Annual fee

Registered Training Organisations are required to pay an annual fee based on the number of qualifications/courses on an RTO's scope of registration.

RTOs with approval to deliver courses to overseas students (CRICOS approval) are subject to additional charges. Schools delivering courses to overseas students also pay annual fees at the rates outlined below, and ELICOS providers also pay a fee to VETAB for the services we provide.

All providers are sent an invoice at the beginning of each calendar year.

CRICOS Annual Fee (includes renewal of approval fee)¹	2009²
RTO³
4 or fewer qualifications/courses	$4,055
5 – 25 qualifications/courses	$5,675
over 25 qualifications/courses	$8,110
School
Approved overseas student capacity of < 50	$1,500
Approved overseas student capacity of ≥ 50	$2,900
ELICOS
Service fee per application	$360
¹ VETAB fees are exempt from GST. ² VETAB fees are subject to annual review in line with the Consumer Price Index. ³Multi-sectoral providers will pay an annual fee for each sector in which they are approved to operate.

Please note that both the AQTF and CRICOS Annual Fees are payable for an RTO with CRICOS approval.

Payment Method

Annual fees can be paid by cheque, or online by credit card or direct debit using VETAB's VETAB Online services facility. Please note that NSW Schools and interstate RTOs that are approved to deliver education to overseas students are not able to access VETAB’s Online Services facility and therefore must pay all fees by cheque.

Cheques should be made payable to VETAB and posted, with either a copy of your invoice, or with the invoice number displayed on your cheque remittance advice, to VETAB at Locked Bag 21, Darlinghurst NSW 1300.

If you would like to pay your fees online, you will need a user ID and password. To obtain these, send VETAB an email, a fax or a letter asking for a user ID and password, with a contact person and e-mail address. The request must be sent by the CEO of your RTO and must include your NTIS identification number.