Approval to Provide Courses for Overseas Students - VIC - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You will need this approval if you operate a school, university or another education organisation and intend to provide courses for overseas students. Your application will be assessed against the relevant Acts, guidelines and standards.

International students have to complete an English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) before entering into an approved school. You will need this approval to run an ELICOS program.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this approval, you must:

meet all the national legislative requirements
pay the required fees
submit a completed application form and supporting documentation to the Agency.

Duration

Up to five years

Fees

Task	Type	Business Structure	Description
Apply	Application	All	Please consult the responsible agency for information on fees to be submitted with your application.

Forms

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	All	Approval to Offer Courses of Study for Overseas Students Application Form - Please contact the responsible agency for application forms and registration details.
Vary	All	Amend Registration to Offer Courses of Study to Overseas Students Application Form - Please contact the responsible agency for application forms and registration details.

Other resources

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Comply	All	ELICOS Standards 2018 (Opens in new window)
Comply	All	Guidelines for the Enrolment of Overseas Students Aged Under 18 Years - DOCX (Opens in new window)
Comply	All	Guidelines on the Provision of VCAL Courses - DOCX (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Education and Training Reform Act 2006 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Education and Training Reform Regulations 2017 Victoria

Application process

Apply

Please lodge your application and any supporting documentation directly with the Agency. You will need to attach to your application form:

a copy of a Certificate of Registration of a Company, a Certificate of Registration of a Business Name (if different from the legal entity) or a Certificate of Incorporation as appropriate
a copy of a memorandum of understanding with all providers who will be involved in providing the course/s, the role played by each provider in the delivery of the course/s and duty of care responsibilities, if applicable
evidence of NEAS (National English Language Teaching Accreditation Scheme) candidacy as well as details of the fees to be charged for the ELICOS (English language intensive course/s to overseas students) program, if applicable
copies of the policies and procedures documents as evidence of compliance with all the standards
if you are not in receipt of Commonwealth funding, provide evidence of your indemnity arrangements.

Administering agency

Department of Education and Training

Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority

Contact details

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

General Enquiries

Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority

Department of Education and Training
Victoria
Operating address:	Level 4 2 Lonsdale Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Mailing address:	GPO BOX 2317 Melbourne, Victoria 3001
Phone:	03 9637 2806
Email:	vrqa@education.vic.gov.au
Website:	Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (Opens in new window)

Supporting information

Applying for CRICOS Registration (Opens in new window)

Approval to Provide Courses for Overseas Students - Victoria