Probe on dodgy Vic training schools

Dozens of Victorian education providers will be scrutinised by a new investigation unit looking into dodgy training courses across the state.

The new squad, headed by a former Victorian ombudsman investigator, will conduct detailed investigations into "unscrupulous training providers" and closely examine the quality of courses on offer.

The team is currently focusing on online courses, and those in security and hospitality.

Providers' contracts can be terminated if they lodge claims for training that didn't take place, offer incentives like laptops or iPads, or if they engage in unauthorised subcontracting.

Since the state's education quality blitz started in 2015, 57 training providers have been earmarked for investigation and 15 training contracts have been terminated.