- if you are under 18, maintain your approved accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements.
ESOS ACT FRAMEWORK
Brightest Minds to Mentor the Best Brains
GO CONFIDENTLY IN THE DIRECTION OF YOUR DREAMS
ESOS ACT FRAMEWORK
Australian Technical College ensures that overseas students in Australia have a safe, enjoyable and rewarding place to study. Australia’s laws promote quality education and consumer protection for overseas students, known as National Code and the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (ESOS Act) and the National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018 (National Code 2018).
PROTECTION FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS
As an overseas student on a student visa, you must study with an Education Provider and in a Course that can be found on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) published at http://cricos.education.gov.au/. CRICOS registration guarantees that the Course and the Education Provider meet the high standards necessary to enroll overseas students.
Please check carefully that the details of Course including Location match with the information given at CRICOS website.
Your Rights
Your Responsibilities
Your Rights
- Your right to receive, before enrolling, current and accurate information about the courses, fees, modes of study and other information from your provider and your provider’s agent. If you are under 18, to ensure your safety, you will be granted a visa only if there are arrangements in place for your accommodation, support and welfare.
- Your right to sign a written agreement with your provider before or as you pay fees, setting out the services to be provided, fees payable and information about refunds of course money. You should keep a copy of your written agreement.
- Your right to get the education you paid for. The ESOS framework includes consumer protection that will allow you to receive a refund or to be placed in another course if your provider is unable to teach your course.
The ESOS framework sets out the standards Australian education providers offering education services to overseas students must obey. These standards cover a range of information you have a right to know and services that must be offered, including:
- Orientation and access to support services to help you study and adjust to life in Australia The ESOS framework Providing quality education and protecting your rights
- Who the contact officer or officers is for overseas students
- If you can apply for course credit
- When your enrolment can be deferred, suspended or cancelled
- What your provider’s requirements are for satisfactory progress in the courses you study and what support is available if you are not progressing well.
- If attendance will be monitored for your course, and a complaints and appeals process.
One of the standards does not allow another education provider to enroll a student who wants to transfer to another course, but has not completed six months of the final course of study you plan to undertake in Australia. If you want to transfer before hand you need your provider’s permission. If you are under 18, to ensure your safety, you will be granted a visa only if there are arrangements in place for your accommodation, support and welfare.
CONTACT DETAILS
| Who? | Why? | How? |
| Your provider | For policies and procedures that affect you | Speak with your provider. • Go to your provider’s website. |
| Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) | For your ESOS rights and responsibilities | •ESOS Helpline +61 2 6240 5069 • Online enquiry form www.aei.gov.au |
| Department of Home Affairs | For visa matters | • www.homeaffairs.gov.au • Phone 131 881 in Australia • Contact the Home Affairs office in your country |
Your Responsibilities
- satisfy your student visa conditions
- maintain your Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the period of your stay
- meet the terms of the written agreement with your education provider
- inform your provider if you change your address
- maintain satisfactory course progress
- if attendance is recorded for your course, follow your provider’s attendance policy.