Easy fee payment for your course

First Door provides students with a monthly payment plan option, using an automatic payment system linked to your nominated debit or credit card. This allows students to pay their course fees over an agreed time frame.

During the enrolment process, a personalised Student Fees Agreement and monthly fee payment schedule is established for each student.

Payment plans are required to:
a) maintain a regular minimum monthly payment of at least $50, and must cover the cost of at least one unit fee.
b) be paid over a maximum of 14 monthly payments, and must be paid in advance of training plan unit start dates.
c) All course fees are to be paid in full 15 months from enrolment, and prior to the completion of the final unit.

Reduce your course fees with our QLD Government subsidised courses

First Door is a Skills Assure Supplier for
- CHC30121 Certificate lll in Early Childhood Education and Care, or
- CHC50121 Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care 

With Queensland Government subsidised training, you pay a portion of your training costs as Student Contribution fees, with NO enrolment fee or additional costs! 

Note: Further fee concessions apply for eligible people if you have a Health Care Card, Pension Card or are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. You are also able to apply for full fee exemption from co-contribution fees if payment of these would cause you extreme financial hardship.

Find out if you qualify now! 

Your course investment

Non-refundable course starter fee

The non-refundable course starter fee must be paid to receive your confirmation of enrolment, and to get started in your course. This payment is made from your selected debit or credit card, as provided on your enrolment form.

Government subsidised students
The course starter fee pays for the cost of your first unit's fee, OR is for your full course fees if these are under $50.
If you are an Under 25 fee-free trainee or apprentice, there is NO course starter fee.
NOTE: Government funded Early Childhood students do NOT pay the $175 enrolment fee.

Full fee-paying students: $405
The non-refundable course starter fee includes an enrolment fee of $175 and the first unit's fee.

Unit fees 

First Door provides students with the option to pay your course fees in advance in the following three ways:
1. In full (providing the total course fees are under $1,500).
2. On a monthly payment plan, with minimum monthly payment of $50 (see full details above)
3. In three instalments for full fee-paying students, with $1,000 paid at enrolment, then the balance of course fees split at 1/3, and 2/3 of course completion. 

Fee Schedule

CHC30121 Certificate lll in Early Childhood Education and Care: Fee Options

Certificate of Early Childhood Education and Care course with 17 units	Course Starter  Fee on Enrolment	Monthly Direct  Payment	Total Course Cost for 17 units
Certificate 3 Guarantee	$45.05 total course fee	-	$45.05 course cost:  $2.65 per unit
Certificate 3 Guarantee - Concessional 40% subsidised student contribution fee	$18 total course fee	-	$18 course cost: $1.05 per unit
Free for Under 25s: Traineeship training	$0	-	$0
Traineeship Contract for CHC30121 course 25+ years of age: Student Contribution fee	$32 HLTWHS001 1st unit	$139.20 14 payments	$1,980.80 course cost:  $1.60 per nominal hour
Traineeship Contract: partial fee exemption for CHC30121 Certificate lll course Concessional fee charged at 40% for e.g. Healthcare card, or for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person	$12.80 HLTWHS001 1st unit	$55.68 14 payments	$792.32 course cost: student contribution fee is charged at 40%
Full fee paying for CHC30121 Certificate lll course for 16 units + HLTAID012 first aid unit fee*	$405 Enrolment: $175  + 1st unit: $230	$246.43 14 payments	$3,855 course cost:   16 units - $230 per unit +  HLTAID012 fee

CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care: Fee Options

Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care course with 15 units	Course Starter  Fee on Enrolment	Monthly Direct  Payment	Total Course Cost for 15 units
Higher Level Skills	$45 total course fee	-	$45 course cost:  $3 per unit
Higher Level Skills - Concessional 40% subsidised student contribution fee	$18 total course fee	-	$18 course cost: $1.20 per unit
Free for Under 25s: Apprenticeship training	$0	-	$0
Apprenticeship Contract for CHC50121 Diploma course 25+ years of age: Student Contribution fee	$96 1st unit: $96 BSBPEF502	$139.20  14 payments	$2,044.80 course cost:  $1.60 per nominal hour for 15 units
Apprenticeship Contract: partial fee exemption for CHC50121 Diploma course Concessional fee charged at 40% for e.g. Healthcare card, or for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person	$38.40 1st unit: $38.40 BSBPEF502	$55.68 14 payments	$817.92 course cost: student contribution fee is charged at 40%
Full fee paying for CHC50121 Diploma course	$405 Enrolment: $175  + 1st unit: $230	$230 14 payments	$3,625 course cost:   $230 per unit plus enrolment fee

Fee Schedule Note:
If a student changes the way they complete assessment for any of the units in their course, then their payment plan is subject to being adjusted accordingly. For example, if the student is progressing through their course faster than one unit per month. An additional invoice will be emailed to them for payment, and/or the regular monthly payments will be adjusted to align with their accelerated pace of course completion.

For full details, see our STUDENT FEES POLICY here.

Additional fees

Unit/s completed by Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) $185 per unit for full-fee paying students, OR
for QLD Government subsidised students, their standard student contribution fee is charged*.
Please be advised that a RPL unit requires thorough assessment processes, and requires a combination of: completion of a self-assessment, evidence collection and qualified workplace supervisor's observations based on the performance criteria for each unit.
*NOTE: Students that are eligible to receive QLD Government subsidised training are charged their standard student contribution fee for any unit/s that are being completed through the RPL process.

Issuing Replacement Certificates $35 per certificate
First Door will issue replacement certificates subject to receipt of a Statutory Declaration, stating previous enrolled name and address and current name and address and the reason for the replacement. The replacement certificate fee covers the cost of postage and handling.

Fee Refunds

Full refund
The student will receive a full refund of unit fees paid in advance and prior to commencement of training, for three reasons:

1. If First Door has to cancel the training and assessment, because either:
• a course qualification or unit is cancelled by First Door
• First Door is unable to provide training and assessment in the course

2. When a student provides at least two weeks’ notice to cancel prior to their first unit start date, they will receive a full refund of any unit fees paid in advance. The enrolment fee paid by the student for the enrolment process and access to resources is non-refundable.

3. As required under the User Choice Program and Queensland VET Investment Program policies, any prepaid student contribution fees are fully refunded for training delivery that has not commenced at the time of cancellation of enrolment. This applies for student’s that receive Queensland Government subsidised training and pay student contribution fees.

Note: When a student withdraws from their course enrolment or cancels a training contract with First Door, the student must complete a course withdrawal form.


Compassionate partial refund
Compassionate partial refunds are considered when a fee-paying student withdraws for reasons of personal circumstances that are beyond their control, for example, the loss of a loved one, or an injury/illness resulting in inability to perform job role.
The compassionate refund request must be made in writing by the student and set out the reasons for the request. Eligibility for a partial refund will be assessed based on the services provided to the student and the costs incurred by First Door to provide those services to the student. Each case is handled individually and all decisions made are at the sole discretion of the Company Director.


No refund provided
There is no refund provided on prepaid course unit fees, if:
1. the student withdraws from the course on or after the agreed start date.

2. First Door is required to cancel the student’s enrolment due to misconduct in student standards, as detailed in Policy 33. Student assessment process, or if the student breaches the eLearning agreement of use and online conditions.

3. the student does not commence or submit work within the agreed course timeframe, and/or they do not reply to contact from First Door, then they will have their enrolment terminated without fee refund.
Note: First Door will ensure we have followed student support processes to assist the student in completing the course before terminating the course enrolment. Students are able to request a course extension in writing if they have a valid reason, and this request needs to be approved by the Director of First Door.

Student Handbook and Policies

See our STUDENT HANDBOOK with student related policies

See our PRIVACY POLICY

Please contact us to request access to First Door's full Policies and Procedures