Student Application Form

Student Application Form + Health Q

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Thank you for choosing to apply at EQUALS International (Aust) Pty Ltd (EQUALS). Please fill out all the requested information in this application form. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Once the application form has been completed and you have attached the required items (listed below), kindly return the completed form and documentation to:

Student Admissions

GPO Box 2443, Adelaide SA 5001 Australia
OR Upload your application via this link
OR Email your application to admissions@equals.edu.au

Student Admissions

GPO Box 2443, Adelaide SA 5001 Australia

OR Upload your application via this link

OR Email your application to admissions@equals.edu.au

Please make sure before signing this document that you agree with all policies, regulations, and terms & conditions of EQUALS and you have read the Student Handbook which contains important information. You can access our Student Handbook on our website. Alternatively, you may request to have the handbook printed or emailed to you. No payment is required with your application.

Why we collect your personal information

As a registered training organisation (RTO), we collect your personal information so we can process and manage your enrolment in a vocational education and training (VET) course with us.

How we use your personal information

We use your personal information to enable us to deliver VET courses to you, and otherwise, as needed, to comply with our obligations as an RTO.

How we disclose your personal information

We are required by law (under the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (Cth) (NVETR Act)) to disclose the personal information we collect about you to the National VET Data Collection kept by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd (NCVER). The NCVER is responsible for collecting, managing, analysing and communicating research and statistics about the Australian VET sector.

We are also authorised by law (under the NVETR Act) to disclose your personal information to the relevant state or territory training authority.

How NCVER and other bodies handle your personal information

NCVER will collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information in accordance with the law, including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and the NVETR Act. Your personal information may be used and disclosed by NCVER for purposes that include populating authenticated VET transcripts; administration of VET; facilitation of statistics and research relating to education, including surveys and data linkage; and understanding the VET market.

NCVER is authorised to disclose information to the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), Commonwealth authorities, state and territory authorities (other than registered training organisations) that deal with matters relating to VET and VET regulators for the purposes of those bodies, including to enable:

administration of VET, including program administration, regulation, monitoring and evaluation
facilitation of statistics and research relating to education, including surveys and data linkage
understanding how the VET market operates, for policy, workforce planning and consumer information.

NCVER may also disclose personal information to persons engaged by NCVER to conduct research on NCVER’s behalf.

NCVER does not intend to disclose your personal information to any overseas recipients.

For more information about how NCVER will handle your personal information please refer to the NCVER’s Privacy Policy at www.ncver.edu.au/privacy.

If you would like to seek access to or correct your information, in the first instance, please contact your RTO using the contact details listed below.

DEWR is authorised by law, including the Privacy Act and the NVETR Act, to collect, use and disclose your personal information to fulfil specified functions and activities. For more information about how DEWR will handle your personal information, please refer to the DEWR VET Privacy Notice at https://www.dewr.gov.au/national-vet-data/vet-privacy-notice.

Surveys

You may receive a student survey which may be run by a government department or an NCVER employee, agent, third-party contractor or another authorised agency. Please note you may opt out of the survey at the time of being contacted.

Contact information

At any time, you may contact EQUALS International to:

request access to your personal information
correct your personal information
make a complaint about how your personal information has been handled
ask a question about this Privacy Notice.

Contact details:

EQUALS International (Aus) Pty Ltd

81 Currie St

Adelaide, South Australia, 5000

08 8110 1200

For further information: EQUALS Privacy and Personal Information Policy and Procedure can be accessed through the link.

Have you studied at EQUALS before?*

What year did you last study with EQUALS?*

What is your Student ID?*

eg. EQI0123ABC

Please contact us at admissions@equals.edu.au if you are unsure.

Please submit your application along with the required documents below.

PLEASE NOTE: that the application may NOT be processed if the applicant fails to submit the required documents listed below

Are you an international or domestic student?*

International
Domestic

Referral Code

Referred by EQUALS' Graduates or Students? Please include your Referral Code. Not sure? Contact us.

Referrer's Name

International Student

Are you an onshore or offshore applicant?

Onshore
Offshore

What is your USI number?*

You must have a Unique Student Identifier to enrol. Please insert clearly below. If you don’t have one, you must obtain one prior to enrolment. Apply for your USI here USI Website

What is your USI number?

You must have a Unique Student Identifier to enrol. Please insert clearly below. If you don’t have one, you must obtain one prior to enrolment. Apply for your USI here USI Website

Reason For Refund of Fees Paid	Refund Payable By EQUALS
If the visa application is unsuccessful and the course had not started on the Agreed Start Date	All Fees less a $250.00 administration fee
If the visa application is unsuccessful and the course had already started on the Agreed Start Date and the Student started the course on that day	All Fees less monies to cover administration expenses and less spent Tuition Fees for any portion of tuition you have received as provided for in the ESOS Act and ESOS Regulations
If the offer of a place is withdrawn	All Fees
EQUALS Default – Before the Agreed Start Date	Where EQUALS does not commence a course on the Agreed Start Date, the Student can choose to accept either: a) a refund of 100% of the Tuition Fees paid for the course which EQUALS has not delivered (which will be issued to the Student within 14 days), or b) to be placed in an alternative course within EQUALS or another provider. If the Student chooses placement in an alternative course within EQUALS, the Student must sign a document to indicate their agreement to the placement.
EQUALS Default – After the Agreed Start Date	Where EQUALS is unable to deliver the course in full, the Student will be refunded their Unspent Tuition Fees.
EQUALS withdraws an offer as a result of incorrect or incomplete information supplied by the applicant, and/or the failure to give notification to EQUALS within the required time frame whether the requirements and eligibility criteria in the letter of offer have or have not been met.	80% of Tuition Fees less a $250 Administration Fee
Deferral of the offer of admission not less than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to commencement of the unit or course	All Tuition Fees
If the Student does not start the course on the Agreed Start Date (and has not previously withdrawn) and the reason for not starting on that date is not because the visa application is unsuccessful (in this case the Student will be in default (as provided for under the ESOS Act)	No refund
If the Student withdraws more than thirty (30) calendar days before the Agreed Start Date	80% of the Tuition Fees less $250.00 administration fee
- If the Student withdraws less than thirty (30) calendar days before the Agreed Start Date	50% of the Tuition Fees less $250.00 administration fee
If the Student withdraws after the Agreed Start Date	No refund
If a Student - breaches Student visa conditions - breaches the rules of EQUALS resulting in suspension or expulsion from the course or has his/her visa cancelled and is asked to leave the country	No refund
If a Student receives permanent residency status during a study period	No refund. The Student will be required to pay domestic fees for the subsequent study period/s.