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Welcome!
to the first Newsletter for the
Aboriginal Health College.
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Index
• Welcome
• Cancer Awareness
Aboriginal Health Work
Elective
• Certificate IV in
Aboriginal Health and
Torres Strait Islander
Primary Health Care
• Next blocks for current
students
• Student obligations &
responsibilities
• Dear CEOs and Managers
• Our Website
• Your expertise is needed
• Governance
• Our new Team
• Courses in 2011
• University pathways
• AOWS Training and
Orientation
• Recognition for
experienced workers
• About Us
• Abstudy -Away From
Base
• TNA
We plan to provide these Newsletters to you as an employer organisation,
customer or student on a bi-annual basis and to also provide a monthly
information bulletin update.
We’re calling it Education Matters – because it does.
Your feedback is welcome!
Cancer Awareness
Aboriginal Health Work
Elective
Students currently enrolled with us in the
Certificate III in Aboriginal Health Work
need to complete an elective block to finish
their course. We are offering this new
elective block on 6-9 December as a 4 day
block of education which will include a visit
to a Cancer Treatment facility. The course is
also likely to offer opportunities to gain
further clinical practice skills in Cancer
Awareness in the future.
This course is also open to:
All those who wish to do this as a short
course or to do this as an elective in
Aboriginal Health work
Preference is given to:
Certificate III and IV students wishing to do
this as an elective.
This course is being co-facilitated by the
Cancer Council of NSW and the Cancer
Institute NSW and the AH&MRC.
The course also marks the beginning of a
significant new partnership arrangement.
Certificate IV in
Aboriginal Health and
Torres Strait Islander
Primary Health Care
(Practice) and
(Community Care)
2011 intake - 2010 pre-requisite
workshop
On 13-15 December 2010 the
Aboriginal Health College will hold
a block for students seeking to
undertake the Certificate IV in
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Primary Health care
(Community Care ) or (Practice)
This is to sign off on Recognition
for the required Certificate III prerequisite
units to make sure that
students can have a smooth
passage into their Certificate IV
studies next year.
This block is designed for all
students who have not completed
the current Certificate III in
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Health with us or another
provider.
• Contact details
Register!
To register for either of these
workshops please contact
Kasey Porter on
02 9019 0730.
Or
Fax back the last
page to us on
9019 0736
Or
email the completed form to
kporter@ahc.edu.au
The costs of land travel, share|
accommodation and standard meals on premises are covered
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Next blocks for current students
Certificate IV in Frontline
Management:
Block 4
29/11-3/12/2010
Diploma of Aboriginal Health
Work focusing on
AOD/Counselling/SEWB
22/11-26/11/2010
Certificate IV in Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Primary
Health Care (Community Care)
and (Practice) Health Work -
Cancer Awareness Elective
6/12-9/12/2010
Diploma of Management
6/12-9/12/2010
2011 Certificate IV Certificate IV
in Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Primary Health Care
(Community Care) and (Practice)
–pre-requisite Recognition block
for 2011 intake
13/12-15/12/2011
BTH Forum
BTH Forum 11 is now the
responsibility of linkup NSW
who will be organising and
contacting BTH counsellors
directly. It has been our pleasure
to be involved in the last 4
forums.
Student obligations & responsibilities
From time to time questions relating to
student obligations come up. While
there are a number and they may
vary from course to course there
are some general ones that
Thank you for your support of the
can be covered.
Aboriginal Health College in recent years.
Also our 2010 Frontline Management
students as part of a recent
assignment have compiled a list
of frequently asked questions and
answers for students when
staying at the Cambridge Hotel.
We have tried to capture the
key comments in the attached
booklet.
Dear CEOs and Managers,
We are taking this opportunity to
inform you of the new procedures
in relation to bookings and
accommodation that will
streamline some of our
administrative systems for
the Aboriginal Health College.
We are always seeking to continuously improve at the
Aboriginal Health College. One of our new systems relates to
Student Travel and Accommodation processes and bookings.
The new forms:
Attached separately and sent with
this newsletter are the new Student
Travel and Accommodation booking
forms. These forms will help us to:
better organise the
students/attendees travel and
accommodation in a timely
manner for each block.
help students nominate their
preferred travel dates & times
help students nominate
accommodation and special
needs requirements.
allow for a formal pre-approval
process by the student’s
management to cover travel and
accommodation costs not
covered by Abstudy Away from
Base for students attending
approved courses.
allow for a formal pre-approval
process for other costs to
students not covered by their
services and Abstudy such as
difference in single
accommodation not approved
by the service, internet usage,
room service, telephone calls,
drinks etc.
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We would also be grateful if you
could read and become familiar
with the terms on the back of
these forms.
The new forms:
We plan to send a friendly reminder
together with the relevant forms by
email to each student about three
weeks before each block. Students
will be requested at this time to fill
out the forms and fax them back to
the Aboriginal Health College.
If you would like us to include you
in the reminder email as a matter of
course we would be grateful if you
could please let us know by
emailing: estewart@ahc.edu.au.
We respectfully request that you
please ensure that your employees
who are attending a residential
block at the Aboriginal Health
College fill out the forms and fax
them back to the College at least
two weeks prior to the block date to
enable us to organise their travel
and accommodation.
We understand that some
students/attendees may not require
travel and accommodation bookings
but we still require your service
personnel to fill out the forms
indicating this.
We also understand that some
services always organise flights
and accommodation
separately or have
given a blanket
undertaking to cover
the gap costs of single
room accommodation.
If this is the case the
Aboriginal Health
College staff would be
grateful for official
confirmation of this
procedure and would
seek to confirm such
arrangements each calendar year.
Your collaboration with this new
system and feedback about the
forms would be much appreciated
as we seek to further continuously
improve our information systems.
If you require further specific information
please contact:
Emma Stewart
Phone 02 9019 0730
or email
estewart@ahc.edu.au
Our Website
Coming soon!
If you have visited our
website recently you
will have seen an under construction message.
We ask you for just a little more patience.
Very soon we will be
launching a new
website complete
with online enrolment
options; course
information and
timetables; online
venue booking forms;
and many more
features.
Your expertise is needed
The Aboriginal Health College has several key development
projects happening or about to happen. For these projects we
need to develop Training and Assessment materials and
source existing good practice materials.
We also need to “pick the brains of the experts”.
We are specifically seeking:
-Reference Group members
-Technical writers
-Proof readers
-Focus group participants
-Resource ideas and sources
For the following areas:
-Sexual and Reproductive Health
-Hepatitis C
-Child and Maternal Health
-Enrolled Nursing
-STI & BBIS
-Alcohol and Other Drug Work
Please let us know how you
can help in one or more ways -Tobacco Control
by using the General Enquiry
form on the last page to detail your availability and skills and
send it back to us. From there we can make informed
decisions about involvement and roles.
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Governance
We often get asked about Governance courses for Boards of Management and if we run
them. The short answer is yes we offer Governance units of competence under our
management education stream. At the moment these take the form of 1- 2 day
workshops with practical assessments based on the Board’s context. For instance if the
Board is putting together a Strategic Plan or Business Plan then their assignment in this
area will be based upon the work they are doing.
This is offered on a fee for service basis. The full course structure is as follows:
Workshop blocks
Block 1
Roles and
responsibilities
1-3 days
Block 2
Cultural safety
1-3 days
Block 3
Cultural safety
1-3 days
Relevant focus – Governance units of competency
BSBATSIL401B
Meet the roles and responsibilities of a board member
BSBATSIL402B
Use the constitution
BSBATSIC403B
Maintain and protect culture
BSBATSIM415B
Contribute to a positive and culturally appropriate
workplace
BSBATSIM404B
Use the business plan
BSBATSIM413B
Oversee business planning
Our new Team
Terry Smith
Manager Education
and Training
Gwen Troutman-Weir
Team Leader
VEA
Katia Chehade
Business Manager
Kasey Porter
Administration Officer
Emma Stewart
Administration Officer
Block 4
Budgets
1-3 Days
Block 5
Organisational Planning
1-3 days
Block 6
Managing effectively
1-3 days
BSBATSIM405B
Monitor financial management and budgets
BSBATSIM406B
Manage assets
BSBATSIM414B
Oversee the organisation’s annual budget
BSBATSIM407B
Plan for organisational needs
BSBATSIM504B
Develop and implement organisational policies
BSBATSIL408B
Manage a board meeting
BSBATSIL412B
Implement a business-like approach
BSBATSIW417B
Select and utilise technology
Lesley Lester
Catering
Leaenda Ingram
VEA. Course Development
Satch Campbell
VEA SEWB
Dorothy Bamblett
Administration Assistant
The course aim is to improve the skills of
elected directors and relevant staff of
member services. The Certificate IV in
Business Governance* course is built upon
the Managing in Two Worlds model but
customised for the specific AMS context.
The course is offered as a series of
Competency Clusters with attached
assessment activities that will ground the
training, making it community and board
relevant and linking theory to practice and
reality. Board members can then do the
most relevant Competency Clusters or
work through the whole course to gain
the full qualification. Successful
completion of a Competency Cluster
would mean that the board member
would be deemed competent against
the related relevant Unit or Units of
Competence. Successful completion of
the whole course would lead to the
awarding of a Certificate IV
Qualification.
Stello Doussis
Multimedia Officer
If you are interested please contact us using the
enquiry form on the back page of the
Newsletter.
(* Amendment to scope application pending – currently
units offered through Management qualification stream)
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Courses in 2011
We are currently taking enrolments
for 2011 next year for a range of
courses.
Aboriginal Health Work
HLT33207 Certificate III in Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander
Primary Health Care
HLT44007 Certificate IV in Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health
Care (Community Care)
HLT43907 Certificate IV in Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health
Care (Practice stream)
HLT 52207 Diploma of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Primary Health
Care (Community Care)
HLT52107 Diploma of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Primary Health
Care (Practice stream)
Sexual Health
HLT44007 Certificate IV in Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health
Care (Community Care) (with a focus on
Aboriginal Sexual Health)
HLT 52207 Diploma of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Primary Health
Care (Community Care) (with a focus on
Aboriginal Sexual Health)
Social and Emotional
Wellbeing (Aboriginal Mental
Health)
HLT44007 Certificate IV in Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health
Care (Community Care) - (Social and
Emotional Wellbeing)
CHC40508 Certificate IV in Community
Services (Mental Health)*
HLT52207 Diploma of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Primary Health
Care (Community Care) - (Social and
Emotional Wellbeing)
CHC50308 Diploma of Community
Services (Mental Health)*
Alcohol and Other Drug Work
CHC40408 Certificate IV in Alcohol and
Other Drugs*
CHC50208 Diploma of Community
Services (Alcohol and other drugs)*
CHC50408 Diploma of Community
Services (Alcohol, other drugs and
mental health)*
Counselling
CHC51708 Diploma of Counselling
(incorporating Diploma of Problem
Gambling Counselling)*
91439 NSW Diploma of Problem
Gambling Counselling*
Advanced Diplomas (University
Articulation pathway)
HLT61207 Advanced Diploma of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Primary Health Care (Practice stream) *
HLT61307 Advanced Diploma of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Primary Health Care (Community Care) *
Qualifications - Management
BSB Certificate IV in Frontline
Management
BSB51107 Diploma of Management
Qualifications - Training and
Assessment
TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and
Assessment
Governance
BSB41907 Certificate IV in Business
(Governance)*
Entry level and counter staff
Certificate III in Community Services
Work*
Certificate III in Business
Administration (Medical Terminology)*
Short courses /
competency clusters
Eye care competency cluster
Cancer awareness competency cluster
Cardio-vascular (heart health)
Hepatitis C
STI & BBIs
Sexual and reproductive health
Tobacco control
Use technology in the workplace
Cultural competence/cultural safety
working with Aboriginal people and
communities
Workplace diversity
Managing difficult behaviours
Harassment and anti-discrimination
awareness
Effective workplace communication
(including assertion techniques and
frontline counselling)
Effective time management
Managing stress and avoiding burnout
Duty of care and managing legal and
ethical requirements
Effective submission and report writing
and meet contractual obligations
More detailed information is available
on request.
Dates are yet to be set for these
courses.
Courses will only run if funding is
received and if sufficient enrolments
occur.
* These qualifications are subject to
approval by VETAB pending current
variation to scope application.
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University pathways
The Aboriginal Health College is
working in collaboration with Charles
Sturt University and the University of
Wollongong to establish articulation
pathways into their Degree courses in
Indigenous Health Science and other
similar courses.
At present we are at the Memorandum
of Understanding stage and looking to
formalise the number of credits that
will be granted.
This is an exciting step forward in
ensuring valid pathways for student
into higher education
AOWS Training and
Orientation
The Aboriginal Health College has
received some funding to deliver
Orientation Training for the newly
created positions of Aboriginal
Outreach Workers in NSW.
We plan to run the 2 day course in
the New Year and are currently taking
Expressions of Interest. If you have
an Outreach Worker who would
benefit from this workshop or are
likely to have an Outreach Worker in
the near future and would like to
access this opportunity please let us
know by contacting us directly. You
can also use the enquiry form on the
backpage of the Newsletter.
If you have any areas you would like
to see specifically covered or any
materials you would like to have
incorporated into this workshop we
would also like to hear from you.
The full Certificate II/III education
program is also available and will
begin in early 2011. Please feel free to
contact us to enrol your Outreach
Workers.
Recognition for experienced workers
coming to a town near you!
We often get enquiries regarding Recognition for existing experience and
enquiries about what's involved. We have received funding from OATSIH
to conduct some Recognition (sometimes referred to as Recognition or
Prior Learning or RPL) workshops and to then organise gap training for
those who need it.
The focus here is on experienced Aboriginal Health Workers. If you are
somebody who fits this category or your organisation has a number of people
for whom Recognition is a realistic option then we would like you to register
your interest using the enquiry form on the last page. Please let us know
whether you are looking for Certificate III, IV or Diploma level Recognition or
part Recognition. Also please tell us what towns are convenient for you to
attend a 1 or 2 day Recognition workshop, and what days of the week would
best suit. From this information we can then plan our visits strategically to
maximise attendance and minimise workplace disruption.
If you are not sure if you would be eligible please feel free to ring Gwen
Troutman-Weir or Terry Smith to discuss. In terms of the process basically
what happens is that we look at what you have done before in terms of
learning (short courses and full qualifications) and the experience you have in
your current job and previous relevant jobs. We then talk with you about
what you know. Together we then make a decision on what units can be
offered to you. We may ask for extra evidence. If you don't have the evidence
your studies are not disadvantaged and we discuss other options with you.
It really helps us to make an assessment if you can put together and provide
to us: current job descriptions; your resumes (curriculum vitae (CVs)); copies
of courses and subjects you have done (if any).
If you would like to seek Recognition against other courses that we run we
may also be able to arrange to do this as well. So please feel free to contact us
telling us which course you are seeking Recognition for by using the enquiry
form on the last page.
It is important to remember that you don't have to be seeking Recognition
for the whole qualification. The Recognition process is built bit by bit on the
basis of units of competency that you are assessed against as having
sufficient previous competence. We look forward to hearing from you.
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About Us
Recently we had the opportunity to present to the AH&MRC AGM our
report. This provided us with an opportunity to reflect on who we are as
an education provider and what we have achieved in recent years. Some
of the key information that we presented at that meeting provides a
snapshot of who we are and how we are travelling. In essence we have
gone from 4 to 100 full-time full qualification students in 5 years and
now maintain this number of student enrolments.
Our satisfaction ratings taken from a recent anonymous survey of
students and employers on key indicators are over 75% in all categories
and specifically:
Category Student Employer
Quality 85% 78%
Effective assessment 77% 79%
Training relevance 76% 75%
Competency development 74% 75%
Quality of training resources 83% 80%
Effective support 80% 77%
Clear expectations 76% N/A
Learning stimulation 75% N/A
Active learning 75% N/A
Overall satisfaction 85% 79%
We have retention of student rates of over 80% in our courses and over
80% completion rates which are both well above national averages.
Last year we had 99 graduates.
We know we are doing well in areas such as:
• Education
• Assessment
• Culturally appropriate
• Cultural awareness
• Course development
• Venue hire
Level of Satisfaction
and we have identified areas for continuous improvement. We are working
on these areas consistently to find better ways of doing business and
maintaining customer satisfaction.
Your feedback as a customer of the service that we provide is always
welcome.
Abstudy -
Away From Base
We get asked quite a few
questions about
Abstudy Away From
Base payments so we
are providing you with
some key information
in the attached
booklet for easy
reference.
We also ask Students and Managers to
complete the costing & invoice agreement
form before January 30 th 2011.
TNA
Training Needs Analysis (TNA) for the
SEWB, AOD and related workkforce
We have recently been advised by
OATSIH that our submission to provide
both education and to conduct a
workforce Training Needs Analysis
(TNA) for the NSW community
controlled sector Social and Emotional
Wellbeing (SEWB) and Alcohol Other
Drug (AOD) Workforce has been
successful however we are still
finalising contractual arrangements.
Once contractual arrangements are
finalised we will be contacting
individual workforce members to build
a picture of the their current
qualifications and to identify their
future training needs. It is likely that we
will run regional workshops and
conduct site visits. We will be in touch
with the SEWB & AOD workforce in the
near future regarding the process, so
please stay tuned for further
information.
Contact details
Location
35 Harvey Street
Little Bay
NSW 2036
Postal Address
PO Box 193
Matraville
NSW 2036
Office +61 2 9019 0730
Fax +61 2 9019 0736
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Frequently asked questions about the
Meals & Accommodation (currently the Cambridge Hotel)
Aboriginal
Health College
Questions regarding Dinner:
Questions regarding Breakfast:
The meal allowance of $35
Why is it $35
That is the current Abstudy Away from Base
approved amount for students studying away
from home and is based on the Australian Taxation
Office Travel Rate.
Can I use the $35 elsewhere
No, Abstudy only covers meals at the
accommodation. You can use your own money to
eat elsewhere but please let us know if you do not
eat at the Cambridge so that we can keep a tab on
charges.
What happens if I go over the $35
The remaining amount will be billed to your room
for you to pay when checking out.
Can I use the $35 for drinks
No you cannot. We are obliged under Abstudy to
provide you with a meal on premises a drink is
included in this meal deal.
Can I have my meal in my room
Except for Sunday night meals must be ordered
and eaten in the dining room.
Can I have a partner, friends or family eat there
People can join you for dinner but it is at their cost
or your cost. You must fix the bill up regarding
your guest at the time.
Can I make a complaint How do I complain
Yes you can by seeing reception and asking for a
complaint form for you to complete and return to
reception. You can also make a complaint to
College staff. One advantage of the Cambridge
accommodation is that they always listen to our
complaints and do their best to help. All places will
get some things wrong sometimes . We do ask
that you be courteous if you have a complaint.
What does the $35 cover
Dinner (2 courses) and a drink.
Is room service available
No it is not. You can only have breakfast in the
restaurant area. Breakfasts in your room is very
expensive and is not covered by Abstudy or the
College.
Can I order poached or fried eggs in the
restaurant
Yes you can, by asking a staff member at the
cambridge hotel.
Other charges:
Who is responsible for additional charges
The student must cover additional costs when
checking out at reception, you are able to
determine and pay up to where your tab is at
anytime during the week.
Is there a limit
$50 per day we have to impose this due to some
students leaving hefty bills behind.
If I do not pay my bill what will happen
You and/or your workplace will receive an invoice
from the College and you will have to pay it. If you
still do not pay then debt collection action will be
taken and your ability to graduate will be affected.
Who is responsible for damages and fines
The student is responsible for any damages or
fines.
What happens if someone charges to my room
You will need to advise the college staff and it will
be investigated but to avoid this happening please
ensure that you sign for anything and everything
charged to your room.
Daily parking
The college covers the cost of parking at the
Cambridge which is currently $20 per day. This
cost and the cost of the bus service is not covered
by Abstudy Away from Base funding. We do not
charge you or your service. For these cost all
students are welcome to drive their car out to the
college and park in the car park and use the bus
during the week.
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Responsibilities
From time to time
questions relating to
student obligations
come up.
While they may vary there are some
frequently asked questions. Current
Frontline Management students as part
of a recent assignment have compiled a
list of frequently asked questions and
answers for students when staying at
the Cambridge Hotel (our current
accommodation provider).
Aboriginal Health College Staff have
added others from recent experience and
from our code of conduct materials.
as a Student
What are my obligations and
responsibilities as a student
Students are required to get their Travel
and Accommodation forms back to us in
time and to ensure that they have
appropriate management sign off and
ensure all fields are filled/ticked (some
students do not fill in all fields and
Administration has to call them and check).
Costs not covered by Abstudy Away from
Base or by their service are the
responsibility of the student - where a
student requests a flight change they will
be charged for the extra costs incurred in
changing the flight
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Students must read and sign the College
Code of Conduct;
Students must also read the Privacy
Statement and read and sign the Release
of Personal Information Waiver form and
read and understand the Student
Handbook;
Sign the image consent form is optional;
Where information is required or a
complaint or suggestion needs to be made
then College procedures need to be
followed;
Students must wear appropriate work
clothes at all times including covered
shoes;
Students must acknowledge when they
need support and extra tuition;
Students must attend classes and advise
when they are not able to attend. When
the Aboriginal Health College has to cancel
your accommodation without sufficient
notice or when we are charged for a room
that you did not occupy students or their
service will be invoiced for this cost;
All equipment/books borrowed must be
appropriately checked out;
Students must return all borrowed
equipment/books on time;
Swipe/Access cards must be returned or a
fee of 12.00 will be charged to the student
to cover the replacement cost.
Outstanding costs and outstanding items
will result in graduation being delayed until
the situation is corrected;
Students are expected to behave in a
professional and ethical manner as if they
were in the workplace.
Personal conduct
All students must:
Treat all employees, honorary appointees,
consultants, contractors, volunteers, any
other members of the public and other
students with respect, dignity, impartiality,
courtesy and sensitivity;
Maintain a cooperative and collaborative
approach to inter-personal relationships;
Act honestly and ethically in their dealings
with Aboriginal Health College employees,
honorary appointees, consultants,
contractors, volunteers any other members
of the public and other students;
Respect the privacy of employees, honorary
appointees, consultants, contractors,
volunteers, any other members of the
public and other students;
Ensure that they do not act in a manner
that unnecessarily or unreasonably
impedes the ability of employees, honorary
appointees, consultants, contractors,
volunteers, any other members of the
public and other students to carry out their
study, research or work at the Aboriginal
Health College and it’s associated buildings
and environs;
Ensure that they do not become involved
in or encourage discrimination against or
harassment or bullying or engage in
conduct that could be considered to be
offensive to employees, honorary
appointees, consultants, contractors,
volunteers, or any other members of the
public or other students.
Academic Conduct
All students must:
Ensure that their enrolment and progress
in their award course is lawful and
consistent with the statutes, rule and
resolutions of the Aboriginal Health
College. It is a student’s responsibility to
ensure we have current information
regarding them on the student information
system, and to observe key dates and
deadlines;
Read all official correspondence from the
Aboriginal Health College, including email;
Act ethically and honestly in the
preparation, conduct, submission and
publication of any work undertaken within
an Aboriginal Health Context , and during
all forms of assessment, including formal
examinations and informal tests;
Avoid any activity or behaviour that would
unfairly advantage or disadvantage another
student in their learning and assessment;
Conform to the Aboriginal Health College’s
requirements for working with humans,
animals and biohazards;
Student rights
In return for meeting your obligations as
a student you can expect when working
with the Aboriginal Health College:
To be treated with courtesy and respect;
To be treated equitably irrespective of
gender, sexual orientation, race, disability,
medical condition, cultural background,
religion, age, political conviction;
To be able to freely communicate and voice
alternative points of view in a rational
debate provided that it does not vilify or
decry another and provided the debate is
not a personalised attack or character
assassination;
To participate in a learning environment
free of sexual, racial or gender based
harassment or otherwise intimidating;
To rely on the protection of personal
information that accords with the release
of information as per the signed Consent
Form;
To be provided with timely and accurate
information as it pertains to courses,
enrolment and all administrative matters;
To receive a printed copy of the unit outline
for unit of study, showing the objectives,
assessment and other requirements and
expectations;
To have reasonable access to education and
assessment staff at agreed
consultation /appointment times;
That the facilities and equipment used are
safe and comply with OH&S guidelines.
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Aboriginal
Health College
Aboriginal
Health College
Please sign the attached
costing & invoice agreement form
and return it to us before January 30 th 2011.
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Abstudy
We get asked quite a few
questions about Abstudy
Away From Base
payments so we are
providing you with some
key information for easy
reference.
Abstudy Away From Base is different to
standard Abstudy in that it provides an
incidental allowance for students when
starting an approved course and a way that
education providers cover the travel and
accommodation costs of eligible students.
Therefore it is not means tested, but the
rules on payment are very strict.
Away From Base
So who is eligible for Abstudy away from
base
In order for a student to be eligible for
assistance through Abstudy Away From
Base Allowance, the student must:
• be of Aboriginal and or Torres Strait
Islander descent (according to
Abstudy's policy on Aboriginality);
• live outside a 90 minute travelling
radius from the Aboriginal Health
College at Little Bay;
• be enrolled in an approved course
and must be attending an
approved tuition or assessment
block. (that is an approved course
for Abstudy purposes)
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Aboriginal
Health College
What is covered if a
student is eligible for
Abstudy Away From Base
Accommodation that Abstudys' Away
From Base Allowance Covers
Accommodation is twin share (current rate
$62.50); Breakfast in the dining room at the
accommodation venue only; lunch at the
Aboriginal Health College (AHC); dinner
allowance at the accommodation venue
only to the value of $35.00 (includes one
drink). For dinner, any cost above this
amount or food purchased elsewhere must
be paid for by the student. Please note, we
are obliged under away from base
conditions, to provide breakfast, lunch and
dinner at the same place as training and
accommodation occurs. Therefore we can
not pay for outside meals. We are aware
that some students also get sustenance
allowance (TA) from their service in
addition to this arrangement. We do not
recommend this as a process. Ultimately,
the decision to provide sustenance
allowance (TA) is an internal management
decision for your organisation;
If a student requires or requests single
accommodation, then the cost difference
will have to be covered by the student
and/or their service, this is currently set at
approx. $62.50 per night.
Forms of Travel that
Abstudys' Away from Base
Allowance covers
Coach/Bus or Rail Travel
The Aboriginal Health College needs to
act as a central agent for reimbursement
from Abstudy so we need
your rail or bus travel receipt in order to
re-imburse you or your service.
Car
If a student travels in their own car then
they can claim re-imbursement for fuel
and meals directly from Abstudy by lodging
a Form N (available from AHC reception)
directly to Abstudy. The student would
need to keep fuel receipts, meal receipts
from the trip and kilometrage. If you travel
in an organisation's vehicle then this cost
cannot be claimed back from Abstudy.
Flights: Abstudy Away From Base
Allowance only covers the cost of approved
air travel from certain areas (Coomealla,
Balranald, Tweed Heads). If you or a
student wishes to use flights as opposed
to land travel in all other circumstances
then flights are booked by the Aboriginal
Health College only after pre-approval is
given that the student or their
service/employer will meet the difference
in cost between land transport (rail or
coach/bus) and the airfare. Flights must be
booked by the Aboriginal Health College
unless your service/employer is meeting
the whole costs of travel in which case
they can book the flights. When booking
flights, students must be aware that
Abstudy does not pay for air travel unless it
has been approved. Abstudy is very strict
on this and only certain areas are approved
by Abstudy for air travel.
When changing flight
details
Students must be aware that when
booking flights through the Aboriginal
Health College, that flights cannot be
changed without charges applying.
These charges vary in cost throughout the
year and is dependent upon a range of
contributing factors. It is the students sole
responsibility to be certain of times and
dates and anything else that may affect
their travel, when advising us of their
booking requirements for attendance. The
Aboriginal Health College does not pay for
fees that apply to flight changes and/or rebookings
brought about by students or
their service/employer needing to change.
It is the student’s or the service’s
responsibility to cover these fees.
Conditions
Please note, that if we do not receive the
T&A (Travel and Accommodation) forms
by close of business COB (Close of
Business) on the Wednesday before the
block is due to commence, we will not be
able to organise the T&A for the students.
Cancellation / Fail to show
In addition when a student cancels,
accommodation or fails to show on one or
more nights for accommodation without
appropriate notice (12pm Friday before the
week of accommodation at the latest) and
the AH&MRC Aboriginal Health College is
then charged for this room, the Aboriginal
Health College will Invoice for this cost to
be reimbursed by either the service or the
student, depending on the circumstances.
We ask you that you be aware of all of the
above when arranging travel and
accommodation for your students. In order
for us to ensure a streamlined process and
to assist our administrative processes it
would assist us if you could sign the
attached costing & invoice agreement
form to acknowledge that you have
understood the terms and conditions
associated with Abstudy Away From base
Payments and extra costing arrangements.
Please return a copy of the last page by
mail or fax. You can also email us a scanned
copy of the last page as a PDF document.
We would also appreciate if you could
nominate the delegated managers - both
position and current incumbent who are
able to sign off as an appropriate delegate
for the organisation to authorise single
accommodation or extra travel costs. In
addition if you could advise how invoices
should be addressed to for payment that
would also be greatly appreciated.
If you have any particular queries please
contact Terry or Katia at the Aboriginal
Health College on (02) 9019 0730.
Travel costs vary greatly depending on
when booked and the time of year.
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COSTING & INVOICE AGREEMENT FAX +61 2 9019 0736
Details
We ask Students and Managers to complete this form and return it to us via fax, e-Mail or
mail before January 30 th 2011. For further information please see the Abstudy booklet.
SERVICE/ORG.:
NAME:
POSITION:
E-MAIL:
PHONE:
Invoice Address
SERVICE NAME:
STREET ADDRESS:
STATE:
Abstudy only covers shared accommodation cost. If you require single accommodation this cost
must be covered by either the student or the organisation and pre-approval to invoice is required.
Please provide below the contact details for the invoice to be sent.
POSTCODE:
CITY:
COURSE:
STUDENT DELEGATED MANAGER SERVICE MANAGER
ABORIGINAL
HEALTH
COLLEGE
Location
35 Harvey Street
Little Bay
NSW 2036
Postal Address
PO Box 193
Matraville
NSW 2036
Office
+61 2 9019 0730
Fax
+61 2 9019 0736
e-Mail
KCHEHADE@AHC.EDU.AU
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PHONE NUMBER:
Student Agreement
I have read the terms & conditions as set out in this booklet.
I understand that I am responsible for all extra expenses, such as phone calls,
drinks, extra meals/snacks, internet, fines, etc and that must pay before I leave.
I further understand that if these extra costs are charged to the Aboriginal
Health College that I will be invoiced and am liable for these costs.
I understand that the costing for the single room is:
My responsibility OR My service is paying the difference
STUDENT SIGNATURE
Manager Agreement
I confirm the extra costing for the single room is being met by our organisation
and that we are to be invoiced.
OR I also confirm that I have appropriate delegation to make this decision.
Share accommodation only is approved
MANAGERS NAME
MANAGERS SIGNATURE