| Date of effect | 1 July 202-22 |
The Government is implementing a series of measures to assist tertiary and international education providers to help mitigate some of the impact of COVID-19. Funding includes:
- $26.1 million over four years from 2021-22 to assist non-university higher education providers to attract more domestic students through offering 5,000 additional short course places in 2021
- $9.4 million in 2021-22 to provide grants of up to $150,000 to eligible higher education and English language providers to support innovative online and offshore education delivery models
- extending existing FEE-HELP loan fee exemption by six months to 31 December 2021
A range of Government fees and regulatory charges have also been either revised or postponed.
