Introduction
FEE-HELP is an Optional Module.
FEE-HELP is an Australian Government loan program that assists eligible full fee paying students pay their tuition fees at university and other higher education providers.
Students must be studying at an approved FEE-HELP provider in order to access a FEE-HELP loan.
To support this business requirement, Meshed Higher-Ed has functionality to support FEE-HELP approved Providers in managing this process.
HigherEd HEIMS login information
To setup HigherEd HEIMS login information in the system, follow the instructions below:
- Click Admin > Configuration and Setup > Provider Info
- Scroll down the Provider info page and look for the HigherEd HEIMS login information section
- Enter your Organisation ID and HEIMS UserName
- Click View/Reset Password
- Enter your Password
- Click Update to save changes
To obtain an Organisation ID and HEIMS Username, a Provider is required to register to access the HEIMS applications and to report data to HEIMS.
FEE-HELP Courses
To update an existing Course with FEE-HELP information, follow the instructions below:
- Click Courses > Course
- Identify the Course to edit in the list.
- Click the Edit Action Icon
- In the Specific Information section, select Fee Help Yes to indicate that this Course is enabled for FEE-HELP.
- Enter the Fee Help Study Load on the field provided.
- Select the Fee Help Study Type from the drop-down. This should match with the Qualification Level of the Course.
- Click Record Now to save the changes.
- A confirmation message will appear on the page to indicate successful Course update.
- On the Manage Courses page the Courses with Vet Student Loan enabled are indicated with a FH checkbox.
FEE-HELP Course Subject
To update a existing Course Subject structure with FEE-HELP information, follow the instructions below:
- Click Courses > Course Subject
- Select the required Course Type, Course Status and Course
- Identify the Subject to edit in the list.
- Click the Edit Action Icon
- The Update Subject Details window is shown
- Enter the required Stage, Subject Type, Subject Fee, Domestic Subject Fee, and EFTSL
- Click Update Details
Student FEE-HELP Information
- FEE-HELP (external link)
- www.heimshelp.education.gov.au (external link)
- Installing HEPCAT for the first time (external link)
- HEIMSHELP - Validating your data (external link)
- CHESSN (external link)