Policies and Responsibilities
Salford College is committed to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of its personnel and participant records. Salford College complies with the Privacy Act 1988 including the 13 Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) as outlined in the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012.As a component of our risk management practices, Salford College has conducted a Privacy Impact Assessment for all operations. Mitigation actions from this risk assessment have been implemented for the management of privacy risks at each stage of the information lifecycle, including collection, use, disclosure, storage, destruction and de-identification. Providing an overall framework for our privacy practices, Salford College has developed and implemented this APP Privacy Policy.Salford College manages personal information in an open and transparent way. This is evident in the implementation of practices, procedures and system we outline in this policy, that ensure our compliance with the APPs and any binding registered APP code, and provide suitable procedures for Salford College personnel to be able to deal with related inquiries and complaints that may be received from time to time.The following sections of this policy outline how we manage personal information……
- Students are encouraged to apply for RPL/CT as a part of their application. Any such application has to be put in within 14 days of commencement of their course to be considered.
- This may impact the duration of a course or the fees. For international students there might be an impact on your Visa Duration.
- Any application put in after 14 days of commencement will not be considered for fee or course.
- Tuition fees (see Fees Schedule for current amount) Tuition fees DO cover the charges for tuition administration. The tuition fees will not change for the duration of the course approved in the letter of offer.
- Tuition fees DO NOT cover the charges for registration fee for vocational courses, accommodation, living expenses, textbooks, uniforms, stationery, equipment, and external examinations.
- Due date – Tuition fee are payable for the whole semester and must be paid at least six weeks prior to the commencement of each semester. If fees are not paid by the due date, a late fee of 2% per week may be charged and students may lose their place in the course.
- If a student wants to withdraw from the course he should give at least one term notice in advance after the first semester.
- Salford college reserves the right to withhold certificates and results until payment of all fees and stationery has been made. The college also reserves the right to bar students from attending the classes till out outstanding fees is paid.
- Salford college reserves the right to refuse a student’s re-enrolment if accounts are not paid by the due date.
- Salford college reserves the right to make the following variations: to vary course timetable, to vary course content, to vary lecturing personnel, to vary the cost of course and to cancel a course.
- The student must attend all classes, examinations and course excursions and abide by the rules and regulations of the college that are in force at all times.
- Salford college reserves the right to withdraw any students whose conduct and/or behavior is not acceptable to the college or failure to follow the rules and regulations.
- Please check your letter of offer terms and conditions for more information around fees exclusions or fees apart from your tuition fees. This information is also available in the student handbook.
- An authorised officer from the institution that originally issued the documents (such as Registrar or Principal);
- An Australian overseas diplomatic mission; or
- An authorised Salford College representative.