I’m an apprentice and enrolled through a polytechnic. Am I eligible for Fees Free?
Yes as long as you meet the learner eligibility criteria and the programme you enrol in meets the course eligibility criteria.
You can ask your polytechnic whether your programme is eligible.
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- I did some tertiary study while I was still at school. Does this count as prior study?
- I did National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) level 3 courses at school. Do they count as prior study?
- I’ve done tertiary study overseas. Am I still eligible?
- How do EFTS work?
- I’m going to become eligible part way through my study/training by meeting residency requirements, can I get fees-free for any study or training I do before I become eligible?
- What do I do if I’m eligible for Fees Free but I’ve already enrolled in study or training?
- Can I get Fees Free if I study at an overseas tertiary education organisation?
- I’m eligible for Fees Free. Can I get fees-free for distance study? For example, online study?
- Can I get Fees Free if I study part-time?
- I’m an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident, am I eligible for Fees Free?
- I’m not sure of my residency status, who can I contact to check this?
- How do I appeal my fees-free eligibility result?
- Is my course or programme eligible for Fees Free?
- Do I need to tell my provider or industry training organisation that I got a ‘Yes’ result when I checked my eligibility?
- I’ve done study through the Refugee English Fund. Can I get Fees Free?
- I’m a citizen of the Cook Islands, Niue or Tokelau, am I eligible for Fees Free?
- Can I study at more than one provider?
- Can I study and train at both a provider and industry training organisation?
- I’m an apprentice and enrolled through an industry training organisation (ITO). Am I eligible for Fees Free?
- I’m an apprentice and enrolled through a polytechnic. Am I eligible for Fees Free?
- How do EFTS work?
- How long will it take for my statutory declaration to be processed?
- Who is authorised to witness me signing the statutory declaration form?
- Where should I email my signed and witnessed statutory declaration?
- What happens if I give false information on my statutory declaration form?
- Do I need to tell my provider or industry training organisation when I’ve submitted my statutory declaration form?
- I need to submit a statutory declaration form to declare I am eligible for Fees Free. Do I need to do this by a certain date?
- Do I need to apply to StudyLink to access Fees Free?
- What do I do if I’m eligible for Fees Free, but I’ve already applied for a Student Loan?
- What do I do if I’m eligible for Fees Free but have already paid fees to my provider?
- I started study in 2018 or 2019 but still have some fees-free entitlement left over to use. Do I need to apply to StudyLink to cover the rest of my fees?
- If I pay my own study fees now can I use my remaining fees-free entitlement later?
- Does Fees Free affect New Zealand scholarships?
- If I did less than $12,000 worth of study in my first year of study, can I carry the rest over to another year?
- How can I check how much fees-free entitlement I have used?
- I started study in 2018 or 2019 but still have some fees-free entitlement left over to use. Do I need to apply to StudyLink to cover the rest of my fees?
- If I change providers part-way through my study, can I get fees-free study at my new provider?
- Can I get Fees Free if I enrol at both a provider and an industry training organisation?
- Can I use my remaining fees-free entitlement for distance study? For example, online study?
- Can I use my remaining fees-free entitlement if I study part-time?
- If I pay my own study fees now can I use my remaining fees-free entitlement later?
- I started fees-free study/training in 2018 or 2019. I’m continuing study/training in 2020, do I need to re-check my eligibility?
- I know I have some fees-free entitlement (dollars) left to use, do I need to tell my provider?
- I’ve done study through the Refugee English Fund. Can I get Fees Free?
- I’m eligible for Fees Free and have done study/training which had no costs. Does this count as me using Fees Free?