Enrolment

As an applicant of Swinburne University of Technology:

You declare to the best of your knowledge that the application information provided is true, correct and complete.

You agree to be bound by the applicable standards of conduct, statutes, policies and procedures of the University, including any variations to these that the University makes from time to time.

You understand that:

• The Bachelor of Education Studies does not provide a basis for registration to become a teacher and that you will need to transfer into either the Bachelor of Education (Primary) or Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) course if you wish to be eligible to apply for registration to become a teacher. In order to transfer across you will need to meet the entry requirements of the teaching courses including successfully completing the CASPer suitability assessment.
• Swinburne University of Technology is required under the Higher Education Support Act of 2003 to confirm your entitlement to Commonwealth assistance before your enrolment can be confirmed.
• Your personal information will be collected and used for the purposes set out in accordance with the Swinburne University of Technology Privacy Collection Statement (Enrolment) which is available to be viewed on the University’s website.
• The University will correspond with you by electronic means.
• You may be removed from your course and cease to be enrolled with Swinburne University of Technology if you do not access the online learning system by the fourth week of your first teaching period.
• You must pass at least 50% or more of your first eight units attempted AND maintain a 50% pass rate for the duration of your course or you will not be eligible for Commonwealth assistance.

You understand that you are liable for all related unit and student amenities fees for the current teaching period unless you formally withdraw from the course using the online form located on the Swinburne Online website. This form must be received by Swinburne Online by the associated census date.

You understand these conditions and agree to abide by them while a student enrolled at Swinburne University of Technology.

As an applicant of Swinburne University of Technology:

You declare to the best of your knowledge that the application information provided is true, correct and complete.

You agree to be bound by the applicable standards of conduct, statutes, policies and procedures of the University, including any variations to these that the University makes from time to time.

You understand that:

• The Graduate Certificate of Educational Studies does not provide a basis for registration to become a teacher and that you will need to transfer into the Master of Teaching (Primary) course if you wish to be eligible to apply for registration to become a teacher. In order to transfer across you will need to meet the entry requirements of the teaching course including successfully completing the CASPer suitability assessment.
• Swinburne University of Technology is required under the Higher Education Support Act of 2003 to confirm your entitlement to Commonwealth assistance before your enrolment can be confirmed.
• Your personal information will be collected and used for the purposes set out in accordance with the Swinburne University of Technology Privacy Collection Statement (Enrolment) which is available to be viewed on the University’s website.
• The University will correspond with you by electronic means.
• You may be removed from your course and cease to be enrolled with Swinburne University of Technology if you do not access the online learning system by the fourth week of your first teaching period.

You understand that you are liable for all related unit and student amenities fees for the current teaching period unless you formally withdraw from the course using the online form located on the Swinburne Online website. This form must be received by Swinburne Online by the associated census date.

You understand these conditions and agree to abide by them while a student enrolled at Swinburne University of Technology.

Department of Education and Training Privacy Notice and Student Declaration

Why we collect your personal information: As a registered training organisation (RTO), we collect your personal information, so we can process and manage your enrolment in a vocational education and training (VET) course with us.

How we use your personal information: We use your personal information to enable us to deliver VET courses to you, and otherwise, as needed, to comply with our obligations as an RTO.

How we disclose your personal information: We are required by law under the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (Cth) (NCETR Act) to disclose the personal information we collect about you to the National VET Data Collection kept by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd (NCVER). The NCVER is responsible for collecting, managing, analysing and communicating research and statistics about the Australian VET sector. We are also authorised by law (under the NVETR Act) to disclose your personal information to the relevant state or territory training authority.

How the NCVER and other bodies handle your personal information: The NCVER will collect, hold and use and disclose your personal information in accordance with the law, including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and the NVETR Act. Your personal information may be used and disclosed by NCVER for purposes that include populating authenticated VET transcripts; administration of VET; facilitation of statistics and research relating to education, including surveys and data linkage; and understanding the VET market.

The NCVER is authorised to disclose information to the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), Commonwealth authorities, State and Territory and authorities (other than registered training organisations) that deal with matters relating to VET and VET regulators for the purposes of those bodies, including to enable:

• Administration of VET, including program administration, regulation, monitoring and evaluation
• Facilitation of statistics and research relating to education, including surveys and data linkage
• Understanding how the VET market operates, for policy, workforce planning and consumer information.

The NCVER may also disclose personal information to persons engaged by NCVER to conduct research on NCVER’s behalf. The NCVER does not intend to disclose your personal information to any overseas recipients.

For more information about how the NCVER will handle your personal information please refer to NCVER’s Privacy Policy at htpps://www.ncver.edu.au/privacy.

If you would like to seek access to or correct your information, in the first instance, please contact your RTO using the contact details provided. DESE is authorised by law, including the Privacy Act and the NVETR Act, to collect, use and disclose your personal information to fulfil specified functions and activities. For more information about how the DESE will handle your personal information, please refer to the DESE VET Privacy Notice.

Victorian Government VET Student Enrolment Privacy Notice

The Victorian Government, through the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Region (the Department), develops, monitors and funds vocational education and training (VET) in Victoria. The Victorian Government is committed to ensuring that Victorians have access to appropriate and relevant VET services. Any personal information collected by the Department for VET purposes is protected in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and the Health Records Act 2001 (Vic).

Collection of your data: Swinburne University is required to provide the Department with student and training activity data. This includes personal information collected in the Swinburne University enrolment form and unique identifiers such as the Victorian Student Number (VSN) and the Commonwealth’s Unique Student Identifier (USI). Swinburne University provides data to the Department in accordance with the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines, available at https://www.gic.gov.au/training-data-collection.

I authorise Swinburne University to search for my existing USI in the USI Registry.

Use of your data: The Department uses student and training data, including personal information, for a range of VET purposes including administration, monitoring and planning, including interaction between the Department and Student where appropriate. The data may also be subject to data analytics, which seek to determine the likelihood of certain events occurring (such as program or subject completion), which may be relevant to the services provided to the student.

Disclosure of your data: As necessary and where lawful, the Department may disclose VET data, including personal information, to its contractors, other government agencies, professional bodies and/or other organisations for VET-related purposes. In particular, this includes disclosure of VET student and training data to the Commonwealth and the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).

Legal and Regulatory: The Department’s collection and handling of enrolment data and VSNs is authorised under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic). The Department is also authorised to collect and handle USIs in accordance with the Student Identifiers Act 2014 (Cth) and the Student Identifiers Regulation 2014 (Cth).

Survey participation: You may be contacted to participate in a survey conducted by NCVER or a Department-endorsed project, audit or review relating to your training. This provides valuable feedback on the delivery of VET programs in Victoria. Please note you may opt out of the NCVER survey at the time of being contacted.

Consequences of not providing your information: Failure to provide your personal information may mean that it is not possible for you to enrol in VET and/or to obtain a Victorian Government VET subsidy.

Access, correction and complaints: You have the right to seek access to or correction of your own personal information. You may also complain if you believe your privacy has been breached.

For further information, please contact Swinburne’s Privacy Officer, Matthew Smith – Manager, Regulatory & Integrity, Governance and Assurance, on 0392144592.

For further information about the way the Department collects and handles personal information, including access, correction and complaints go to: Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions Website: https://djsir.vic.gov.au/privacy.

For further information about Unique Student Identifiers, including access, correction and complaints, go toAustralian Government USI website: https://www.usi.gov.au/documents/privacy-notice.

Student Declaration and Consent

I declare that the information I have provided to the best of my knowledge is true and correct.

I consent to the collection, use and disclosure of my personal information in accordance with the Privacy Notice above.

I agree to be bound by the applicable standards of conduct, statutes, regulations, policies and procedures of the University, including any variation to these that the University makes from time to time.

By submitting my enrolment, I am liable for all related fees and costs unless I formally withdraw in writing before the associated census date.

I understand that Swinburne University of Technology is required under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to confirm my entitlement to Commonwealth assistance before my enrolment can be confirmed

I acknowledge that I have read the Victorian Government’s VET Student Enrolment Privacy Notice.