Uniworld Business College and Uniworld English College
The Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) was advised on 15 December 2011 of the activation of the Tuition Assurance Scheme (TAS) process for Uniworld Business College and Uniworld English College due to their inability of the college to continue delivering courses to students.
It is important for creditors, students and other people affected by the closure of this college to note that:
- ACPET is not Uniworld Business College or Uniworld English College
- ACPET is not the Administrator and
- ACPET does not have any student fees, or other money from Uniworld Business College or Uniworld English College
ACPET manages the TAS of which this college was a member.
Relocation
Shortly ACPET will be providing students with information on how they can be assisted via the ACPET TAS. Our priority is to assist students with a suitable alternative placement as soon as possible.
A student meeting has been organised to inform you of your rights and responsibilities under the legislation, see details below. ACPET will inform you at this meeting of the ways ACPET can assist you.
This meeting is for students of this college only. NO agents/relatives/friends will be allowed entry. If you are under 18 years of age you are allowed to bring your parent/guardian.
To be allowed entry into this Student Meeting you must bring photo ID (e.g. student ID card).
Note: If you did not have a student ID with the college you will need to bring photo ID (e.g. passport) AND evidence that you were a student of this college (e.g. CoE, receipts).
Student Meeting
Meeting Date: Tuesday 20 December 2011
Registration Time: 11:00 am
Meeting Time: 12:00 noon
Venue Address: Sydney Masonic Centre, 66 Goulburn Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Contacting ACPET
Students may contact ACPET in writing via:
- Email: uniworld [at] acpet [dot] edu [dot] au
- Fax: 03 9416 1895
- Post: PO Box 551, East Melbourne, Victoria 8002
Note: Only requests in writing will receive a response.
By collecting information in writing ACPET is better able to respond accurately and quickly to your requests. Students who phone ACPET will be directed back to this email/fax number. If you email, you will receive an acknowledgement of your email within 2 business days. ACPET guarantees to reply to you, therefore if you do not receive a reply back please check your Junk Mail folders to see that the email did not get filtered as Junk.
When contacting ACPET, please provide the following information IN THE SUBJECT LINE of your email:
1. Student ID number
2. Full Name
3. Date of Birth
4. Type of student- Domestic or International student
Sample email – Note information in subject line
Note:Emails are answered in order of receipt, there are no priority lists. If you email the wrong inbox it will delay the response as your email will be forwarded to the correct inbox and be in the queue from THAT date.
Information ACPET Needs
Every student who requires assistance MUST complete a Relocation Request Form and return it to ACPET by the date specified on the form. The form is handed out at the student meeting and is then available online one day after the meeting. It can also be emailed to you after the meeting if you send a request to the designated ACPET inbox.
More Information
For more information on the process of relocation please visit the FAQs page here.
Visa Issues
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship is aware of the closure of your college and will respond to your enquiries. Please contact Immigration with your queries on visa issues on 13 18 81. A list of immigration offices can be found at: http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/australia/index.htm
Academic Records
Under the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) 2010, RTOs are required to have a student management data base that has the capacity to provide the regulatory body with AVETMISS compliant data. ACPET will request from the state regulatory body to supply ACPET with student data to assist us in relocating students to a suitable alternative course.
About the ACPET Tuition Assurance Scheme (TAS)
Overseas Student TAS (OSTAS)
In 1994, the ACPET Board established an Overseas Student Tuition Assurance Scheme (OSTAS). The scheme is in compliance with the requirements of the Commonwealth's Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000. The purpose of the ESOS Act is to protect the interests of international students studying in Australia on student visas, by providing students whose college has closed a suitable alternative course.
The Scheme ensures that international students displaced from any course conducted by an ACPET member participating in OSTAS, due to the member's inability to continue the course, will be efficiently relocated with minimal disruption to studies in a comparable course with another ACPET member participating in OSTAS or other approved provider.