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This report on a project is concerned to explore the existing arrangements for funding students with a disability in vocational education and training (VET) throughout Australia, and also with possible alternative arrangements. The project surveyed the limited existing literature and outlined the existing funding arrangements, based on written material and visits and discussions with State and Territory training authorities and VET providers. The four possible funding arrangements which were identified are: the current situation; modifications to the existing arrangements which nevertheless retain the same basic structure; additional base funding for VET providers; and a case management approach. In addition, five major conclusions were reached. These are: that objectives should be clearly specified; that governments were identified as those primarily responsible for articulation of the overall objectives and provision of the necessary resources; that existing Australian practice clearly reflects an emphasis on funding allocated to institutions rather than funding allocated to students; that research is needed into other matters not able to be covered in this project, which include: variations by type, level, location and mode of delivery of the course in which the student with a disability is enrolled; that more needs to be done to encourage education and training to be undertaken, efficiency needs to improve and access and equity objectives need to be promoted.