Did you know that you now apply for study assistance directly through your home agency?
As a WA public sector employee, you may be entitled to receive a 10 per cent discount on course fees for a range of courses (refer to guidelines below for approved courses).
Edith Cowan, Murdoch, Curtin and Notre Dame Universities and the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors provide public sector employees with savings on the cost of public sector related qualifications.
An approved authority at your home agency (the person who usually approves study leave) is responsible for assessing and approving your application for study assistance.
Guidelines, an application form and other relevant Study Assistance Scheme information is available below.
Public sector agencies are responsible for assessing and approving Study Assistance Scheme applications for their staff.
If you are a student:
Refer to the relevant Study Assistance Scheme Guidelines on the Public Sector Commission s Study Assistance page to confirm your course is eligible for the discount.
Enrol in the course of study and obtain a student number before applying for the Study Assistance Scheme discount.
Complete the Study Assistance Scheme application form.
Seek approval from the appropriate authority within your agency, for example your direct line Manager or HR officer (the person who usually approves your study leave).
Once approved, scan and email the completed and approved application form to your education institution prior to the deadline as stated in the relevant guidelines. Your email must be sent from your work email.
If you are an approving authority within home agency:
Confirm the public sector employee’s status:
Ensure the staff member has entered their correct work email address
Verify the staff member’s employment status. If they are employed under a contract, ensure that the end date of the contract is after the commencement date for their study period
Check that the staff member has signed and dated the declaration.
Approve the application by signing and dating under the heading "Agency authority use only".
Return the signed and approved form to applicant to progress.
University (or Education Institution)
The university will receive a scanned copy of the completed and endorsed Study Assistance Scheme application form directly from the public sector employee who is seeking the discount.
The university will:
Process the application
Apply the discount and reflect it in the student’s Statement of Fees
Notify the applicant of the outcome
Liaise with the Public Sector Commission annually (in January) to ensure guidelines are up-to-date.
New versions of the Cyber courses offered from 2019 include:
J99 Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security
J98 Graduate Diploma of Cyber Security
J97 Master of Cyber Security
For students entering the Cyber courses they should be aware of the following:
The above courses, J97-99 are for student who wish to study online only (not on-campus study). It is one unit at a time over 7 weeks as opposed to multiple units at a time for 12-13 weeks.
For students wishing to study on-campus they can choose from the existing courses:
L51 Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security
L51 Graduate Diploma of Cyber Security
L33 Master of Cyber Security
For students who are already enrolled in these courses (L50, L51 and L33) via online mode they can continue or move across to the new ‘online only’ mode if it better suits their work schedules.
Applications can be submitted no more than four weeks prior to the deadlines for the Study Assistance Scheme, which are:
Trimester one: 9 February
Semester one: 23 March
Trimester two: 1 June
Winter: 1 July
Straddle: 5 October
Semester two: 24 August
Trimester three: 28 September
Summer: 14 December
Applications received after these dates will not be eligible for the Study Assistance Scheme.
Applicants must re-apply at the beginning of each study period before the stated deadline. The discount is not applied retrospectively.
Administration
Murdoch University is administering this scheme in compliance with the Higher Education Support Act (HESA 2003) Section 169-15 (2).
Any administrative or other matters arising are dealt with jointly by the home agency and Murdoch University.
Contacts
For Murdoch students, please log in to murdoch.edu.au/login opting to use your work email address to send your form. If your work email has not been set up as the primary email address, a secondary email can be added.
Study Assistance Scheme
Did you know that you now apply for study assistance directly through your home agency?
As a WA public sector employee, you may be entitled to receive a 10 per cent discount on course fees for a range of courses (refer to guidelines below for approved courses).
Edith Cowan, Murdoch, Curtin and Notre Dame Universities and the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors provide public sector employees with savings on the cost of public sector related qualifications.
An approved authority at your home agency (the person who usually approves study leave) is responsible for assessing and approving your application for study assistance.
Guidelines, an application form and other relevant Study Assistance Scheme information is available below.
If you have any queries about the scheme, please email studyassistance@psc.wa.gov.au
Eligibility
Permanent and fixed-term employees (full-time and part-time) in public sector agencies are eligible to apply for the Study Assistance Scheme.
To be eligible for the scheme you must:
If you are continuing in a listed course and did not receive the discount in the previous year, you are not eligible for the scheme.
If you are approved for the Scheme, you:
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Application process
Public sector agencies are responsible for assessing and approving Study Assistance Scheme applications for their staff.
If you are a student:
If you are an approving authority within home agency:
University (or Education Institution)
The university will receive a scanned copy of the completed and endorsed Study Assistance Scheme application form directly from the public sector employee who is seeking the discount.
The university will:
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Guidelines for Edith Cowan University
Deadlines
Applications must be submitted prior to the deadlines for the Study Assistance Scheme, which are:
Applications received after these dates will not be eligible for the Study Assistance Scheme.
Applicants must re-apply at the beginning of each study period before the stated deadline. The discount is not applied retrospectively.
Administration
Any administrative or other matters arising are dealt with jointly by the home agency and ECU.
Contacts
School of Business and Law
Industry Relationships Manager
T: (08) 6304 5970
E: j.simmons@ecu.edu.au
School of Science
Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning)
T: (08) 6304 6174
E: j.brown@ecu.edu.au
Courses
School of Business and Law
www.business.ecu.edu.au
School of Science
www.ecu.edu.au/schools/science/overview
New versions of the Cyber courses offered from 2019 include:
For students entering the Cyber courses they should be aware of the following:
The above courses, J97-99 are for student who wish to study online only (not on-campus study). It is one unit at a time over 7 weeks as opposed to multiple units at a time for 12-13 weeks.
For students wishing to study on-campus they can choose from the existing courses:
For students who are already enrolled in these courses (L50, L51 and L33) via online mode they can continue or move across to the new ‘online only’ mode if it better suits their work schedules.
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Guidelines for Murdoch University
Deadlines
Applications can be submitted no more than four weeks prior to the deadlines for the Study Assistance Scheme, which are:
Applications received after these dates will not be eligible for the Study Assistance Scheme.
Applicants must re-apply at the beginning of each study period before the stated deadline. The discount is not applied retrospectively.
Administration
Murdoch University is administering this scheme in compliance with the Higher Education Support Act (HESA 2003) Section 169-15 (2).
Any administrative or other matters arising are dealt with jointly by the home agency and Murdoch University.
Contacts
For Murdoch students, please log in to murdoch.edu.au/login opting to use your work email address to send your form. If your work email has not been set up as the primary email address, a secondary email can be added.
Murdoch Academic Registrar’s Office
T: (08) 9360 7578
Courses
School of Business and Governance
www.murdoch.edu.au/School-of-Business-and-Governance
School of Education
www.murdoch.edu.au/School-of-Education
Sir Walter Murdoch School of Public Policy and International Affairs
www.murdoch.edu.au/Sirwalterschool
School of Arts
www.murdoch.edu.au/School-of-Arts
School of Engineering and Information Technology
www.see.murdoch.edu.au
School of Law
www.murdoch.edu.au/School-of-Law/
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Guidelines for University of Notre Dame Australia (Fremantle Campus)
Deadlines
Applications can be submitted no more than four weeks prior to the deadlines for the Study Assistance Scheme, which are:
Applications received after these dates will not be eligible for the Study Assistance Scheme.
Applicants must re-apply at the beginning of each study period before the stated deadline. The discount is not applied retrospectively.
Administration
Any administrative or other matters arising are dealt with jointly by the home agency and University of Notre Dame.
Contacts
University of Notre Dame
T: (08) 9433 0585
E: david.mclean@nd.edu.au
Courses
School of Arts and Sciences
https://www.notredame.edu.au/study/programs
School of Business
https://www.notredame.edu.au/study/programs
School of Education
https://www.notredame.edu.au/study/programs
School of Health Science
https://www.notredame.edu.au/study/programs
School of Law
https://www.notredame.edu.au/study/programs
School of Medicine
https://www.notredame.edu.au/study/programs
School Nursing and Midwifery
https://www.notredame.edu.au/study/programs
School of Philosophy and Theology
https://www.notredame.edu.au/study/programs
School Physiotherapy
https://www.notredame.edu.au/study/programs
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Guidelines for Curtin University
Deadlines
Applications can be submitted no more than four weeks prior to the deadlines for the Study Assistance Scheme, which are:
Applications received after these dates will not be eligible for the Study Assistance Scheme.
Applicants must re-apply at the beginning of each study period before the stated deadline.
The discount cannot be applied retrospectively.
Administration
Any administrative or other matters arising are dealt with jointly by the home agency and Curtin.
Contacts
Noushin Fallah
Fee Officer - Sponsors
T: 92664164
E: Sponsor Fees sponsorfees@curtin.edu.au
Courses
Curtin Business School
www.businesslaw.curtin.edu.au
School of Accounting
Curtin Law School
School of Management
School of Marketing
School of Economics and Finance
Faculty of Humanities
http://humanities.curtin.edu.au
Architecture
Applied Design and Art
Education
Human Rights
Information Management and Library Studies
International Relations and National Security
Internet Communications
Journalism
Professional Communications and Media Management
Project Management
Records Management and Archives
Sustainability Studies
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Urban and Regional Planning
Faculty of Science and Engineering
https://scieng.curtin.edu.au/
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Guidelines for Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
Deadlines
AIPC accepts applications all year round.
Applicants must re-apply at the beginning of each study period before the stated deadline. The discount is not applied retrospectively.
Administration
Any administrative or other matters arising are dealt with jointly by the home agency and AIPC.
Contacts
Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
Manager Western Australia & Singapore
T: 9277 3972
E: aipcwa@aipc.net.au
Courses
Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
www.aipc.net.au
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Page last updated 28 November 2019