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Accredited Course Information

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Access and Equity Policy
 
The College will endeavour to provide access for all people regardless of their background. Access for people with disabilities is dependent on the access and facilities / resources available at the respective Government School or venue used by the College. Most of these schools have limited access, but the College will make whatever special arrangements are practicable to meet the needs of people with disabilities.
The disAbility Options Manager will endeavour to provide support for students and staff where appropriate.

Nationally Accredited Courses

The College offers a range of Nationally Recognised Training Courses which are accredited by ASQA (Australian Skills Quality Authority).  The courses can be identified by the Nationally Recognised Training (NRT) logo next to the name of an accredited course or qualification. Courses depicting the NRT logo meet the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) standards. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and/or recognition of current competence (RCC) and Credit Transfer are available; please contact the College for further information. All accredited courses require students to be assessed in order to determine successful completion of the course. The College provides opportunities for re-assessment if the student's first attempt has been unsuccessful. Should a student disagree with the outcome of an assessment, the student can access the College's Appeals procedure. Students who successfully complete an accredited course will receive a qualification and/or a statement of attainment according to the course completed. Please contact the College for further information.

Rights and Responsibilities of the Client

Clients have the right to be treated fairly and with respect by SGSCC staff and students in line with equity and anti discrimination legislation. Clients have the right to privacy, dignity and confidentiality. Clients have the right to expect quality provision of courses that recognise and appreciate individual needs and learning styles and with no hidden costs. Clients have the right to complain through appropriate channels. Clients have the right to appeal for a review of the results of an assessment (for accredited courses). Clients have the right to be protected from all forms of harassment. Clients have the right to expect truth in advertising. Clients have the right to know about policies referring to them. Clients have a right to safe and clean learning environment.

Responsibilities:
Clients are expected to treat other SGSCC students and staff with respect and fairness. Clients are responsible for reading General Student Information contained in College brochure. Clients are expected to behave in an acceptable and appropriate manner towards all College staff and students and to respect the property of the College, host schools, lessons and clients. Clients are to refrain from swearing in classrooms and other learning areas. Clients have the responsibility to not behave in any way that could offend, embarrass or threaten others. Clients are responsible for providing their course requirements where applicable (and where notified). Clients are responsible for being punctual and regular in attendance. Clients are responsible for providing accurate information about themselves as required and advise of any changes ie correct name, contact phone number - other information as required for statistical reporting. Clients are responsible to refrain from using mobile phones, pagers or similar devices at any time in the class. Clients are responsible to not engage in plagiarism, collusion or cheating in any assessment task (for accredited courses). Clients are responsible for submitting all assessment tasks by the due date or ask for an extension of time if there are exceptional circumstances (for accredited courses). Clients have the responsibility to follow normal safety practices (eg following both written and verbal directions given by SGSCC staff).

Rights and Responsibilities of the College

The College reserves the right to remove from class, students who do not behave in an acceptable and appropriate manner towards College staff and students and who do not respect the property of the College, host schools, lessors and fellow students. The College reserves the right to refuse enrolment as permitted by law. The College has the right to charge course fees.

Responsibilities:
The College has the responsibility to provide a safe workplace. The College has the responsibility in the conduct of its business to provide protection from financial exploitation of its clients. The College has the responsibility to protect the privacy and confidentiality of clients and employees. The College has the responsibility to provide physical access for clients and employees dependent upon the access and facilities/resources available. The College has the responsibility to inform employees and clients of policy pertaining to them. The College has the responsibility to ensure honesty and truth in any advertising conducted. The College has the responsibility to act in an ethical manner in all its dealings and in line with equity and anti discrimination legislation.
Fees

All accredited courses are GST free if open to the public. Those accredited courses that are delivered privately incur GST. Payments can only be made by cheque, money order or credit card. For security purposes cash is not accepted.
The fee is specified alongside each course in the College brochure or website. On some occasions, courses advertised in the local media are not listed in the brochure, fee structures for these courses are made available to students when they enquire about the course.

Prior to commencement of course and when the course fee is higher than $1,000.00 the student will enter into an Agreement to Pay contract with SGSCC. SGSCC will require payment of additional fees following course commencement from the student but only such that at any given time, the total amount required to be paid which is attributable to tuition or other services yet to be delivered to the student does not exceed $1,500.00.

Students are not required to buy any course notes or manuals unless specified. However fees do not usually include the cost of additional materials or ingredients - specific course requirements will be either listed in the student's confirmation of enrolment letter, our website or explained by the trainer.