read the Guide to Fees and Charges 2022-23

Fees and charges from July 2022

From 1 July 2022, ASQA will implement the following Australian Government decisions:

transition of ASQA from a partial to a full cost recovery agency including the reintroduction of fees and charges, as announced by the Australian Government Budget 2018–19
end of most fee relief measures created to lift financial pressure on providers impacted by the COVID 19 pandemic
continuation of fee relief measures for ELICOS-only providers until 31 December 2022.

Learn about the fees and charges effective from 1 July 2022. Read more.