Information for Prospective International Students
Acumen Education aims to enrich lives of our students with a practical learning approach, through our commitment to quality, innovation and integrity by engaging the talent and passion of our people.
Our Courses
We offer a wide range of high quality Vocational Education and Training (VET) Courses.
Apply now – International Students
Enrollment process for international students is an elaborate process that requires accuracy and time bound procedures. This step by step procedure is a guide to international students on how to apply to study at acumen education.
Accept your offer
Congratulations on receiving an offer to study at acumen education. Follow these steps to accept your offer.
Prepare to Arrive
Going to a different country to study needs a lot of coordination and could sometimes be overwhelming at times. Please find below all the things you need to consider and organised before starting life as an international student at acumen.
Plan it ahead as it is sooner the better.
Here is some information to help you get started:
Orientation
Orientation plays an important role in helping you quickly become familiar with acumen educations and its teaching style. Many international students find the Australian way of teaching to be quite different from what they are used to. At acumen education the focus is on practical learning that encourages creative, independent thought and debate. Teachers aim to provide a thorough understanding of a topic rather than just teaching the right words, phrases or formulas to remember for exams.
Acumen education provides a comprehensive and compulsory orientation sessions for international students is highly recommended for new students as it gives the student insight in several aspects of studying at acumen education and living in Melbourne.
Living In Melbourne
Melbourne is the second largest city in Australia, the capital of the southern state of Victoria. More than 100,000 international students study in Victoria fair bit Living In Melbourne. As an international student in Melbourne and Victoria’s regional cities, you will enjoy a cosmopolitan lifestyle, good health services, advice and special support to help you while you study away from home.Around 70 percent of Victorians live in Melbourne, the state’s capital city.
You will find Melbourne and Victoria’s regional cities are welcoming places to study: with a proud multicultural heritage, more than 230 languages and dialects, and 120 faiths across the state.Experience great sporting events, quality fresh local produce and international cuisines, festivals and free community events. Famous white sand beaches, spectacular coastline, mountains and national parks contribute to an enviable outdoor lifestyle.
Discover what makes Melbourne and regional Victoria great places to live and study:
Student Welfare
Welfare related services are generally services which address the mental, physical, social and spiritual well-being of students. These services may include, through direct provision or referral, information/advice about: accommodation, counselling, crisis services, disabilities and equity issues, financial matters, legal issues, medical issues, mental health, peer mentoring, programes promoting social interaction, religious and spiritual matters, and stress-management.
Welfare Counselling
In addition to helping you with your studies, acumen is committed to making your stay in Victoria (Melbourne), Australia a memorable and enjoyable one. We want everyone to be happy and feel good about their experiences both in and outside of college. If you’re not happy for any reason, whether it’s something affecting you in or outside the college we offer private one-to-one counselling to help you. If we cannot solve your problems, we can certainly find further professional assistance for you.
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Job Assistance
Students studying in Australia may be eligible to work part-time in order to support themselves during their stay and as a way to earn some extra money. If you were granted a Student visa on or after 26 April 2008, you and your dependent family members will already have Permission to Work automatically included with your visa. Further information about on the conditions that apply to working while studying is available. Find out more about working rights and visas at the Department of Home Affairs.
Acumen’s Student Support Officer can help prepare students for their job search in Australia. Specifically, we can help students with:
– Tax File Number applications;
– Opening a bank account;
– CV and cover letter preparation
– Finding job channels in Australia
– Job interview preparation
Many students find the advice they receive valuable as the expectations, processes and customs that Australian employers have could be very different from those in their own countries.
Unique Student Identifier (USI)
Acumen Education will require every enrolling student to provide their USI. This will be recorded within the Student Management System (SMS).
Acumen Education , will verify the USI or using automated service available in Student Management System.
Acumen Education, will not issue AQF certification documentation to an individual without being in receipt of a verified Student Identifier for that individual.
Where a student has an exemption from the USI requirement under the Student Identifiers Act Acumen Education will inform the student prior to either the completion of the enrolment or commencement of training and assessment, whichever occurs first, that the results of the training will not be accessible through the Commonwealth and will not appear on any authenticated VET transcript prepared by the Student Identifiers Registrar.
Access is now open to the USI Registry System – Training organisations and students can now access the USI Registry System to create USI. For more information please visit www.usi.gov.au
Keep up to date with all new information and add the website to your favourites so you can follow developments. USI will be the one-stop shop for providing ongoing support and information to students, training organisations and systems developers.
At the new USI website www.usi.gov.au you can find information about:
- How students can create USIs
- USI information for students
- How training organisations can create USIs on behalf of students
- How training organisations can find information on how the USI initiative works
- System Developers information
- Useful support materials for training organisations
- Our new USI Help Centre
Visit the new Unique Student Identifiers now at www.usi.gov.au
The USI initiative
Currently, it is not possible for students to obtain a complete record of their VET enrolments and achievements from a single online source. This is inconvenient not only for students and employers, but can also make it more difficult for training organisations to assess pre-requisites, credit transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Incomplete data about access to and use of the VET sector also inhibits the development of evidence-based VET programs.
A USI is effectively an account or reference number made up of numbers and letters. The USI will allow all of an individual’s training records, entered in the national vocational education and training (VET) data collection, to be linked.
The USI will make it easier for students to find, collate and authenticate their VET achievements into a single transcript. It will also ensure that students’ VET records are not lost.
The USI will be available online and at no cost to the student. This USI will stay with the student for life and be recorded with any nationally recognised VET course that is undertaken from when the USI comes into effect.
The USI initiative will:
- Seamlessly link information about a student’s VET achievements, regardless of where they studied
- Enable students to easily access secure digital transcripts of their achievements
- Give students access to, and more control over, their educational information
There will be significant benefits for training providers resulting from the introduction of the USI. For example, the USI initiative will enable students to provide training providers with access to an online authenticated record of student attainment. This will assist with the recording of enrolment details and will help to streamline the assessment of course prerequisites, credit transfer and the assessment of eligibility for funding assistance.
In the longer term, training providers will benefit from longitudinal data on course completions which will inform the development of future VET sector policy initiatives.
For more information please visit the Unique Student Identifiers website at www.usi.gov.au
Email: usi@industry.gov.au
Phone: 13 38 73*
*Calls from your home phone to a “13” number from anywhere in Australia are the cost of a local call. Local call charges may vary depending upon the telephone service provider, and mobiles may incur a higher charge.
Information for Prospective Domestic Students
Acumen Education aims to enrich lives of our students with a practical learning approach, through our commitment to quality, innovation and integrity by engaging the talent and passion of our people.
Our Courses
We offer a wide range of high quality Vocational Education and Training (VET) Courses.
Apply now – Domestic Students
Enrollment process for international students is an elaborate process that requires accuracy and time bound procedures. This step by step procedure is a guide to international students on how to apply to study at acumen education.
Accept your offer
Congratulations on receiving an offer to study at acumen education. Follow these steps to accept your offer.
Student Welfare
Welfare related services are generally services which address the mental, physical, social and spiritual well-being of students. These services may include, through direct provision or referral, information/advice about: accommodation, counselling, crisis services, disabilities and equity issues, financial matters, legal issues, medical issues, mental health, peer mentoring, programes promoting social interaction, religious and spiritual matters, and stress-management.
Welfare Counselling
In addition to helping you with your studies, acumen is committed to making your stay in Victoria (Melbourne), Australia a memorable and enjoyable one. We want everyone to be happy and feel good about their experiences both in and outside of college. If you’re not happy for any reason, whether it’s something affecting you in or outside the college we offer private one-to-one counselling to help you. If we cannot solve your problems, we can certainly find further professional assistance for you.
Click here! To Learn How to Stay Smart online
Job Assistance
Students studying in Australia may be eligible to work part-time in order to support themselves during their stay and as a way to earn some extra money. If you were granted a Student visa on or after 26 April 2008, you and your dependent family members will already have Permission to Work automatically included with your visa. Further information about on the conditions that apply to working while studying is available. Find out more about working rights and visas at the Department of Home Affairs.
Acumen’s Student Support Officer can help prepare students for their job search in Australia. Specifically, we can help students with:
– Tax File Number applications;
– Opening a bank account;
– CV and cover letter preparation
– Finding job channels in Australia
– Job interview preparation
Many students find the advice they receive valuable as the expectations, processes and customs that Australian employers have could be very different from those in their own countries.
Unique Student Identifier (USI) initiative for VET
Acumen Education will require every enrolling student to provide their USI. This will be recorded within the Student Management System (SMS).
Acumen Education , will verify the USI or using automated service available in Student Management System.
Acumen Education, will not issue AQF certification documentation to an individual without being in receipt of a verified Student Identifier for that individual.
Where a student has an exemption from the USI requirement under the Student Identifiers Act Acumen Education will inform the student prior to either the completion of the enrolment or commencement of training and assessment, whichever occurs first, that the results of the training will not be accessible through the Commonwealth and will not appear on any authenticated VET transcript prepared by the Student Identifiers Registrar.
Access is now open to the USI Registry System – Training organisations and students can now access the USI Registry System to create USI. For more information please visit www.usi.gov.au
Keep up to date with all new information and add the website to your favourites so you can follow developments. USI will be the one-stop shop for providing ongoing support and information to students, training organisations and systems developers.
At the new USI website www.usi.gov.au you can find information about:
- How students can create USIs
- USI information for students
- How training organisations can create USIs on behalf of students
- How training organisations can find information on how the USI initiative works
- System Developers information
- Useful support materials for training organisations
- Our new USI Help Centre
Visit the new Unique Student Identifiers now at www.usi.gov.au
The USI initiative
Currently, it is not possible for students to obtain a complete record of their VET enrolments and achievements from a single online source. This is inconvenient not only for students and employers, but can also make it more difficult for training organisations to assess pre-requisites, credit transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Incomplete data about access to and use of the VET sector also inhibits the development of evidence-based VET programs.
A USI is effectively an account or reference number made up of numbers and letters. The USI will allow all of an individual’s training records, entered in the national vocational education and training (VET) data collection, to be linked.
The USI will make it easier for students to find, collate and authenticate their VET achievements into a single transcript. It will also ensure that students’ VET records are not lost.
The USI will be available online and at no cost to the student. This USI will stay with the student for life and be recorded with any nationally recognised VET course that is undertaken from when the USI comes into effect.
The USI initiative will:
- Seamlessly link information about a student’s VET achievements, regardless of where they studied
- Enable students to easily access secure digital transcripts of their achievements
- Give students access to, and more control over, their educational information
There will be significant benefits for training providers resulting from the introduction of the USI. For example, the USI initiative will enable students to provide training providers with access to an online authenticated record of student attainment. This will assist with the recording of enrolment details and will help to streamline the assessment of course prerequisites, credit transfer and the assessment of eligibility for funding assistance.
In the longer term, training providers will benefit from longitudinal data on course completions which will inform the development of future VET sector policy initiatives.
For more information please visit the Unique Student Identifiers website at www.usi.gov.au
Email: usi@industry.gov.au
Phone: 13 38 73*
*Calls from your home phone to a “13” number from anywhere in Australia are the cost of a local call. Local call charges may vary depending upon the telephone service provider, and mobiles may incur a higher charge.
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