Disclaimer

The Institute reserves the right to alter, cancel or otherwise

modify matters contained in this pamphlet in any way.
Information correct as at November 2011.
 Victoria’s eastern region tertiary education hub
We provide education opportunities for youth, adults seeking new or higher qualifications,
apprentices and trainees, enterprises.

Our aim is to connect with students by providing a learning experience with:

•  innovative and quality learning resources
•  quality teaching
•  strong support services, including libraries, vocational planning, counselling
•  flexible options (skill sets, short courses, TAFE awards, undergraduate degrees)
•  recognition of prior learning and experience
•  flexible delivery (time, place, method of study)

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•  individual learning plans
•  work-related training
•  career pathways
We achieve student satisfaction through:
•  industry recognition of our qualifications
•  relevant knowledge and skills across different careers
•  responsible engagement with industry
East Gippsland TAFE’s strong reputation is built on:
•  focus on individual learning needs
•  student empowerment to be active and equal partners
•  workforce development solutions for businesses and community organisations
•  network of industry alliances
Our students’ success is the measure of East Gippsland TAFE’s success

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 Managing your
enrolment
Application and selection
East Gippsland TAFE provides an open, fair
and transparent application procedure for
persons seeking to enrol in courses offered
by the Institute. Enrolment applications are
assessed on the basis of merit or potential to
arrive at competence.
Our commitment Where places in a given course intake are

Our commitment to service Health and safety

Helping you ............................................
Continuously improving our services ......
Our teachers ............................................
Flexibility .................................................
Managing your enrolment
Application and selection ........................
Course duration .......................................
Enrolment .................................................
Fees ..........................................................
Scholarships .............................................
Skills recognition and credit transfers .......
Student ID card ........................................
Change of address and personal details ..
Preparing to study
3 Helping you
What to do if you are injured .................. 10
3 Personal safety and security .................... 10
3 What to do in an emergency .................. 11
3 to help ensure that your experiences meet your
Policies and procedures
Bullying and sexual harassment .............
3 Children on campus ..............................
3 Privacy ..................................................
4 Smoking ................................................
4 Student behaviour .................................
4 Fair treatment and equal opportunity .....
5 and formal complaints. We act on your feed-
5 Complaints
5
and opportunities
for improvement
to service
We do all we can to help you to achieve your
main reasons for doing the course. Our role is
expectations. We support you in developing your
employability skills to enhance your vocational
11 options. We provide a range of support services
11
to assist you.
12
12
Continuously improving our services
12
We invite you to give us feedback through
12 regular surveys, suggestions for improvement
back and suggestions for improvement and
set performance targets for improvement. We
will respond within 10 working days if you
limited, teaching teams will determine and
publish the relevant course prerequisites and
selection criteria to ensure they are accessible to
all students and persons seeking to enrol.
Where it is published that a course is offered via
a mode of delivery that allows for multiple entry
points in a given calendar year then, subject to
the customer demonstrating that s/he can meet
these prerequisites, a place will be offered in the
next available intake.
Special entry
Where students do not meet entry criteria for
courses, special entry may be available on
application. Enquiries should be made through
Student Support Services who will direct you to
the Curriculum Coordinator in the area in which
you are interested.
For more information:

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lodge a complaint. We monitor and regularly
Learning/training plans and study guides . 6 Complaints and opportunity ................. 13 audit our services and act on the findings to Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
Computers and internet access ................. 6 Grievances, appeals and reviews ...... 13 make improvements.
Libraries .................................................... 7 Course duration
Assessment ............................................... 7 Campus facilities Our teachers The following guide provides an indication
of your course duration based on full-time,
Online campus ......................................... 7 Canteens and restaurants ....................... 13 Our teachers have relevant and up-to-date
on-campus delivery.
Plagiarism ................................................. 8 Car parking ............................................ 13 knowledge of their subjects. Our teachers
Intellectual property ................................. 8 General and disabled access ................. 13 relate well to students and demonstrate ethical Certificate I 4 – 6 months
Lockers .................................................. 14 behaviour. Our teachers ensure that subject Certificate II 6 – 8 months
Student support services Sick bays ............................................... 14 content matches what is needed in industry.
Certificate III 12 months
Career guidance ....................................... 8 Sporting facilities .................................. 14
Contacting students on campus ............... 8 Swipe card access ................................. 14 Flexibility Certificate IV 12 – 18 months
Counselling ............................................... 9 We aim to provide flexibility in training to meet
Diploma 18 – 24 months
Koori Unit .................................................. 9 Where to find us your needs. We are working hard to increase
the online learning options available to you. We Advanced Diploma 24 – 36 months
Special needs ............................................. 9 Campuses .............................................. 16
process final applications for skills recognition Associate Degree 24 months
Study support ............................................. 9 Map ..................................................... 17 within 10 working days from when you submit all
Study Activity Group ........................... 9 your evidence. Degree 12 – 36 months
Transport ................................................ 10
Youth Support and Pathways program .... 10
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Enrolment
Enrolment centres
Local enrolment centres are located at our
Bairnsdale and Sale-Fulham campuses.
They provide assistance with:
•  course information
•  fee information and receipting
•  course applications and enrolments
•  skills recognition of prior learning and
current competence (RPL & RCC)
•  exemption and transfer applications
•  withdrawal and refund applications
•  production of student ID cards
(Sale-Fulham and Bairnsdale only)
•  provision of certificates and statements of
results (Sale-Fulham only, pending on the
confirmation of completion)
Students can also obtain information and
assistance at Forestech Campus and the
Flexible Learning Centre, Sale.
Census dates
The census date for a unit of study is the closing
date for a student to apply for VET FEE-HELP
assistance for that unit. It is also the deadline
for when an enrolment in a unit of study must
be finalised. Census date deadlines cannot
be extended. Check the current year’s census
dates with your local enrolment centre at time
of enrolling.
Fees
The Victorian Training Guarantee is an
entitlement to a government subsidised place
in accredited vocational education and training
for all courses as of 2011, subject to eligibility
guidelines.
Every eligible person seeking to undertake
accredited training or where industry can
generate demand for training for eligible
employees, the Victorian Government will
provide funding to support that training.
Students who are not eligible for government
subsidised training may choose to undertake fee
for service training.
There are two types of fees:
1. tuition fees are associated with the
teaching and training elements of a course
2. materials fees cover the cost of course
materials, food, accommodation and
transport.
Fee for service fees are commercial rates
based on the nominal hours in which a
student is enrolled. If you are not eligible for a
Government subsidised place you will pay a Fee
for Service fee for the period 1 January 2011 to
31 December 2011.
Please note that there will be changes to fees
and charges every year. Check with your local
enrolment centre at time of applying.
For more information:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/fees
Concessions
Contact your local enrolment centre
or go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/concessions
Paying fees
Contact your local enrolment centre
or go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/payment_options
Withdrawals and refunds
We will process your withdrawal and fees
balance, including any allowable refunds, within
15 working days from when you submit a signed
withdrawal form. Students are not entitled to a
refund on commercial courses if they withdraw
or do not attend.
For more information:
Contact your local enrolment centre
or go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/withdrawals
Scholarships
A scholarships and grants list is available on the
East Gippsland TAFE website.
For more information:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/scholarships
Skills recognition and
credit transfers
East Gippsland TAFE is committed to skills
recognition and will provide timely advice and
support services which assist applicants to
identify and achieve their desired outcomes.
The Institute acknowledges the full range of
an individual’s skills and knowledge, no
matter how this was obtained, and encourages
individuals to participate in pathways that rec-
ognise formal and informal learning which can
be demonstrated by evidence.
Skills recognition
Skills recognition through the recognition
of prior learning and current competence is
available across most courses offered by East
Gippsland TAFE. Skills recognition can reduce
course workload by facilitating credits for skills
and knowledge already achieved.
The skills recognition process identifies previous
learning from other courses, life experiences
and work experience, and measures it against
the elements and performance criteria of the
competency requirements.
Skills recognition applications are accepted
at all times but it is advisable to apply four
weeks prior to the commencement of a unit/
module. Fees apply.
If a student applies for skills recognition after
enrolment and has paid full fees and charges,
the materials and services fees related to the
units of competency for which skills recognition
has been recognised will be refunded.
For more information:
Ask a student advisor or your teacher.
Credit transfers
East Gippsland TAFE recognises qualifications
and statements of attainment gained from
other VET providers in Australia. Depending
on the alignment of qualifications you have
already achieved with units you are now
enrolled in, credit transfers may be available.
Students who have satisfactorily completed
equivalent or identical units of competency/
modules are encouraged to apply for a credit
transfer.
Download the associated forms:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
Study pathways
Many of our courses offer pathways into
university programs, with recognition being
given in the form of credits towards degree
courses based on qualifications gained through
the Institute. Please enquire with your teachers.
Student ID card
Students are normally required to have an
Institute student ID card available as proof of
enrolment when on Institute premises, and to
produce the identification on request from a
staff member.
A student ID card is also required:
• to borrow items from campus libraries
• to access computers, internet, et cetera
• for after hours building access at some
campuses.
Download a Student ID Card Request form:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
Change of address
and personal details
Students must notify the Institute of a change
of address or personal details to ensure that
results, certificates and course notifications
are mailed to the correct address, in your
correct name.
Download Change of Personal Details form:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
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Preparing to study
Learning/training plans
and study guides
Your individual ‘learning plan’, or ‘training
plan’ for apprentices and trainees, outlines the
structure of your course.
It includes:
• contact details for the Institute (and your
employer, if appropriate)
• title of the qualification you are enrolled
in and the relevant units/modules to be
covered
• scheduled hours for competencies to be
obtained and timeframe for achieving
them
• details (when, how and how much) of the
time allocated outside routine work duties
for structured training (for apprentices and
trainees)
• who is responsible for the training and
assessment of each competence
• how your training will be delivered and
what types of assessment will be involved
• proposed learning strategies and materials
that take into account any learning needs
identified in the pre-training review of your
current competencies
• record of any skills recognition or credit
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transfer hours granted.
Study guides
Course and learner guides provide details
about the learning strategies and resources for
your course.
Details include:
• an overview of your course and competencies
• your teacher contact details
• details of resources and any prescribed texts
• details of course specific OHS requirements
• general assessment information including
submission arrangements for written work,
expectations for providing evidence, and
how results will be coded
• details of each unit of competency including
any prerequisite units, elements that describe
the essential outcomes of the unit, employ-
ability skills, and suggested study schedule
• details of individual assessments for each
unit including due dates, weighting, elements
covered, required tasks and format.
Core and elective units
Most courses have core (compulsory) units as
well as elective units. Your teachers will ensure
that your choice of units aligns with your course
requirements.
Computers and
internet access
The Institute provides access to computers and
printers located in classrooms and libraries at
all campuses by prior arrangement with Institute
staff. All computer rooms are equipped with PCs
and a wide range of industry-based licensed
software is available. Apple MAC computers
are available to Visual Arts and Media students.
Internet access is available to students for
study-related use only. Students under the age
of 18 years require permission from a parent
or guardian to access the internet.
Those intending to use internet facilities must first
create a student account, which provides them
with internet access and temporary storage
for their study related files on the network. In
using the internet or email for study, students are
expected to work within guidelines.
For more information on the guidelines:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
Flexible Learning Centres (FLCs)
Located in Sale and Bairnsdale, the Flexible
Learning Centres are equipped with computer
rooms for student use.
All enrolled students are able to apply for an
after hours security swipe card for access to FLC
computers outside of normal opening hours
(conditions apply).
FLC opening hours
Bairnsdale FLC (03) 5150 4218
Mon-Fri 8.30am-5.00pm
Sale FLC (03) 5143 3566
Mon-Thu 8.30am-5.30pm
Fri 8.30am-5.00pm
How to create a student network account
Go to online.egtafe.vic.edu.au
Wireless network
The Institute provides a wireless network, which
is available at main campuses for students to
use. Students can also borrow laptops from
the Library or can configure their own personal
devices to access the network.
For more information:
Go to online.egtafe.vic.edu.au
Libraries
The libraries provide a range of services for
students. • online catalogue
Services include: • online databases
• DVDs • CAVAL and national
• books reciprocal borrowing
• journals schemes
• newspapers
• internet access
There are campus libraries at Bairnsdale, Sale-
Fulham and Forestech, plus smaller collections
at other locations.
For more information:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/library
Assessment
Assessment is relevant to your course and will
vary. Possible evaluation may include tests,
assigments, group work, research and on the
job assessment. Some courses have end of
semester examinations while others don’t.
Your teachers will provide specific information
about the assessment required for your course.
As a student you can expect that:
•  assessment methods will be clear to you
•  assessment tasks are relevant and meet the
requirements of industry endorsed training
packages
•  fairness and lack of bias are demonstrated
by teachers when assessing your work
•  open and honest feedback about your
assessment tasks is provided by teachers
•  results of assessments are provided within
15 working days of the due date.
For written work in hard copy and for items
produced, created and/or manufactured,
students are required to use the Assessment
Cover Sheet which records all the minimum
requirements needed to manage and
control the care of student assessment items.
Download Assessment Cover Sheet template:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
Students may appeal against an assessment.
For more information:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
Online campus
Many of our courses include an online
component, which allows you to study flexibly
and off-campus. While this differs from course
to course, the advantages of East Gippsland
TAFE’s online learning experiences are many.
The Institute’s online campus allows you to:
•  Study when and where you want.
•  You don’t have to get to a campus. All you
need is a PC with internet access to study to
complete all of your work.
•  Develop your internet, computer skills and
confidence
•  Work collaboratively with other students
and join online discussion groups
•  Study while you work at a time that suits
you and helps you to balance work and
study commitments.
To access our online campus:
Go to online.egtafe.vic.edu.au
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Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the presentation of another
person’s work as though it is your own by
failing to properly acknowledge that person/
those persons.
Whether intentional or unintentional, plagiarism
is a practice which runs counter to the very pur-
pose of Vocational Education and Training.
It is expected that students will prepare and
submit work which is their own and which, where
appropriate, acknowledges the work of others.
Without full and appropriate acknowledgment
to the original source(s) plagiarism includes any
of the following:
•  copying the exact words from a source
without using quotation marks
•  making minor changes to someone else’s
words without acknowledging their source
•  using another person’s idea from a
text without acknowledging its source
(for example in a book or from the Internet)
•  submitting all or part of another student’s
work under your own name
•  cheating in an exam by using unauthorised
notes or copying from other students.
Acknowledging original sources
East Gippsland TAFE requires that students
use the American Psychological Association
(APA) referencing standard to acknowledge
original sources.
APA Referencing Guides:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
Consequences of plagiarism
Students should be aware that the Institute
takes the integrity and honesty of its students
very seriously.
Acts of plagiarism are completely unacceptable
and if a student is found to have deliberately
plagiarised the work of another. This includes
copying the work of other students. All forms of
plagiarism have severe penalties.
For more information on this policy:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
Intellectual property
East Gippsland TAFE has an Intellectual
Property Policy that includes a section about
work produced by students or staff enrolled as
students.
Normally it is assumed that students own
copyright in works they have produced while
enrolled at East Gippsland TAFE. However,
East Gippsland TAFE owns intellectual property
created by students, and staff enrolled as
students, where the creation of the student work
has involved substantial use of the Institute’s
resources.
This includes use of learning materials, and staff
mentoring and support beyond that which is
ordinarily provided to students enrolled for the
particular course or program.
An exception to this is where an alternative
agreement has been negotiated between the
Institute and a student/staff member prior to the
development of the work.
For more information:
Call Associate Director Business and
Organisational Development (03) 5142 2400
 
Student
support services
Career guidance
Students can be assisted with career planning,
course information, applying for a job and
writing resumes.
Service available by appointment:
Bairnsdale (03) 5150 4209
Sale-Fulham (03) 5142 2409
Contacting students
on campus
As a service to both full and part time on-
campus students, if a message regarding an
emergency is phoned through to the Institute,
every attempt will be made to contact the
student. The Institute cannot take responsibility
for finding students to pass on messages that
are of a non-critical nature.
Counselling
Institute counsellors are available for all
enrolled students. They provide a confidential
service, and are available to assist with any
situation or problem that is preventing a student
from attaining the maximum benefit from study.
Issues that counsellors may assist with include:
accommodation, study, transport, relationships,
stress, drug use, discrimination or bullying, and
legal rights. Referrals are made to either internal
or external services where appropriate.
Counsellors are also active in supporting
campus-based student activity groups.
Service available by appointment:
Bairnsdale (03) 5152 0746
Forestech/SEAMEC (03) 5155 6800
Sale-Fulham (03) 5142 2417
Koori Unit
The Koori Unit is located at the Bairnsdale
campus and provides support, study and course
information to all Koori students enrolled at the
Institute.
For more information:
Call (03) 5152 0770
Special needs
East Gippsland TAFE is committed to support-
ing learners and staff with disabilities. Our
special needs support program is for students with
intellectual, learning, physical, psychological
or medical disabilities, who require support
because of their disability.
Enrolled students with a disability are eligible to
receive help from this program according to the
following criteria:
•  short term support (up to 20 hours)
without documentation regarding the
student’s disability
•  long term support requiring documentation
from a professional practitioner regarding
the student’s disability and how it affects the
student’s learning
•  hours of support being not more than total
module or course hours
•  factors in determining level of support,
including scope for shared support and
nominal class size.
For more information:
Call (03) 5142 2411
Study support
This program offers options for students
undertaking any Institute course, with help in
assignments, comprehension of work or study
techniques.
Support is provided in the areas of:
•  skills assessment
•  education support plans
•  individual training plans
•  small group tutorials
•  resources and study strategies
•  study skills.
Criteria for receiving this program include:
•  appropriate skill level relevant to the
student’s course
•  short term support (up to 20 hours)
•  long term support participation in an
education support plan.
For more information:
Call (03) 5150 4229
Student Activity Group
This is an official, independent student
organisation within the Institute, formed to look
after student interests. Separate groups exist
at the Bairnsdale, Sale-Fulham and Forestech
campuses. All students enrolled are eligible
to nominate for membership. Representatives
organise social events and activities. They are
interested in listening to students’ ideas for
activities. Through an election process, students
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also have representation on the Institute Council
and its sub-committees.
For more information:
Contact the Institute’s counsellors.
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Transport
If you require assistance with transport between
campuses, contact your local student advisor.
Youth Support and
Pathways program
The Youth Support and Pathways program is a
free service for young people aged between 15
and 20 years of age.
The program assists students to reach positive
vocational/educational outcomes.
Program includes:
•  advocacy and mentoring
•  basic welfare and counselling referrals
•  Centrelink assistance
•  housing and transport information and
assistance
•  pathway plans
•  resume-writing and job application
assistance
•  vocational and career information and
guidance.
For more information:
Sale-Fulham Campus (03) 5142 2409
Bairnsdale Campus (03) 5150 4209
Health and safety
East Gippsland TAFE cares about your safety
as a student and there are systems in place to
ensure you have the knowledge to be safe on
our campuses.
The Institute’s OHS Policy is available on the
website and on noticeboards around campus.
You have certain responsibilities under the
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2005 and
the Institute needs your help to ensure we keep
our campuses safe.
The basic information that you need to know
follows. It is general and relates to all students,
all campuses, and all courses.
You may also receive site or course specific
safety induction depending on where and what
you study. You are not permitted to use any
mechanical equipment or chemicals until you
have been trained in their safe use and assessed
as competent.
It is illegal to tamper with or otherwise
interfere with or disable any safety device or
system installed within East Gippsland TAFE.
For more information on this policy:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
What to do if you are injured
If you are injured, or involved in a ‘near miss’,
it is your responsibility to tell your teacher
and with their help, complete an Incident
Investigation Report to help us prevent the
incident from occurring again.
There are trained first aiders present on all
campuses and on excursions, and first aid
kits are located in each building (identified
by a green cross). You must not use a first
aid kit without notifying your teacher and a
first aider.
If you are injured on campus you need to
be aware that you are responsible for any
medical costs that may be incurred, and that
you will be asked to sign an indemnity that
allows East Gippsland TAFE to make decisions
on your behalf should you not be in a position to
do so (for instance to call an ambulance if you
are not conscious).
Personal safety and security
East Gippsland TAFE campuses are safe places
to study but if you are on campus alone or at
night you should take the same precautions that
you would in the general community.
Where possible arrange to arrive and leave
with other persons, park in a well lit area of the
car park close to the entrance, and observe the
presence of other persons before you leave your
vehicle or a building.
Keep your mobile phone handy if you have one
and, if at any time you feel threatened, advise
your teacher as soon as possible.
What to do in an emergency
East Gippsland TAFE has an emergency
response system in place at each campus.
Your teachers and designated wardens
will advise you what to do in case of an
alarm or an emergency situation. It is your
responsibility to follow the directions of a
warden or your teacher.
Each room has an emergency evacuation map
indicating the nearest exit and you should be
familiar with this. Your first responsibility is
always to yourself and your fellow students . You
should only assist in an emergency situation if
you are comfortable and competent to do so.
The campus emergency number is 3333
and should be used if you become aware of
an emergency situation and a teacher is not
present. In a life threatening situation you
can also dial 000 from a mobile or 0000
from an Institute phone.
If you are disabled and cannot freely follow exit
instructions the warden will make arrangements
to ensure your safety including moving you to
a safe place near to an exit, and from where
emergency services can assist you from the
building.
Policies
and procedures
Providing VET training is a very complex
process and East Gippsland TAFE has a range
of policies and procedures in place to
ensure that we deliver quality services to our
community. As a student of East Gippsland
TAFE you only need to be conscious of a small
fraction of total Institute policies.
Details of all policies and procedures that
affect students are available at the Bairnsdale,
Sale-Fulham and Forestech campuses through
the libraries, counsellors, student advisors and
teachers.
For more information:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
The following are key policies that explain your
rights and responsibilities with respect to each
other and East Gippsland TAFE. They also
explain what processes the TAFE will follow if
any of these issues arise.
Bullying and
sexual harassment
East Gippsland TAFE supports the right of all
people to work and learn in an environment
that is free of bullying and sexual harassment. If
you feel you are being subjected to harassment
contact the counsellor at your nearest campus
for advice.
For more information on this policy:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
Children on campus
Students may bring children in their care into
public access areas at campus for short visits
when on legitimate student business such as
making enquiries, enrolling, and meeting with
teachers.
Students wishing to bring their child to
classes or when using East Gippsland TAFE
resources, such as campus libraries or Flexible
Learning Centres, shall only be allowed to do so
in exceptional circumstances. In these instances
permission must be sought from the relevant
teacher, preferably prior to bringing children
onto campus.
For more information on this policy:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
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Privacy
In order to provide quality training we must
request a range of personal information from
you. However, protecting your privacy remains
our highest priority.
We will:
•  ensure responsible collection and secure
handling of your personal information
•  uphold your right to access the information
we collect about you
•  correct any errors that you advise us in your
personal information
•  not divulge any of your personal
information to any third party for any
reason other than the primary purpose for
which it was collected.
For more information on this policy:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
Smoking
From 1 January 2009, East Gippsland TAFE
became a smoke-free environment.
The Institute is committed to providing a safe,
healthy environment for all staff, students,
contractors, volunteers and visitors. This means
that smoking is not permitted in any building or
outdoor area within designated boundaries of
any Institute campus.
It is expected that all staff, students, contractors,
volunteers and visitors will respect and comply
with East Gippsland Institute of TAFE’s policy.
For more information on this policy:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
Student behaviour
All students and staff have the right to learn in
a safe and educationally appropriate environ-
ment.
As a student you have a responsibility to follow
the Institute’s Student Code of Behaviour:
1. Students must abide by all Institute
policies and procedures and all relevant
regulations and laws.
2. Students must not behave in a manner
that is dangerous, discriminatory,
offensive, disruptive to normal Institute
activities or that is likely to negatively
affect the reputation of the Institute.
3. Students must not behave in a manner
that detracts from the learning, safety and
wellbeing of other students and staff.
4. Students involved in excursions or other
official Institute activities away from any
Institute campus are subject to the
provisions of this procedure.
5. No smoking will be permitted within
designated boundaries at East Gippsland
TAFE campuses, in vehicles, and at any of
East Gippsland TAFE properties.
6. Intoxicating liquor and illegal drugs are
strictly forbidden on Institute premises, with
the exception of liquor in licensed areas.
Students under the age of 18 years may
legally taste alcohol as part of their course
under certain conditions, and with
staff supervision.
7. A reasonable standard of dress is expected
for reasons of safety, hygiene and health.
Light footwear and long hair (unless suitably
covered and/or restrained) may constitute
a safety and health hazard and will not be
permitted in workshops, laboratories and/or
food handling areas.
8. Students operating motor vehicles, motor
cycles, bicycles, skate boards, et cetera in
breach of the road laws or Institute
regulations on or near Institute property
will be banned from bringing the vehicle,
motorcycle, bicycle, skateboard, et cetera
on to Institute property for a period of time
to be determined by the relevant manager.
9. The use of Institute computers, the
internet and e-mail, is governed by the
Institute Guidelines for Computer Use.
For more information on this policy:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
Fair treatment and
equal opportunity
East Gippsland TAFE recognises the importance
of fair treatment and equal opportunity. We are
committed to ensuring that staff and students can
avail themselves of employment, education and
training regardless of gender, socio-economic
background, disability, ethnic origin, age, race
or any other significant difference.
If you feel you are being unfairly treated or
discriminated against as a student at East
Gippsland TAFE, you may raise your issue with
any staff member or you may lodge a formal
complaint with the Manager Sustainability.
For more information om this policy:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
Complaints
and opportunities
for improvement
Our role is to help you achieve your dreams,
and we need your help to let us know when our
efforts are falling short of the mark.
Perhaps you have a suggestion about how we
can do our job better or perhaps something
has gone wrong that needs to be fixed. You
can let us know by filling out a Complaints and
Opportunities for Improvement (COI) form.
Download a COI form:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
Forms are also available from our libraries. If
you prefer a staff member can complete a form
on your behalf.
Grievances, appeals
and reviews
If informal discussion and the Complaints
and Opportunities for Improvement process
fails to resolve your issues you can lodge an
application for review with the Institute’s Appeal
and Review Panel.
For more information on this procedure:
Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/policies
Campus facilities
Canteens and restaurants
Take-away food is available from our
campus canteens at Bairnsdale, Forestech and
Sale-Fulham.
The Institute has two training restaurants and
a commercial restaurant. Each restaurant is
operated by hospitality students under the
guidance of staff. They are open throughout the
year and staff, students, family and community
members are welcome to make bookings.
Commercial restaurant:
•Café Rossi (Sale) (03) 5144 5855
Training restaurants include:
•Oaktree (Bairnsdale) (03) 5152 0741
•Taste of TAFE (Sale-Fulham) (03) 5142 0741
Car parking
Parking is available on-site at the Sale-Fulham,
Forestech and SEAMEC campuses. In Bairns-
dale limited all day parking is available in Main
Street, at the rear of the campus, along the south-
ern side of Princes Highway, and in Park Street
which is only a couple of minutes walk from the
campus. Sale-Fulham campus students, please
ensure that you park only in the designated
student parking areas (as sign posted).
General and disabled access
Your teacher will explain access to and from
the buildings, classrooms, amenities and other
campus facilities that you will be using.
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Please check the availability of lockers with
campus library staff.

Sick bays
Sick bays can be found at:
•  Bairnsdale campus, Building 4
•  Forestech campus, adjacent to the Furniture
Design workshop
•  Sale-Fulham campus, Building F
(General Education)
Visits to the sick bay must be supervised.
Students must notify their teacher and arrange
collection of a key from Reception before using
Swipe card access
the sick bay, and when they leave the sick bay,
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Sporting facilities
The Sale-Fulham campus has a pool table and
equipment available for student use. Forestech
has volleyball facilities, Bairnsdale has a pool
table and equipment and the Trade Centre and Failure to meet these conditions will constitute
both G-TEC campuses have table tennis tables a breach of acceptable behaviour and be dealt
and equipment. with under the relevant Institute policies and
procedures.
Swipe card access For more information on how to apply:
Staff and students who have swipe card access
to Institute facilities are reminded that: Contact your local enrolment centre

•  cards are NOT transferable For further information on any section

•  access is NOT to be provided to any person of the Orientation Guide please contact
other than the authorised cardholder East Gippsland TAFE on 1300 133 717
•  only designated areas are to be entered or email@egtafe.vic.edu.au
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Outreach Centres
Buchan: (03) 5155 9294
Heyfield: (03) 5148 2208
Mallacoota: (03) 5158 0680 Outreach Centres
Bairnsdale Campus
Orbost: (03) 5154 1788
48 Main St Yarram Swifts Creek
Swift’s Creek: (03) 5159 4433 Mallacoota
Bairnsdale Vic 3875 Heyfield
Outreach Centres
Yarram: (03) 5182 5467 Swift’s Creek
(03) 5152 0700
Buchan
Yarram Buchan
Sale-Fulham Campus Heyfield
Orbost
Swift’s Creek
Farmtech Campus Swifts Creek Orbost
Mallacoota
Princes Highway Mallacoota
Heyfield
Aerodrome Road Buchan Forestech
Fulham Vic 3850
Sale Vic 3850 Orbost
Buchan
(03) 5142 2400 Mallacoota Lakes Entrance SEAMEC
(03) 5144 7321
Orbost
SEAMEC Heyfield
Bairnsdale Forestech
Flexible Learning Centres Sale
(South East Australia Maritime Education Centre)
Cnr Desailly & Bairnsdale Campus
Bullock Island Lakes Entrance
Farmtech SEAMEC
Cunninghame Streets Bairnsdale Trade Centre
Lakes Entrance Vic 3909
Sale Vic 3850 TAFE Work Safety Centre G-TEC
(03) 5142 2520 Yarram G-TEC
(03) 5143 3566 Bairnsdale Flexible Learning Centre
Sale Flexible Learning SEATS
Centre
and SEATS Fulham
SEATS
Oaktree Restaurant
(South East Australian Training Services) Café Rossi
48 Main Street
Desailly Street Yarram Fulham Campus
Bairnsdale Vic 3875 Farmtech
Sale Vic 3850 Taste of TAFE
(03) 5150 4218 Training Cafe / Restaurant
TAFE Work Safety Centre
(03) 5143 1976
G-TEC
Forestech Campus and Flexible Learning
The Living Resources Centre
Centre Bairnsdale Campus
48 Main Street SEATS Bairnsdale Trade Centre
Princes Highway
Bairnsdale Vic 3875 Café Rossi G-TEC
Kalimna West Vic 3909
(03) 5152 0757 Flexible Learning Centre
(03) 5155 6800 Fulham Campus SEATS
Trade Centre Taste of TAFE Oaktree Restaurant
G-TEC Training Cafe / Restaurant
96 Victoria Street
Bairnsdale Campus Full contact details and maps for each campus:
Bairnsdale Vic 3875 MELBOURNE
20 Forge Creek Road Go to egtafe.vic.edu.au/campus
(03) 5152 4500
Bairnsdale Vic 3875
(03) 5153 9000
Work Safety Centre
MELBOURNE
Sale Campus (at Sale-Fulham campus)
37 Cobains Road Princes Highway
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