Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

The following services are available to all students and staff:
Learning and Educational Development
Learninq and Educational Development Services comprises a
range of academic support activities to enhance learning and
teaching experiences of students and staff. Services are
provided within an educational psychology framework and
educational research supports the broad range of consultancy
and programs.
Services for students include:
learning enhancement programs within academic
courses; .
learning skill development workshops;
individual learning counselling and programs;
psycho-educational assessment;
tertiary transition and learning workshops;
tutor training.
Services for staff include:
professional development programs;
teaching and learning enhancement seminars;
educational research and grant submission advice;
consultancy services for course evaluation and
development;
individual counselling re TAFE and tertiary teaching;
teaching induction programs.
Career Planning and Industry Liaison
The Careers function offers a range of services to assist with
choice of a career, assess interests and abilities, investigate
employment options, improve job hunting skills, and
establishing contact with potential employers.
Services for students include:
career counselling;
resume writing;
employment interview preparation;
careers/employment information and resources;
vocational assessment.
Services for staff/community include:
course information;
schools liaison;
career development workshops;
resource development for careers practitioners;
individual consultations.
Counselling Sewices
The Counselling service is available to current students and their
families, staff and students who graduated twelve months ago.
Most services are free and confidential. The services offered to
the University community inlcude individual counselling which
opreates on both a fixed appointment and drop-in basis, group
programs, consultancy, professional supervision and continuing
education programs.
The Counsellors, who are registered psychologists, help in areas
such as adjustment to life at Swinburne, loneliness, personal
problems, academic difficulties and procedures, relationship
difficulties, family concerns and sexuality issues. A specialist
international student counsellor is also on staff to assist
international and NESB students at the University.
The Counselling Service endeavours to develop and support
procedureswhich will improve the general welfare of students
and enhance their education at Swinburne.
The opening hours of the Service are:
Monday, Tuesday and Friday
9.00am-5.00pm
Wednesday and Thursday
9.00am-6.00pm
Services to students:
personal development
interpersonal skills development programs
individual counselling for Australian and overseas
students
professional supervision and training
Services to staff:
interpersonal skills development programs for staff
groups
individual consultations
cross-cultural communications training
crisis intervention
Housing, Part-time Employment
and Finance
The Housing Service provides information and independent
advice on all aspects of housing including tenant rights. Listings
of Hostels, private board, shared and self-contained rental
accommodation are also available.
Notices for part-time employment are advertised for students as
well as information on aH aspects of employee rights and
responsiblities.
The service also provides a tutor register for students requiring
tutoring or who are interested in becoming tutors.
Financial Advice and Student Loans
(See Student Assistance Schemes).
Health
This is a confidential nursing and medical service covering:
emergencies
clinical care
health promotion
It is available to all Swinburne stuents and staff. We offer:
immunisation/general, overseas
hearinglvision testing
asthma management
full clinical assessment
health counselling
- sexually transmitted diseases
information programs
Contact details
The majority of services listed below at the Hawthorn campus
are also available at the Mooroolbark campus and the Prahran
campus. Swinburne students can use services at any campus.
For more detailed information phone the numbers listed below.