INTERNATIONAL STUDENT APPLICATION FORM

For HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing

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Review the information provided below carefully and ensure that you meet the requirements and answer the application questions to apply for this course.

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All applicants must be 17 years of age or older
All applicants must demonstrate a high level of literacy and numeracy skills (all Diploma of Nursing applicants must sit the LLN core skills diagnostic test. Applicants are required to achieve minimum exit level 3 of the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) for Literacy, Numeracy & Writing)
All applicants must meet the English language requirements, set by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia prior to enrolment in the course program. http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/RegistrationStandards/English-language-skills.aspx
International Students: The required minimum scores in the following English language tests
• the IELTS (academic module) with a minimum overallscore of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking
All applicants must understand and meet the inherent requirements outlining the behaviours, capabilities, knowledge and skills required to successfully complete the program.
All applicants must be able to provide below checks prior to the first Professional Experience placement after Semester 1
• a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC);
• valid Australian National Police Record Check
• complete a satisfactory criminal history check at enrolment and if required for workplace experience placement, repeat at 12 months postenrolment;
• a valid police check from the student’s home country or a Statutory Declaration witnessed by a Justice of Peace;
• If relevant to a workplace, a valid NDIS Worker Check (NDISWC)
• Certain workers/student workers delivering support or services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are required to have a worker screening clearance;
• a completed immunisation/vaccination record including COVID 19 vaccines + Booster/s. Further information is found in NMBA COVID-19 guidance. Required vaccinations will be at student’s own expense;
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic test. Applicants must achieve a minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the 4 components – listening, reading, writing and speaking. ANMAC only accept test results from one test sitting OR a maximum of two test sittings, in a six-month period only if the applicant achieves: 1. a minimum overall score of 7 in each sitting; AND 2. no score in any component of the test is below 6.5
• a completion of mandatory activities/online modules that may be required by facilities e.g., hand hygiene certificate, first aid certificate, COVID infection prevention and control.

The student undertakes a minimum of 400 hours of compulsory professional experience placement as mandated by
ANMAC EN Standards: 3.6 – A minimum of 400 hours of successfully completed workplace experience as an enrolled
nursing student, not inclusive of simulation activities, incorporated into the program and providing exposure to a
variety of health care settings that support achievement of the NMBA Enrolled nurse standards for practice.

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) approves education providers to deliver the Diploma of Nursing
course program, and lists this approval on their website after they have met the accreditation standards of the
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC). ANMAC is responsible for monitoring approved
education providers and programs of study that provide a qualification for the purpose of Registration in nursing and
midwifery. Current and further detailed information can be located via www.anmac.org.au

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Applying for Refund

All applications for refund must be made in writing by way of the Application for Refund form and submitted to the Administration
The Application for Refund form will be processed within 4 weeks from the date of the Application for Refund form being lodged. If the student is entitled to a refund, the payment shall be made within four weeks of receiving the Application for Refund form.
All date calculations are based on the date the form is received by Signature Training College, not the date student completed the form (If Different)
All refund considerations will be strictly limited to the fees which Signature Training College has actually received from the student. The following items are not refunded:
• Enrolment fee
• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) – you need to apply separately
• Bank charges
• Accommodation and other domestic services that cannot be offset by providing the services to someone else – you need to apply separately
• Refund process fee $250 per course
Signature Training College will make the refund available to either the student or the student’s representative as identified in the Enrolment Form as per the ESOS Act Regulation 3.19.
When students are enrolled in package courses, in the event of a cancellation or withdrawal, a refund will be granted on the second course (treated as an independent course) as per the conditions of enrolment. If the student cancels or withdraws after the course commencement date of the first course, no refund of fees will be made to any student who withdraws after the commencement date of a single course with Signature Training College, or the first course within a packaged program composed of two or more Signature Training College courses.
Tuition fees and charges are not transferable to another student or institution.
Personal insurance and student expenses are not included in the fees quoted and are the responsibility of the student.
If the student enrols into packaged courses, each course within the packaged courses is considered as an independent course. Therefore, the cancellation and refund policy will apply to each course within the packaged courses. For more information, refer to: https://signaturetraining.edu.au/policies-and-procedures

Protection of Fees Paid in Advance

Signature Training College protects the fees that are paid in advance by international students.
For international student fee protection is ensured as follows:
• All course fees will be held in a separate bank account that can only be drawn down when the student commences. The course fees are held separately from the day-to-day operating expense accounts, so that if a refund is payable before the student commences, the refund can be made in full and in a timely way without impact on the financial operations of the business or recourse to the tuition protection system.
• Signature Training College does not require international students to pay more than 50% of course fees prior to course commencement. However, Signature Training College provides students with the opportunity to pay more than 50% of their tuition
fees prior to course commencement if they wish. Where a student chooses to pay more than 50% upfront, the remaining amount will be collected according to an agreed payment schedule. Note, however, that where a course is less than 25 weeks, Signature
Training College will require students to pay the full cost of the course prior to course commencement.
• The Signature Training College pays into the Tuition Protection Service (TPS) provided by the Australian Government

Fees and Refund Information

Fee information relevant to a course is outlined in detail on the Student Agreement and summarised on the Course Outline as well as Signature Training College’s website. In compliance with Clause 5.3 of the Standards, detailed fee information is provided prior to enrolment or commencement of training/teaching, whichever is first.
For international students, fee information is always provided prior to enrolment or receipt of payment as per the requirements of the National Code 2018 Standard 2 and 3.
Fee information provided to international students includes:
• All course fees, including both tuition fees and non-tuition fees and the period to which these fees apply
• Any additional charges that may apply and the circumstances in which they apply
• The potential for changes to fees over the duration of the course
• Payment options (including that international student may choose to pay more than 50% tuition fees before their course commences)
The Student Agreement and the Student Handbook which are provided prior to enrolment, includes this Fees and Refunds Policy and Procedure and informs the student of their consumer rights. Students are required to sign the Student Agreement in acknowledgement of the terms and conditions of the enrolment and this policy.
The cooling off period is 7 days from the date they signed their Student Agreement. To exercise this right, the student must notify our office in writing within 7 days of enrolment.

Course Fee Inclusions

The Student Agreement will clearly itemise all course fees, including both tuition and non-tuition
Tuition fees include:
• All of the training/teaching and assessment required for students to achieve the qualification or course in which they are enrolling within the attempts allowed.
• Course fees do not include required textbooks and learning materials. These are at an additional cost, as outlined on the
Course Outline.
Non-tuition fees include:
• Additional fees that apply for re-assessment, where a student fails to achieve a satisfactory outcome after three attempts at an assessment task – VET international students only.
• Re-issuance or additional copies of certification documents will attract a fee of $100 per document.
• Fees for deferral of study, late payment of tuition fees, or other circumstances in which additional fees may apply.
Otherwise, course fees (tuition or non-tuition) do not include:
• Any optional textbooks and materials that may be recommended but not required to complete a course.
• Replacement textbooks if original copies are lost or misplaced. Costs for replacement textbooks are outlined on the Student Agreement.
• Stationery such as paper and pens.
• Uniform (if required for placement).
• Overseas Student Health Cover
• Airport pick ups
• Excursions
• Re-assessment if required, as outlined above.
• Direct debit setup, transaction and dishonour fees (where applicable).
• Credit card payment surcharges
Signature Training College cannot guarantee that students will successfully complete the course in which they enrol regardless of whether all fees due have been paid.

Payments

Payments can be accepted by EFTPOS, electronic transfer, credit card, money order or direct debit.
Credit card payments incur a surcharge of 2.7% for Visa & MasterCard per transaction.
Students who are experiencing difficulty in paying their fees are invited to call our office to make alternative arrangements for payment during their period of difficulty.

Signature Training College reserves the right to suspend the provision of training/teaching and/or otherservices until fees are brought up to date. Students with long term outstanding accounts may be cancelled and withdrawn from their course if payments have not been received and no alternative arrangements for payment have been made.

International students who do not pay their fees will receive two warnings regarding non-payment of fees and thereafter will be reported to DET via PRISMS under student default.

Receipts of payments made by international students will be kept for at least 2 years after the person ceases to be an accepted student

Refunds for International Students

All course fees for international students include a non-refundable enrolment fee which is detailedon the Course Outline and Student Agreement. The deposit is non-refundable, except in the circumstances detailed below. A full refund of any fees paid (including the deposit) will apply where a student withdraws or cancels their course in writing within the cooling off period. The cooling off period is insert timeframe andapplies from the date of first enrolment or sign-up.

A. Full refunds

A full refund of any course fees paid will be provided to students in any of the following circumstances:
• If Signature Training College is required to cancel a course before it commences due to insufficient numbers or for other unforeseen circumstances.
•Where a course does not start on the starting date outlined in the Letter of Offer
• If a student cannot commence the course because of illness, disability or where there is death of a close family member of the student (parent, sibling, spouse or child).
• At the discretion of Signature Training College’s CEO or approved representative, when other special or extenuating circumstances have prevented the student from commencing their studies including political, civil or natural events.
• If an offer of a place is withdrawn by Signature Training College and this is not due to incorrect or incomplete information being provided by the student.

Claiming a full refund

• In any of the above situations, Signature Training College will automatically conduct a refund assessment of all affected students and issue the refunds due accordingly. In these cases, there is no need for a student to make an individual application for a refund. Refunds will be issued within 28 business days.

B. Partial Refunds

Provider default

• Partial refunds will be paid in the event of provider default. The refund will be calculated from the day of the default as per section 7 of the Education Services for Overseas Students (Calculation of Refund) Specification 2014.

• Partial refunds will also be provided in the same manner as for provider default (as above) where Signature Training College fails to enter into a written agreement with a student or the Student Agreement is not compliant with the requirements of the ESOS Act or the National Code.

Student default

• If an international student is refused a visa (student default) before commencing their course, Signature Training College will refund the total amount of all course fees (tuition and any non-tuition fees) received for the course less whichever is the lower amount of 5% of the total amount of the fees (tuition and non-tuition) or the sum of $500.

• If an international student is refused a visa (student default) but has already commenced their course, non-tuition fees will not be refunded. However, tuition fees will be refunded from the day of the student default as per Section 7 of the Education Services for Overseas Students (Calculation of Refund) Specification 2014.
• If a student has supplied incorrect or incomplete information and as a result Signature Training College withdraws the offer prior to commencement of the course, the student will be eligible to receive a refund of all course fees paid less a 20% administration fee.
• Where a student has not met the conditions included in the letter of offer and withdraws 0 – 28 days before cause commencement, the deposit paid will be refunded less a 20% administration fee.
• Where a student withdraws from a course 0 – 28 days before the course commencement, except for the reasons set out circumstances for full refunds, 50% of the deposit paid will be refunded.
• If a student withdraws or defers their course after the course has started and they have paid for units/clusters/modules that have not been commenced. This will be calculated on a per unit or cluster cost calculated as the course fee less administration fees of 20%, less textbook fees divided by the total number of units or clusters or modules in the course.

Claiming a partial refund

Students who withdraw from a course may seek a refund or a reduction in fees owing by making an application for a refund in writing using the Application for Refund Form. The application must include the details and reason for the request. Students who have not completed a Withdrawal Form are not eligible for consideration of a refund or reduction in fees.
• The refund assessment will be based on reviewing the services provided to the student and the costs incurred by Signature Training College to provide those services.
• The outcome of the refund assessment will be provided in writing to the student’s registered address within 28 business days, outlining the decision and reasons for the decision along with any applicable refund or adjustment note. Refund decisions can be appealed following our Complaints and Appeals Policy and Procedure.
• A student not achieving the qualification or unit/s in which they enrolled due to exhausting their attempts at assessment, does not entitle the student to a refund.

C. Circumstances in which a refund will not be paid

A student is not entitled to a refund in the following circumstances|
• Where a student is refused a visa and the reason for the refusal was falsification of documents submitted and did not start the course at the location on the agreed starting day or the student withdrew from the course at that location, or the student did not pay the fees due.
• Where Signature Training College terminates the student’s enrolment because of a failure to comply with Signature Training College policies, misbehavior or unsatisfactory course progress.

Recording and payment of refunds

Refunds will be paid to the person or organisation that made the original payment.
Refund assessments can be appealed following our Complaints and Appeals Policy and Procedure.
Records of refund assessments and issuance of refunds will be stored securely on the student’s file and in our accounts keeping system

Publication

Signature Training College will publish in a prominent place on its website the following:
• All tuition and non-tuition fees (as shown on Course Outlines Fees).
• This Fees and Refunds Policy.

Tuition Fee

Information on all possible tuition fees is cited on the Signature Training College website www.studentraining.edu.au; please confirm tuition fee from the website or authorised agent /friendly staff for the chosen courses of study to fill in exact details in this form.

Additional Fees and Charges – Non-Tuition Fees

Material Fee varies from course to course depending upon the need of the course; speak to a friendly staff to confirm information

OSHC Single
https://www.nib.com.au/overseas-students
http://www.bupa.com.au/health-insurance/cover/oshc
OSHC Family
https://www.nib.com.au/overseas-students
http://www.bupa.com.au/health-insurance/cover/oshc
Credit Card Surcharge 2.75% surcharge on Visa and Master Card and 3.75% on AMEX Credit card
payments
Enrolment Fee AUD $300.00
Charges for Late Fee Payment
• 7 days past due date of payment: AUD$ 200
• 14 days past due date of payment: AUD$ 400
Second course enrolment fee NIL
Repeat Unit Fee $100 If, following reassessment for a unit of competency in all of the assessment
tasks which the student did not satisfactorily complete, the student’s assessment outcome for
the unit of competency remains “Not Yet Competent”, the student may repeat all the classes for
that unit of competency.
Non-submission of assessment unit is $200 per unit
Re-issue of Student ID card: AUD $30
Re-issue of any Academic Transcript (Certificate, Diploma): AUD $100
Printing/Photocopy: B/W: 0.20 per page, Colour: 0.50 per page
Change of Course AUD $300 – This fee applies if student wish to change his/her course
Letters: AUD $30 – This is the fee for Letter from college. Letters includes Enrolment Letter, Holiday Letter and Leave Letter.
Please note there is no fees for release letter.
Deferment of Enrolment AUD $300 – This fee applies if student wish to defer his/her enrolment

Prior to accepting this offer, you must read and understand the following policy mentioned on our website: https://signaturetraining.edu.au/policies-procedure/

• Complaints and Appeal Policy
• Student Code of Conduct
• Privacy and Confidentiality Policy
• Student Handbook

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Tuition Fees
Withdrawal at least 10 weeks prior to agreed start date	Full refund not including enrolment fee The amount of unspent pre-paid fees that the provider must refund the student for the purpose of subsection 47E (2) of the Act is the total amount of the pre-paid fees the provider received for the course in respect of the student less the following amount: the lesser of: (a) 5% of the total amount of pre-paid fees that the provider received in respect of the student for the course before the default day; or (b) the sum of $250 per course
Request is less than 10 weeks but more than 6 weeks before the commencement of the term	refund is 70% of tuition fees for that term.
Request is less than 6 weeks but more than 2 weeks before the commencement of the term	25% refund not including enrolment fee
Request is less than 2 weeks before the commencement of the term	No refund
If a student withdraws from the course on or after the course commencement date.	the student will not be eligible for a refund for the fees for that term.
Abandons the course without notice	No refund and the balance of all outstanding fees for the course to be invoiced to the student
Course withdrawn by RTO (before the agreed start date)	Full refund including enrolment fee
Signature Training College is unable to provide the course after course start date (for which the original offer was made)	Return of unused tuition fees. Pre-paid fees may be transferred to an alternative enrolment where the student agrees
The course is not provided fully to the student because the Institute has a sanction imposed by a government regulator	Return of unused tuition fees
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) fees	No refund if Statement of Attainment provided
Home stay fees and accommodation booking fee (if applicable)	Full refund of unused fees if two weeks’ notice is given. Student needs to apply separately
Airport Pick-up (if applicable)	Full refund if service cancelled prior to flight arrival
Transfer to another provider	Return of unused tuition fees

Non-Tuition Fees
Fee Name		Amount in AUD
Enrolment		$300
Second course enrolment		No charge
Re-Assessment 3rd attempt (To access 3rd, attempt due to a 2nd attempt “Not Yet Competent” (NYC) result) *		$100
Assessment Late Submission		$200
Late Payment of Tuition Fee Penalty (1-7 days past due date of payment)		$200
Late Payment of Tuition Fee Penalty (more than 7 days past due date of payment)		$400
Refund Processing		$300
Re-issue of Student ID Card		$30
Letter Processing (No fees for release letter)		$30
Re-issue of any Certification Documentation (Testamur, Record of Results or Statement of Attainment)		$100
Printing/ Photocopy	B/W	$0.20
	Coloured	$0.40
	B/W Double Sided	$0.40
	Colour Double Sided	$0.80
RPL Application Fee		$300
RPL or Course Credit fee per unit (For assessment of RPL or course credit gained prior to enrolment at TOIC) ***		$500
Re-enrolment fee		$500
Repeat Unit fee Re-enrol the unit fee		If, after the re-assessment process for a unit of competency, any of the assessment tasks have not been satisfactory completed, the student’s assessment outcome for the unit of competency remains “Not yet Competent” and the student must repeat all the classes for that unit of competency. Charged on PRO RATA BASIS per unit (total course fee divided by the number of units)
Study Plan		Subject to the study plan’s terms and conditions**
One-on-One mentoring (One Hour)		$100
CoE Extension		$500 ****
Change of Course		$200
Course Deferment		$200
Change of Campus Location		$300
Withdrawal		$500
Credit Card Surcharge	Visa and Master Card	$200
	AMEX Credit Card	$100