Current students

When you start your studies, you will receive a Training and Assessment Plan from your lecturer that outlines the assessments you will need to complete, along with their due dates. These guidelines help you to demonstrate that you can complete assessments on time. You must complete all assessments successfully to achieve competence.

South Regional TAFE believes a student who seeks an appeal has the right to raise the appeal and expect that every effort will be made to resolve it in accordance with this policy, without prejudice or fear of reprisal or victimisation.

Students can appeal against their academic result on the grounds that the decision as to whether competence has been achieved and demonstrated was either made incorrectly or not made in accordance with the assessment plan.

South Regional TAFE will manage all appeals fairly, equitably and efficiently as possible. Confidentiality will be maintained throughout the process of the appeal procedure. South Regional TAFE seeks to protect the rights and privacy of all involved and to facilitate the return to a comfortable and productive learning environment.

The college allows appeals against assessment in relation to incorrect:

· Resulting of units

· Skills recognition

· Exemptions and credit transfers

Students have a period of two weeks from the date they receive their results to lodge an appeal against a decision given on academic matters. Students are required to complete and lodge an Academic Appeal Student Letter Template. Please find the template here (81 KB) (Word document) (81 KB) (Word document)

The student should return the completed Academic Appeal Student Letter Template to Planning and Business Services via email to: planning@srtafe.wa.edu.au

Extensions to assessment deadlines for medical and disability reasons, or other exceptional circumstances, can be granted. Inform your lecturer of your situation before the assessment is due and provide a medical certificate, letter from an employer, or other documentation as supporting evidence.

Students who have been assessed as not competent in any unit may request re-assessment by lodging an Application for Re-marking form within four weeks of the date of assessment notification. The re-assessment fee is $25 per unit, refundable if an assessment of competence is achieved.

Where a learner provides suitable evidence they have successfully completed a unit or module at any RTO, the college will provide exemption for that unit or module, providing that the unit is ‘like for like’ (deemed equivalent and current on Training.gov.au).

Exemption can also be granted for studies completed at any authorised issuing organisation, such as a university.

Suitable evidence includes:

· AQF certification documentation issued by another RTO or AQF authorised issuing organisation.

· Authenticated VET transcripts issued by the Registrar

The college will not issue a qualification or Statement of Attainment that is achieved wholly through recognition of units and/or modules completed at another RTO.

Students are not charged for credit transfers.

For more information visit our website https://www.southregionaltafe.wa.edu.au/recognition-prior-learning-rpl