Training giant Evocca College is closing more of its remaining campuses around the country in a further sign of instability in the scandal-plagued private training sector.

Key points: Campuses to close include Frankston and Corio in Victoria, Wharf St in Brisbane city and Caboolture in Queensland

Campuses to close include Frankston and Corio in Victoria, Wharf St in Brisbane city and Caboolture in Queensland Closures will take number of Evocca campuses down to 14

Closures will take number of Evocca campuses down to 14 Students concerned about being moved into distance education programs

The ABC understands about 60 Evocca staff at campuses around the country have been made redundant, and informed many campuses will close.

Where once the company had more than 700 employees, latest estimates suggest fewer than 150 remain.

Hundreds of students remaining with the college are affected, with reports of students being sent to "hubs" in each state and small numbers of tutors being responsible for large cohorts of students.

Evocca's website now lists just 18 learning hubs — less than half the more than 40 campuses the company had at its peak.

The ABC confirmed that campuses in Frankston and Corio in Victoria would close, while in Queensland, the company has closed its two Wharf Street campuses in Brisbane city.

The Caboolture campus, also in Queensland, has had massive staff cuts and is reportedly set to close in June.

That would take the number of campuses around the country down to 14.

Students fearful of being transferred to distance education

Student Jennifer — a single mother of two who was studying a Diploma of Youth Work at Victoria's Corio campus in Geelong — did not want to be identified by her real name, but told the ABC she was taken aside at the campus on February 2 and told the campus would be closing on February 17.

Jennifer said she was told all courses would be transferred to distance education.

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"I was shocked, disappointed, upset. I love being on campus, and doing role-plays on campus has built my confidence up so much," the 36-year-old said.

"Knowing I was going back to distance I wouldn't have the support I had on campus, and would probably fall behind again.

"Being on campus, you've got the support of tutors and the other students. But with distance education if you need the help of your tutor you need to email them … the tutor I had had 50 other students."

Jennifer said she believed she owed about $14,000 already for her uncompleted diploma, and was not sure if she could finish it.

Evocca denied campus closures earlier this month

A student took this photo of the near empty Corio campus in Geelong in Victoria. ( Supplied )

When the ABC first asked Evocca whether colleges were closing earlier in February, a spokeswoman replied: "This is incorrect".

When further asked by the ABC how many staff had been made redundant, how many campuses would close and how many students would be affected, spokeswoman Nadine Ringholt said in an email:

"We are making ongoing adjustments in line with the Government's defunding of the VET FEE-HELP scheme, and will be maintaining a bricks-and-mortar presence in every state in which we operate. "As always, we are committed to supporting our students and staff."

In March last year, Evocca College sacked more than 200 staff and closed more than a third of its campuses around the country, taking the number down from 45 to 28.

The closures came after the Federal Government cracked down on the notorious "study now, pay later" multi-billion-dollar VET FEE-HELP scheme.

Evocca 'very reliant' on VET FEE-HELP scheme

Independent Education Union Queensland branch secretary Terry Burke said they estimated about 150 staff were left at Evocca.

He said it was clear the college was quickly downsizing in the wake of the crackdown on the controversial funding scheme.

"It certainly was very, very reliant on VET FEE-HELP," he said.

"Their business model was obviously flawed."

He said there had been a mix of forced redundancies, voluntary redundancies and natural attrition, but that union members were upset by a lack consultation, lack of direction and general uncertainty.

"The ones that are remaining, their workloads are increasing dramatically. A lot of them are being asked to do things which are generally outside their employment," he said.

"You also have to question whether that's having an impact on course delivery."