How to Create Needs or Location Loadings for Contracts (WA)

Overview

In the Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Australia, "loadings" refer to additional funding provided to training providers for delivering training to specific groups of students who require additional support to succeed in their studies. These loadings are designed to assist students who may face barriers to completing their training, such as students with disabilities, students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and students from regional or remote areas.

Loadings are a form of targeted funding, and they are intended to help ensure that all students have access to quality vocational education and training, regardless of their individual circumstances. The specific loadings available may vary depending on the state or territory where the training is being delivered, and the type of qualification being pursued.

NOTE: Refer to your State Training Authority for a full list of all available loadings and their percentages whenever creating your Loadings template.

In Western Australia (WA), the regional loading is an additional amount of funding for schools located in regional and remote areas to help compensate for the additional costs associated with operating in these areas. Additional student support are also provided for those who are experiencing experience barriers to accessing mainstream training and need greater support. These will be added as Needs Loading in the system.

We will be referring to the Regional Loadings list below:

Steps Tutorial

1. To create your loadings template, go to Finance > Contracts > Loadings then click New.

2. In the New Loading window, click on Type. Then select the loading type from the drop-down list. We will be creating Location type loadings based on the list above.

NOTE: Loadings can be Needs or Location. Make sure to select the correct Loading type when creating your Loading template.

Type a Name and Description for the loading. We will be using PEEL for this example.
Select the State where this loading will be applicable. Select WA in the drop-down.
Enter the Loading percentage amount in the text box.

Once done, click Save.

You can create additional loadings by following the same steps above.

NOTE:

Choose the correct Loadings Type when you create your loading as this will be important later on when enrolling students.
You can check all the created loadings in the Loadings data table. You can also edit a loading by clicking on the Action button and selecting EDIT or DELETE.

You have now created a loadings template for your Contracts.

Congratulations on completing this tutorial. We hope this has been helpful to you and your organisation. For any questions or concerns regarding this function, please reach out to the contact support via email.