Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme
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Education programs
4.4.1 An education program may be part of an approved program and may include short course or other studies (not being a post-graduate degree or graduate diploma course) at an educational institution, if the veteran requires:
(a) a refresher course; or
(b) an upgrade of existing qualifications; or
(c) short term study;
to obtain employment in the same field or a related field in which the veteran has expertise or experience, provided that:
(d) the studies are essential for the veteran to retain or obtain employment in the relevant field; and
(e) there is a reasonable expectation that the veteran will retain or obtain sustainable employment in that field during, or at the end of, the studies; and
(f) the Commission is satisfied that the veteran has the capacity to complete the education program successfully.