Statment of Course Assurance, Tabor College (Victoria) Inc. Last Revised 19 May 2009

Under the provisions of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) and the associated HEP Guidelines Tabor College (Victoria) Inc. (the First Provider) is required to provide a tuition assurance arrangement for Australian citizens or holders of an Australian permanent humanitarian visa who are enrolled in higher education courses it offers. This requirement is to protect a student in the event that Tabor College (Victoria) Inc. ceases to provide a course of study in which a student is enrolled. The meaning of ‘ceasing to provide a course of study’ is set out in the HEP Guidelines (http://www.backingaustraliasfuture.gov.au/guidelines/hep_guide.htm)

In the event that Tabor College (Victoria) Inc. ceases to provide a course of study in which a students is enrolled the student is entitled to a choice of:

1. an offer of a place in a similar course of study with a Second Provider without any requirement to pay the Second Provider any student contribution or tuition fee for any replacement units (this is known as the “Course Assurance Option”);

OR

2. a refund of his or her up-front payments for any unit of study that the student commences but does not complete because Tabor College (Victoria) Inc. ceases to provide a course of study of which the unit forms part (this is known as the “Student Contribution/Tuition Fee Repayment Option”).

If Tabor College (Victoria) Inc. ceases to provide a course of Study, ACPET will send a student enrolled in the course of study a Written Tuition Assurance Offer (the Offer) advising the student of the options available under the tuition assurance requirements. The Offer will include directions that the student must follow in order to notify ACPET of the choice he or she has made for each affected unit. ACPET will provide this offer within 20 business days after he knows, or should know by reasonable enquiries, that Tabor College (Victoria) Inc. has ceased to provide a course of study.

The Course Assurance Option

Tabor College (Victoria) Inc. has met the course assurance requirement of the HESA through its current membership of the Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) Australian Student Tuition Assurance Scheme (ASTAS).

ACPET ASTAS

If a student accepts a place in a course offered by ACPET as named above, ACPET will offer the student the option of ACPET making all necessary arrangements to ensure a student is able to enrol in a similar course of study with a Second Provider. This offered course will lead to the same or a comparable qualification without any requirement on the part of the student to pay that Second Provider any student contribution or tuition fee for any replacement units.

The courses of study for which Tabor College (Victoria) Inc. has ACPET ASTAS membership are:

Tabor College(Victoria) Inc.(The First Provider) Course	Qualification to which Tabor College (Victoria) Inc. Course Leads
Arts	Master of Arts in Church Practice; Bachelor of Arts (General Studies); Bachelor of Arts (Applied Linguistics): Bachelor of Arts(Youth Studies); and Bachelor of Arts(Counselling);Graduate Diploma in Arts; Graduate Certificate in Arts
Christian Counselling	Bachelor of Arts in Christian Counselling; and Graduate Diploma in Christian Counselling
Ministry	Bachelor of Ministry; and Graduate Diploma in Ministry
Mission Studies	Bachelor of Mission Studies; and Graduate Diploma in Mission Studies
Theology	Bachelor of Theology; Associate Degree in Theology and Graduate Diploma in Theology
Education	Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary)

If a student accepts a place in a course offered by ACPET as named above, ACPET will offer the student the option of ACPET making all necessary arrangements to ensure a student is able to enrol in a similar course of study with a Second Provider. This offered course will lead to the same or a comparable qualification without any requirement on the part of the student to pay that Second Provider any student contribution or tuition fee for any replacement units. A Student will receive full credit from the Second Provider for any units of study successfully completed at Tabor College (Victoria) Inc.

The Second Provider nominated by ACPET may have different contribution amounts or tuition fees to the amounts or fees the student would have paid for units of study which were part of the course of study Tabor College (Victoria) Inc. ceased to provide.

A student is not obliged to enrol in a course of study with a Second Provider offered by ACPET under the Course Assurance Option. However, if he/she enrols with any other provider there is no obligation on that provider to offer full credit transfer for the units of study completed with Tabor College (Victoria) Inc. or to offer a replacement/s unit free of charge.

The Student Contribution/Tuition Fee Repayment Option

If a student chooses the Student Contribution/Tuition Fee Repayment Option ACPET undertakes to pay the student the total of any up-front payments already paid by the student for any units of study the student has commenced but not completed. Students selecting this option will also get SLE or FEE-HELP balance/s re-credited for uncompleted units.

Contact Details for ACPET are:

The Executive Officer
Australian Council for Private Education and Training
Suite 101 – Level 1
126 Wellington Parade
East Melbourne Vic 3002

Ph: (03) 9416 1355
Fax: (03) 9416 1895

Email: vic@acpet.edu.au

Web: www.acpet.edu.au