Higher Education Relief Package

Commencing in Term 2

7401 Graduate Certificate in Education

7339 Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management

7123 Graduate Certificate in Construction Project Management

7320 Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science

7543 Graduate Certificate in Computing

7362 Graduate Certificate in Infectious Diseases Intelligence

7435 Graduate Certificate in Optometry

Commencing in Semester 2

7353 Graduate Certificate in Space Operations

By selecting the link against the listed programs above you can view the courses and specialisations available to your program on the UNSW Handbook.

Please be aware that UNSW has designed these programs with specific courses and specialisations to assist you to complete your certificate in 2020. Enrolling in courses not listed under your program is not permitted and will not count towards your degree requirements. In these circumstances you may be asked to change your course selection or the course may be moved to a Non-Award career and you will be charged the full UNSW Domestic Fee rate and not eligible for Commonwealth Assistance.

This policy was introduced by the Australian Government to support workers affected by the economic impact of COVID-19 crisis who are looking to upskill or retrain.

The discounted fees are only available to students commencing in one of Graduate Certificate programs listed above in Term 2 or Semester 2 2020.

The Australian government has set the fees (student contribution rate) for each area at 0.5 EFTSL (4 courses) as below:

Your student contribution fees will depend on the courses you enrol in. Fees are based on course content, and as a result courses within a program may have different fees. The discounted fees are available for up to a maximum of four courses completed before the end of December 2020. Students who continue their studies beyond 2020 will be liable for the standard student contribution rates.

In addition to the student contribution fees, all students are charged the Student Services & Amenities Fee (SSAF).

Discounted student fees reflect the financial hardship faced by students who are affected by the economic impact of COVID-19 crisis, and who are looking to upskill or retrain.

In order to access the reduced fee rate students must start in Term 2 (commences 1 June 2020) or in Semester 2 (commences 13 July 2020).

All of the listed programs will commence in Term 2, except the Graduate Certificate in Space Operations (7353) which is taught by UNSW Canberra and will commence in Semester 2.

Applications should be submitted through the Apply Online portal.

Term 2 applications should be submitted by 22 May and Semester 2 applications close on 5 July.

Places are limited and applications for oversubscribed programs may close earlier than the published deadlines.

No, due to the limited time available for processing, applications should be submitted directly to UNSW via Apply Online

No. In order to access the discounted fees you must commence in Term 2 or Semester 2 2020.

If you cannot commence in Term 2 or Semester 2 and hold an offer for one of the listed programs you will need to re-apply for entry in a future intake. Note that some programs may not be available in future intakes as they have been opened only for the Higher Education relief package. Others may have limited CSP places or no CSP places available in future intakes.

Yes. If you are commencing in Term 2 in one of the listed programs you will be charged the discounted fees.

No. The discounted fees are only available to students commencing in one of the listed Graduate Certificate programs in Term 2 / Semester 2.

Yes. If you are an existing offer holder in a related program and have not yet commenced your program you can request to be made an offer for one of the listed Graduate Certificates by submitting a request via www.enquiry.unsw.edu.au and selecting the enquiry option “I would like to change my Program/Plan preferences”.

Students will be charged the discounted fee for up to a maximum of four courses studied as part of their Graduate Certificate during Terms 2 and 3 (or Semester 2) 2020.  If a student does not complete their Graduate Certificate during 2020 and enrols in further courses as part of their Graduate Certificate in 2021 they will be charged the standard student contribution rates.

No. The discounted fees are only available for a maximum of 4 courses completed as part of one of the listed Graduate Certificate programs during 2020. If you transfer into a related Graduate Diploma or Masters program, and you are allocated a Commonwealth Supported Place in that program, you will be liable for the standard student contribution rates.

No. The discounted fee rates apply to Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) for domestic students only. CSPs are available for:

• Australian citizens who will live and study in Australia for some of the program,
• New Zealand citizens who will live and study in Australia for the whole program, and
• permanent resident visa holders who will live and study in Australia for the whole program.

Our Graduate Certificate programs involve the completion of 4 courses (24 units of credit). For programs taught in the 3+ term calendar a full time enrolment does not typically include more than 3 courses in any term. Therefore students will usually be enrolled in two terms to complete a Graduate Certificate - typically 2 courses in each term, or 3 courses in the first Term and 1 course in the second).

Students commencing in Term 2 will start on 1 June 2020 and complete in early December 2020 (a period of 6 months). Given that students must commence in Term 2 in order to access the discounted rates the Graduate Certificate programs are listed as 0.5 years on the Course Seeker website.

The duration of Graduate Certificate programs listed in the Degree Finder reflects the longest period between the start and end date of two consecutive Terms, as a student who commences a Graduate Certificate in Term 3 will begin their studies in September and complete at the end of Term 1 in May.