Amendment No. 6 to the Other Grants Guidelines 2006 (Cth)
Commonwealth of Australia
Higher Education Support Act 2003
OTHER GRANTS GUIDELINES 2006
Guidelines made under subsection 238-10(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (the ‘Act’)
I, Julie Bishop, Minister for Education, Science and Training, make under subsection 238-10(1) of the Act the following amendments to the Other Grants Guidelines 2006 for the purposes of Part 2-3 of the Act.
Dated this..................28th............................day of...........September.................................2007.
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JULIE BISHOP
Minister for Education, Science and Training
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Higher Education Support Act 2003
OTHER GRANTS GUIDELINES 2006
AMENDMENT NUMBER 6
(i) CITATION
These Guidelines may be cited as Amendment Number 6 to the Other Grants Guidelines 2006.
(ii) AUTHORITY
These Guidelines are made under section 238-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.
(iii) DATE OF EFFECT
These Guidelines commence on the day after the day on which the Guidelines are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
(iv) AMENDMENT
These Guidelines amend the Other Grants Guidelines which were registered on 22 November 2006 and which commenced on 23 November 2006 (see F2006L03785).
CHAPTER 8A: GRANTS TO ASSIST WITH THE COST OF PROVIDING THE PRACTICAL COMPONENT OF TEACHER EDUCATION
IMPROVING THE PRACTICAL COMPONENT OF TEACHER EDUCATION GRANTS
8A.1 Purpose
8A.1.1 The purpose of this chapter is to specify Improving the Practical Component of Teacher Education (“IPCTE”) as a programme, beginning in 2008, from which grants to assist with the cost of providing the professional experience component of teacher education may be paid, in accordance with subsection 41-15(1) of the Act, and to specify some of the matters listed in paragraphs 41-15(2)(a) to (f) of the Act.
8A.5 Programme Objectives
8A.5.1 The objective of the IPCTE Programme is to provide additional funding to higher education providers to supplement costs associated with provision of the professional experience component for students undertaking pre-service teacher education courses where courses in pre-service teacher education are structured to offer a minimum of 120 days of professional experience to all three or four year education degree students and a minimum of 60 days of professional experience to all students undertaking one or two year courses.
8A.10 Total Programme Funds and Allocation
8A.10.1The Allocation available to eligible higher education providers under this programme is $77 million for the period 2008-2011. These amounts will be indexed in accordance with Part 5-6 of the Act.
8A.15 Provision of Grants
Grants will be made available to eligible higher education providers specified in paragraph 8A.20 under one or more of the following four categories:
(a) where pre-service teacher education courses are structured to offer a minimum of 120 days of professional experience to all three or four year education degree students and a minimum of 60 days of professional experience to all students undertaking one or two year courses and these courses align with entry level teaching standards developed under the National teacher training and registration standards initiative by 2009.
(b) where providers can demonstrate that students commencing their studies in 2008 will undertake, over the full period of their course, in the case of a three or four year education degree course, a minimum of 120 days of professional experience and in the case of one or two year courses, a minimum of 60 days of professional experience;
(c) where providers demonstrate that they are able to increase the number of professional experience days from 2008 for students who commenced a pre-service teacher education course prior to 2008, on a proportional basis which then brings the course in-line with the minimum requirements of, in the case of a three or four year education degree course, a minimum of 120 days of professional experience and in the case of one or two year courses, a minimum of 60 days of professional experience; and
(d) In 2008 only, for projects undertaken by higher education providers, in partnership with educational and other organisations which offer educational experiences, to develop the quality of professional experience components of pre-service teacher education courses and provide for, in the case of a three or four year education degree course, a minimum of 120 days of professional experience and in the case of one or two year courses, a minimum of 60 days of professional experience in 2009.
8A.15.1 For the purposes of paragraph 8A.15, students enrolled in double degrees where one degree is for a pre-service teacher education course, shall be considered to be undertaking a two year course and must undertake a minimum of 60 days of professional experience.
8A.15.5 Prior to 2008, eligible providers will be invited to negotiate a Conditions of Grant with the Australian Government to receive funding under this programme.
8A.15.10 In order to receive funding, providers must certify, on an annual basis, that their courses in pre-service teacher education meet the requirements.
8A.15.15 From 2009, all courses must align with new entry level literacy and numeracy standards and with the new graduate professional standards to be implemented in 2009.
8A.15.20 All IPCTE grants will be subject to the Minister’s approval under section 41-20 of the Act, and the Minister’s determination in writing of:
(a) The amount of the grant under paragraph 41-30(b) of the Act; and
(b) The conditions of the grant under subparagraph 41-25(b)(i) of the Act.
8A.20 Organisations that are eligible for IPCTE Grants
8A.20.1 All Table A providers, all Table B providers and the following higher education providers are eligible for IPCTE grants:
(i)Avondale College
(ii)Tabor College
(iii)Christian Heritage College.
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