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Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to monitor the development of student progress through regular assessment, feedback, teacher/student consultations and academic and counselling support.

Legislation

This policy meets the requirements of the Commonwealth Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 and the National Code of Practice for Registration Authorities and Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018 (the National Code). Standard 8 of the Code requires registered providers to systematically monitor student course progress and to identify and support students who are considered to be at risk of not meeting their course progress requirements.

Scope

This policy applies to all international students currently enrolled in any of the programs offered by the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ’s English Language Centre and is contained within the procedures pertaining to the policy.

Policy principles

• The English Language Centre (ELC) systematically monitors, records and assesses student progress.
• The ELC is proactive in notifying and counselling students who are considered at risk of failing to meet their course progress requirements.
• Intervention strategies identify and assist students at risk of failing to meet course requirements.
• The ELC provides high levels of support from identified ELC staff, to any student identified at risk of failing to meet course requirements.
• For students whose progress continues to be unsatisfactory, the ELC has clear reporting processes that comply with ESOS.

Information access

• Teachers are informed of this policy during the induction process, through the ELC Guidelines and Induction MyUni course and via access through links on the ELC website.
• Students are provided with information relating to this policy during the ELC Orientation process,Ìýthe ELC PEP Student MyUni course and through published links to the ELC website.

Progress and intervention procedure

Purpose

The procedure establishes the methods by which the English Language Centre (ELC) monitors, assesses, records and reports on the progress of each student and how feedback and support services are provided to promote the level of progress required for satisfactory completion of the course requirements.

Scope

The procedure applies to all students enrolled in the ELC’s Pre-Enrolment English Program (PEP) and the General English for Academic Purposes (GEAP) program and to the academic and professional staff who support the delivery of such programs. Students identified ‘at risk’ of not making satisfactory progress are supported by intervention strategies.

Definitions

An 'at risk' student is identified by class teacher/s as not meeting the academic and/or language proficiency skills required to successfully pass their enrolled course due to:

• demonstrated psychological disturbance
• chronic absence
• not completing assignments on time, or at all
• lack of linguistic or academic progress expected over the duration of the program
• identification as likely to fail on current assessment.

'Intervention strategies' refers to the measures taken to support and assist the students at risk in order for them to achieve the level of progress required for them to successfully complete their course.