DETERMINATION
OF EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND COURSES
UNDER
SUBSECTIONS 3(1) AND 5D(1)
OF
THE STUDENT ASSISTANCE ACT 1973
Determination
No. 1999/2
I,
CHRISTOPHER ELLISON, Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training
make the following Determination under subsections 3(1) and 5D(1) of the Student Assistance Act 1973.
Dated
23rd JUNE 1998
CHRISTOPHER
ELLISON
Minister
for Schools, Vocational Education and Training
Citation
1.This Determination
may be cited as Determination No. 1999/2 - Determination of Education
Institutions and Courses under subsections 3(1) and 5D(1) of the Student
Assistance Act 1973.
Commencement
2.This Determination will commence on 1 July 1998.
Repeal
3.The
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973 Determination No 1998/1, entitled "Determination of Courses for
the purpose of paying AUSTUDY" and made on 1 May 1998, is hereby
repealed.
Interpretation
4.In this Determination, unless the contrary intention appears:
"accredited
higher education course"
means a course that is:
(a)accredited as a higher education course by
the authority responsible for the accreditation of higher education courses in
the State or Territory in which the course is conducted; or
(b)if
a higher education institution or a non-government higher education institution
is authorised by the law of the State or Territory in which the institution is
located to accredit its own higher education courses - a course conducted and
accredited as a higher education course by that institution;
"accredited secondary course"
means a course accredited as a secondary course by the authority responsible
for the accreditation of secondary courses in the State or Territory in
which the course is conducted;
"accredited vocational education and training course"
means a course:
(a)accredited as a vocational education and training course by the
authority responsible for the
accreditation of those courses in the
State or Territory; and
(b) which is an activity under the Australian Vocational Education and
Training Management Information and Statistical Standard, excluding all
recreation, leisure and personal enrichment activity identified as Stream 1000.
"Act" means the Student Assistance Act
1973;
"AQF" means the Australian Qualifications Framework guidelines;
“ARF”
means the Australian Recognition Framework;
“education
institution” means an
institution determined under subsection 3(1) of the Act specified in paragraph 5
of this determination;
“endorsed
Training Package” means a
Training Package of national vocational qualifications based on industry
competency standards which has been endorsed by the National Training Framework
Committee of the Australian National Training Authority and endorsed by the
relevant Ministers;
"ESL
course" means a course of instruction in English as a second language;
"higher education institution"
has the same meaning as in paragraph 5 of this Determination;
"Masters
qualifying course" means a bridging course which gives participants the
qualifications necessary for entry into a Masters degree course, but does not
include any course which forms part of a Masters degree course;
"NBCOTP"
means the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition Bridging Course for the
Overseas Trained Program;
“New
Apprenticeships Access program” means an accredited vocational course meeting
the requirements of the Australian Recognition Framework and conducted by a
Registered Training Organisation and designed to provide preliminary training
for those who are registered as unemployed and disadvantaged in the labour
market prior to their participation in a New Apprenticeship;
"non-government higher education institution"
has the same meaning as in paragraph 5 of this Determination;
"non-government Registered Training Organisation"
has the same meaning as in paragraph 5 of this Determination;
"Preparatory course" means a program designed to assist people to gain
entry to higher education level courses at a higher education institution and
includes a tertiary bridging course conducted by a higher education institution;
"RATE" means the Register of Australian Tertiary Education;
“Registered
Training Organisation”
means an organisation or education institution that is registered by the
relevant State or Territory training recognition authority in accordance with
the Australian Recognition framework to provide vocational education and
training, excluding those solely registered to provide skill recognition
(assessment only) services;
"secondary school" has the same meaning as in paragraph 5 of this
Determination;
"special school" has the same meaning as in paragraph 5 of this
Determination;
"Stream 2000 course" means an accredited vocational education and
training that is an activity within Stream 2000 of the Australian Vocational
Education and Training Management and Statistical Standard (a course that
provides remedial education or involves preparatory activities to enable
participation in subsequent education or social settings and is of a type which
aims to achieve basic skills and standards or to prepare students for further
education); and
"TAFE institution" has
the same meaning as “technical and further education (TAFE) institution” in
paragraph 5 of this Determination.
Education
Institutions
1.(1)For the purposes of the
Act, the following are regarded as education institutions:
(a) "a
secondary school"
being an institution located in Australia that is:
(aa)a government secondary school; or
(ab)a non-government secondary school that is not conducted for profit of a
person and is recognised as a secondary school:
(i)under the law of a State or Territory; or
(ii)for the payment of government capital or recurrent
grants; or
(iii)for the payment of government bursaries or allowances to its students.
(b) a "technical and further
education (TAFE) institution", being an
institution that is a Registered Training Organisation and is conducted by a
Commonwealth, State or Territory government authority;
(c) a “higher education institution”,
being an institution listed in section 4 or paragraphs 34(3) (b)-(h) (inclusive) of the Higher
Education Funding
Act 1988.
(2)For the purposes of the Act, the following institutions, authorities or
bodies are to be regarded as education institutions:
(a)a "a
special school" being a school located in Australia that is
conducted primarily for students having a mental or significant disability
and is:
(aa)a government school; or
(ab)a non-government school that is not conducted for profit of a
person and is recognised as a secondary school:
(i)under the law of a State or Territory; or
(ii)for the payment of government capital or recurrent
grants; or
(iii)for the payment of government bursaries or allowances to its
students.
(b)a “non-government
higher education institution”, being an institution
that is established under State or Territory government legislation or is
registered by the relevant State or Territory higher education recognition
authority and is not listed in section 4 or paragraphs 34(3) (b)-(h)
(inclusive) of the Higher Education
Funding Act 1988.
(c)a “non-government
Registered Training Organisation”, being a
Registered Training Organisation that is not conducted by a
Commonwealth, State or Territory government authority.
Secondary Courses
6.(1)For the purposes of the Act, a course specified in Column 1 of
Schedule
1 and conducted by an education institution specified for that course in
Column 2 of Schedule 1 is a secondary course.
(2)For the
purposes of the Act, a course specified in Column 1 of Schedule
2 and conducted by an education institution specified for that course in
Column 2 of Schedule 2 is a secondary course.
Tertiary Courses
7.(1)For the purposes of the Act, a course specified in Column 1 of
Schedule 3 and conducted by an education institution specified for that course in Column 2 of
Schedule 3 is a tertiary course.
(2)For the purposes of
the Act, a course specified in Column 1 of Schedule 4
and at the education institution specified for that course in Column 2 of
Schedule 4 is a tertiary course.
(3) For the purposes of the Act, no course accredited at Masters or Doctoral
level offered by a higher education institution or a non-government higher
education institution is a tertiary course unless expressly specified in
Schedule 3 or 4.
SCHEDULE 1
SECONDARY
COURSES - GENERAL
Column
1 – Course
Column
2 - Institution
Accredited
secondary course
secondary
school
TAFE
institution
higher
education institution
special
school
ESL
course
secondary
school
special
school
Stream
2000 course or equivalent course
secondary
school
TAFE
institution
Non-government
Registered Training Organisation
higher
education institution
non-government
higher education institution
special
school
Preparatory
course for tertiary education
higher
education institution
A
course leading to an accredited secondary course qualification involving
accredited secondary and accredited vocational education and training
subjects
secondary
school
TAFE
institution
higher
education institution
School
based apprenticeship or traineeship
secondary
school
Any
other course of secondary education
special
school
SCHEDULE 2
SECONDARY COURSES - SPECIFIC
Column
1 – Course
Column
2 - Institution
New
South Wales
Starting
Points Course
Aboriginal
General Skills
Business
Studies at Secondary Schools
TAFE
institution
TAFE
institution
TAFE
institution
Victoria
Access/Bridging
programs
Pre-employment
Programs
Preparatory
Transition Programs
Foundation
Studies
TAFE
institution
TAFE
institution
TAFE
institution
TAFE
institution
Queensland
A
Senior Certificate course in which a subject from an accredited TAFE
course is offered along with secondary level subjects
secondary
school
SCHEDULE 3
TERTIARY COURSES - GENERAL
Column
1 – Course
Column
2 - Institution
Pre-vocational
course - that is not a secondary course specified in
Schedule 1 or 2
higher
education institution
non-government
higher education institution
TAFE
institution
non-government
Registered Training Organisation
secondary
school
New
Apprenticeships Access program
TAFE
institution
non-government
Registered Training Organisation
ESL
course
TAFE
institution
higher
education institution
any
other body approved by the relevant State or Territory authority to
conduct the course
A
vocational education and training program
– being a structured approach to the development and attainment of
competencies for a particular AQF qualification to meet the endorsed
components of Training Packages or, where there is no Training Package, a
sequence of training consisting of one or more modules from an accredited
vocational education and training course.
higher
education institution
non-government
higher education institution
TAFE
institution
secondary
school
non-government
Registered Training Organisation
A
course which is an accredited higher education course or an accredited
vocational education and training course under RATE or AQF guidelines
(including a NBCOTP funded course) and is not:
·a secondary course specified in Schedule 1 or 2; or
·a Masters or Doctoral degree
higher
education institution
non-government
higher education institution
TAFE
institution
non-government
Registered Training Organisation
Associated
degree course –for
which the completion of Year 12 or a higher education course is the normal
entry requirement (including a NBCOTP funded course) and which is an
accredited higher education course
higher
education institution
non-government
higher education institution
TAFE
institution
Open
Learning – a
program of assessment-based study provided through the Open Learning
Agency, Melbourne
higher
education institution participating in the Open Learning program
TAFE
institution participating in the Open Learning program
Combined
course – consisting
of two or more separate accredited vocational education and training
courses undertaken concurrently and each of which leads to the award of a
credential or statement of attainment
higher
education institution
non-government
higher education institution
TAFE
institution
secondary
school
non-government
Registered Training Organisation
Combined
course – being an
accredited higher education course that leads to two separate
undergraduate awards (bachelor degree, diploma, advanced diploma or
associate diploma under either RATE or AQF national guidelines) at the one
institution, and that is classified in the institution's handbook as a
combined course
higher
education institution
non-government
higher education institution
Combined
course – consisting
of concurrent study in an accredited higher education course at a higher
education institution and an accredited vocational education and training
course at a TAFE institution leading to an award of a separate credential
at each institution and that is classified in each institution's handbook
as a combined course
higher
education institution
TAFE
institution
Bachelor
degree/postgraduate diploma course
- being an accredited higher education course in which components of the
bachelor degree course and the postgraduate diploma course are undertaken
concurrently and the courses are integrated from the beginning of the
first or second year of study
higher
education institution
non-government
higher education institution
Graduate
degree course – for
which the entry requirement is an undergraduate bachelor degree or diploma
or equivalent and which is an accredited higher education course
higher
education institution
non-government
higher education institution
Masters
qualifying course - (including a NBCOTP funded course) and which is
an accredited higher education course
higher
education institution
non-government
higher education institution
Integrated
combined Bachelor/Masters degree course
– (which must be classified as such in the institution’s handbook)
excluding that year or years of the combined course in excess of the
normal full time minimum duration of the related bachelor degree course
higher
education institution
SCHEDULE 4
TERTIARY COURSES - SPECIFIC
Column
1 – Course
Column
2 - Institution
Western
Australia
Tertiary Bridging Course in
Science and Technology
Curtin
University of Technology
South
Australia
Human
Services Bridging Program
Master
of Engineering in Information Technology and Telecommunications (excluding
Year 5 study) and which is an accredited tertiary course
University
of South Australia
(Whyalla
Campus)
University
of South Australia
Flinders
University
University
of Adelaide
(Offered
under the auspices of the Australian Information Technology Engineering
Centre)
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