10JDetermination of VET institution student numbers

10J Determination of VET institution student numbers

(1) For the purposes of this Act, the number of students enrolled at a VET institution for a funding year is taken to be the same as the number of students (worked out under this section) enrolled at the institution in the year immediately before that year. (2) The number of students enrolled at a VET institution in a particular year is worked out using the formula:

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where:

student contact hours means the total number of contact hours for which students are enrolled in the year at the VET institution in courses accredited under State or Territory requirements for the accreditation of vocational education and training courses.

(3) The total number of contact hours referred to in subsection (2) is worked out on the basis of the information in the national vocational education and training data collection for the year.