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100% HECS Waiver on Various Undergraduate Certificates (4 Units) from UTAS (SSAF Fees Apply)

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100% HECS Waiver on Various Undergraduate Certificates (4 Units) from UTAS (SSAF Fees Apply)
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thydzik on 10/06/2021 - 11:24 utas.edu.au (2032 clicks)
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Job-ready certificates - Our short, flexible qualifications will give your career a real boost. Best of all, you can study online and without fees.

Whether you’re already a qualified professional or you’ve never studied before, we have a certificate for you. They’re a great way to upskill in an area you’re interested in or jump into further studies.

You’ll study four units, which will take six months full-time or one year part-time. You can also receive a 100% HECS fee waiver, which means studying with no tuition fees*.

Most of our certificates are offered fully online, so you can easily fit them in with your schedule. We have options in Business, Health, Education, Science, and more.

https://www.utas.edu.au/study/certificates#faqs

If you’re eligible to receive the 100% HECS fee waiver, you must complete at least two units by 31 December, 2021 and the remaining units by 30 June, 2022 in order to have the waiver applied to all units.

Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) applies, $46.20 per unit.
https://faq.utas.edu.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/1612/kw/ssaf

Courses:
Diploma of Dementia Care M1D
Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainable Living Z0U
Undergraduate Certificate in Dementia Care 50F
Graduate Certificate in Economic Geology K5F
Undergraduate Certificate in Social Care A0F
Undergraduate Certificate in Education Support 40B
Graduate Certificate in E-Health (Health Informatics) H5E
Undergraduate Certificate in Creative Arts and Health A0E
Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Design Z0N
Undergraduate Certificate in Antarctic and Climate Science 70H
Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Technologies Z0Q
Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management (Aged Care) 35D
Undergraduate Certificate in Cyber Security Fundamentals 70C
Undergraduate Certificate in Data and Environmental Management 70D
Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management (Safety and Quality) 35C
Graduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy M5C

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  • King Steuart on 10/06/2021 - 11:47
    +6

    Amenities fee still applies

  • Drakesy on 10/06/2021 - 11:48
    -4

    Thanks Scotty from marketing for allowing us to experience uni for the same cost as your generation./s
    Albeit a very small selection of courses which i feel people may sign up for and never finish as there's no out of pocket expense.

    Really i just see this as a way for the government to get money back into the hands of universities who are ancient, admin heavy institutions with zero innovation, which is ironic really.

    • timtam-slam on 10/06/2021 - 12:13

      I'd be amazed if these weren't attend-to-pass courses too.

    • macrocephalic on 10/06/2021 - 20:14
      +4

      There might be no out of pocket expense but the fee waiver only applies if you complete the certificate - do don't get trapped.

  • Kawaii on 10/06/2021 - 11:49
    +35

    As a Utas graduate I highly do not recommend going there
    Especially for IT and/or Accounting, basically you won’t learn anything and you only need 1-2 days of studying to get a Distinction.

    • littlesoldier on 10/06/2021 - 11:59
      +127

      only need 1-2 days of studying to get a Distinction.

      That might be a selling point for some LOL

    • morse on 10/06/2021 - 12:02
      +13

      I can see how that would be frustrating. However these courses are pretty good opportunities for people who could otherwise not afford it, or want to improve their skills and CV at no financial cost (despite time cost).

      It might even count as activity for people on job seeker.

      • Yoopy on 10/06/2021 - 17:14
        +1

        "It might even count as an activity for people on job seeker"
        I was thinking about this exactly

    • zhenjie on 10/06/2021 - 12:03
      +13

      You just sold me!

    • ltwo on 10/06/2021 - 12:05

      Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Technologies is no good then?

    • vinni9284 on 10/06/2021 - 12:11

      Did you graduation/certification assist you in gaining employment or to another beneficial pathway?

      • Clear on 10/06/2021 - 12:32
        +12

        In the local IT industry the UTAS degrees are seen as a joke. Everyone knows they were designed to specifically cater for the Chinese students and a lot of topics covered were completely unrelated or outdated. I could seriously write an essay on the many reasons why it was bad.

        Source: Studied IT at UTAS and work in the industry.

        However in saying that the Undergraduate courses are still something good to considering how cheap they are and it's certainly a good look on your resume if you're looking to get in the door, or even become more qualified in your own role. UTAS focus heavily on programming, AI, augmented reality (quite outdated tbh) and many people are into that.

        • xtommyk on 10/06/2021 - 12:40

          What online provider can you recommend then?

          • Clear on 10/06/2021 - 12:45

            @xtommyk: I studied at UTAS and RMIT, but that was 10 years ago and since then I've done industry/vendor certifications instead of University for further education.

            This is another option, though Melbourne Institute of Technology don't exactly have good ratings and if you can't balance full time online study it'll be difficult. There's also some discussion there about Box Hill offering the same for free.

            Ideally I'd be looking at them all, what work is involved and how flexible they are with the study options that would fit in with you.

          • killingtime on 26/06/2021 - 13:18

            @xtommyk: UNSW. Partially online

        • SnowDragon on 10/06/2021 - 12:57
          +10

          Hello fellow Alumni!

          KIT105 - Professional Practices is probably the biggest joke of a unit I did.

          Assignments include:

          • Writing your own resume
          • Coming up with a 30 second elevator pitch
          • Creating a 5 minute video about your elevator pitch (group project!)

          Lectures were completely pointless and one included people from the Australian Computer Society trying to sign us up.

          One tutorial we even practiced walking into an exam room, where we did a "practice exam" which, I kid you not, was basically the exact same exam we ended up doing.

          Utas are more geared towards their international students because that's where their bread and butter is. Why should they care about domestic students when international students pay 3x the amount?

          2021 Total Course Fee (international students): $99,244 AUD*.
          Course cost based on a rate of $31,950 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).

          • Clear on 10/06/2021 - 13:01
            +2

            @SnowDragon: When I studied they had just created the "Information & Communication Technology" degrees so you could still study Bachelor of Computing, Bachelor of Information Systems etc. and that unit didn't exist. It's also around the same time it became blatantly obvious they were reworking everything to fit in with the increasing amount of Chinese students

            Coordinator Nicole Herbert

            Say no more! She certainly made the entire experience extremely unpleasant. That unit sounds like something that belongs in the University Preparation Program for those who didn't fit the criteria to get into the degree of their choice.

        • vinni9284 on 10/06/2021 - 12:57
          +1

          Many Degrees and certifications are now hand-balled profit making DIY online machines as many ppl don't want to do the work and copy/paste IMO. It's a good thing that you have studied as this Uni and ended up in the same field! (not affiliated with this Uni or any other)

          • Clear on 10/06/2021 - 13:03
            +2

            @vinni9284: You just summed up Upskilled. Get some Linkedin learning, get some YouTube videos, get some old study material for Server 2012 and bam you've got yourself a GradCert.

            • vinni9284 on 10/06/2021 - 13:06
              +1

              @Clear: You did the work! Kudos to you! A Degree etc is just a key to get you through the door into the interview. Sometimes word of mouth is king! Cheers

              • Clear on 10/06/2021 - 13:06

                @vinni9284: Nah I never studied Upskilled thankfully but read enough reviews to steer clear.

          • Telios on 10/06/2021 - 15:58

            @vinni9284: Yup it's so true.

            My Uni experience versus recent online classes really highlighted how education is slipping down a box-ticking/international funding/copy paste path.

            A lot of these places seem like their online courses are glorified YouTube tutorials with a certificate stamped with the institution at the end…

            • vinni9284 on 10/06/2021 - 16:11
              +1

              @Telios: At the end of the day, Education is a business like everything else. The government funding model is to fund (pay educational institutes, students and other affiliates) for students that 'Pass' subjects. So it incentives business to pass many students that would normally deemed to fail. Covid has solidified the new educational model to be predominately online and even when its eradicated, the face to face model wont be ever the same (depending on the course i.e top tier)

      • chalks1971 on 10/06/2021 - 15:22

        You could always do this, which would then lead to do this https://www.avse.edu.vn/

        • vinni9284 on 10/06/2021 - 15:27

          Not as easy as you think as your English has to be very proficient.

          • chalks1971 on 10/06/2021 - 15:32

            @vinni9284: This is Ozbargain, dont we all speak English proficiently, ok sure that dude from JESLED wouldnt cope bro

            • vinni9284 on 10/06/2021 - 15:35

              @chalks1971: You would be very surprised how technology has made us dumb with its spell checks, suggestive grammar within sentences and predictive text/AI. :P

            • funnysht on 10/06/2021 - 20:24

              @chalks1971: i fink 95% of ozbargainers will fail…to even complete the application correctly

          • macrocephalic on 10/06/2021 - 20:19

            @vinni9284: I know plenty of people who've find TESOL in Asia. I think we long as you have a tertiary education then you're probably qualified.

  • crazy94boy on 10/06/2021 - 11:52
    +6

    It seems like if you start the course without planning on actually finishing it, you will have to pay for the units

    "To receive the waiver, you must complete a minimum of two units (out of a total of four) by 31 December 2021, and have completed all four units by 30 June 2022. Please see the individual course pages for unit availability in 2021 and 2022."

    • canberrascooter on 10/06/2021 - 11:54
      +2

      Massive risk

    • thydzik on 10/06/2021 - 11:57
      +2

      My experience is that you will enrol for the two units and get them waived after the cutoff date, you will only get the next two units waived if you complete the first two.

    • Drakesy on 10/06/2021 - 12:02
      +2

      Yep, zero risk to the university, they still get paid no matter what.

    • SimbaGirl on 11/06/2021 - 10:10

      Not, that's not what it means. You don't have to do all the units - if for some reason you decide not to continue with your studies, as long as you have met the specified timeframes, the fee waiver is applied, and you do not have to pay it back if you don't complete the certificate.

      What it means in practical terms is that if you only complete one unit by 31 December 2021, the fee waiver will apply to that but not to the remaining units - if you don't do any further units, you do not have to pay the fee waiver back for the first unit, but if you want to do the other three units, you will have to pay for them.

      If you're admitted to the course, but don't complete any units this year (you go nah, I'll do it next year), you won't qualify for the fee waiver at all, so you would have to pay for ANY units you undertake.

      And lastly, if you complete at least two units by the end of December, the fee waiver will still be applicable to the remaining two as long as you complete THOSE by 30 June 2022, so as long as you stick to those required timeframes, your tuition fees will be waived. So if you met the first timeframe, but then only did one (your third) unit by June 2022, the fee waiver would then not apply to the one remaining unit.

    • thydzik on 11/06/2021 - 13:07

      I have confirmed with UTAS, you only need to pay for units if you enrol into them after 30 June 2022.

      • VeeKTOR on 13/07/2021 - 20:43

        Do you know if you have to pay if you fail but re-eroll? As in take 4 units pass 3 and fail or withdraw from 1. Can you take the last unit again the next sem and finish by June 2022 free of charge? Been ages since I actually studied at uni and I forget (also never failed or dropped a unit)

        • thydzik on 13/07/2021 - 21:04

          Yes. That is correct you can take any number of units, multiple times before 30 June 2022 and it will be HECS waived.

          You may not get an opportunity to retry the unit again if it's not on again next semester though.

  • Binge on 10/06/2021 - 11:57
    +2

    I cannot believe they still offer the Dementia studies!

    • LongJohn92 on 10/06/2021 - 11:58
      +102

      I kept on forgetting that they had it.

    • morse on 10/06/2021 - 12:04
      +3

      Why is that?

  • peterpeterpumpkin on 10/06/2021 - 12:05

    I think "Bachelor of Education (Primary) 43B" is a mistake?

    • thydzik on 10/06/2021 - 12:08

      thanks, fixed.

      It's a different HECS Waiver

  • Muzeeb on 10/06/2021 - 12:13
    +15

    The clinical pharmacy course will help out with my side hustle.

    Then again the cyber security one sounds interesting

    You will learn to implement penetration testing.

    • lasertip on 10/06/2021 - 12:32
      +7

      That’s why it’s a face-to-face only course.

      • pichxlonco on 10/06/2021 - 12:52
        +4

        maybe face-to-back would be more accurate

    • Clear on 10/06/2021 - 12:42
      +1

      Fond memories of learning how to do that, SQL injection and a lot of other fun stuff within week 2 of IT at UTAS. Then of course they gave us access to the Faculty's UNIX server and expected us not to do anything malicious.

      • snep on 10/06/2021 - 18:10
        +1

        Then of course they gave us access to the Faculty's UNIX server and expected us not to do anything malicious.

        :(){ :|:& };:,

        • Clear on 10/06/2021 - 20:42
          +1

          Funny you should say that because within 15 minutes of being given access in the tutorial someone had already done it. In his defence the warnings when you SSH'd in did say not to run IRC servers and nothing else.

          • snep on 10/06/2021 - 23:01

            @Clear: Sounds about right. Pretty harmless though and kind of funny if it worked. I'm sure the admins quickly learned their lesson if they didn't set ulimit

            • Clear on 10/06/2021 - 23:10

              @snep: Considering UTAS had a chunk of their senior staff retire and the other chunk made redundant leaving PhD students running the show… no it was a real mess.

    • funnysht on 10/06/2021 - 19:52

      GOOD LUCK WALTER WHITE PAINT

  • eman resu on 10/06/2021 - 12:13

    Bachelor of Education is not included in this offer

  • Weisman on 10/06/2021 - 12:16
    +1

    Does this apply to other universities or just UTAS?

  • rocketrocket on 10/06/2021 - 12:19

    Odds that I can complete some of the courses listed here:
    https://www.utas.edu.au/courses/cse/courses/70c-undergraduat…
    and get them credited to my degree at UQ?

    • podhob on 10/06/2021 - 12:52

      Wondering the same thing with mine at RMIT, probably best to email your uni and see if equivalency credits can apply or if you can write it off as elective units.

  • Chicken Kyiv on 10/06/2021 - 12:32
    +7

    oh to be 18 again

    • Gary Gary Gary on 10/06/2021 - 13:28
      +7

      You can study anytime. If you're a 40 year old deadbeat I would still recommend going to get a degree.

  • poormansfriedchicken on 10/06/2021 - 12:33
    +1

    is there a point of completing these if i already have a degree?

    • nfr on 10/06/2021 - 12:43
      +4

      You only have one degree?

      • King Steuart on 10/06/2021 - 12:45
        +4

        I have 360 degrees and so I'm gonna use them to turn around and walk away

        • Zackeroo on 10/06/2021 - 12:50
          +32

          360 degrees will only make you do a full rotation tho…

          I find it hard to believe you've even graduated from HS :)

        • cookie2 on 10/06/2021 - 23:11
          +2

          😂😂😂

    • morse on 10/06/2021 - 15:07

      Depends what you’re doing for work or what you want to do for work. If you want to get into a different field or build your CV then maybe. You may also want to just learn about the topic being offered.

  • Birdseye on 10/06/2021 - 12:58
    +6

    I signed up for the Diploma of Sustainability last year solely to get a university email address and associated freebies/discounts. Don't think it even had student amenities fees then. I've actually enjoyed it just doing a couple of sustainable house design subjects. Had to do some work but quite cruise and interesting

    • Gojkins on 10/06/2021 - 13:55

      Yeah same boat, finishing 4th unit now… damn the 2nd half of this year is going to be intense got 4 to smash out.
      Does anyone know what happens if we don't finish it all? Honestly getting the diploma isn't a must for me, but not paying anything is.
      Have still learnt quite a bit :)

      • Birdseye on 10/06/2021 - 14:16

        I don't think anything happens if you don't do all the subjects. I only did one unit in Semester 2 last year (enrolled and then dropped other before census date), ended up not doing any this semester and will just do the other sustainable house design subject next semester and then withdraw. As you say, it's not about the diploma for me, but interested in building a sustainable house one day so good to have some knowledge.

      • nmachine on 10/06/2021 - 14:53

        I'm doing the diploma too and some subjects are a wank but some are pretty good and useful for my job and interests. If you don't complete them by the final date then you just pay for any you have to take after that date.

        • Gojkins on 10/06/2021 - 15:19
          +1

          Yeah nah won't be paying for any after that date.
          I guess I'll just try my best to smash them out this year without putting too much pressure on work/life balance.
          Sustainable house design is one of the main reasons I enrolled too and did enjoy it.
          Currently planning some fixed awnings for our northern windows with the knowledge I gained in the unit and from https://www.yourhome.gov.au/, fantastic website.

          • nmachine on 10/06/2021 - 15:45

            @Gojkins: but why? Why put all the work in and enjoy it but not go that little bit extra to get the actual reward for it all?
            Maybe look into quitting early and still being awarded the grad cert if you are certain you don't want the diploma.

            • Gojkins on 10/06/2021 - 17:23

              @nmachine: The why:
              1. Units are heavily weighted to 2nd half of the year. I wish I was able to do more units in the first half. Having 4 to complete in the second half while balancing full-time work and life might be a bit too much.
              2. I don't see too much value in actually having the diploma in the end. Maybe a future employer will see it on my CV and consider it favourably, but I don't like my chances.
              3. Given point 2 and the fact that I'm an ozbargainer, spending money on these units isn't in my interest.

              The grad cert is something interesting I should consider though, thanks!

    • Korban Dallas on 03/07/2021 - 02:25

      Same here fantastic course. Have 4 more units to go.

  • RocketSwitch on 10/06/2021 - 13:01
    +4

    Now if they would 100% wavier my HECS fees of $70K that would be great!

    • dingle on 10/06/2021 - 15:57

      You can get a body double and fake your death :)

  • stayhustlin on 10/06/2021 - 13:05
    +3

    Hey everyone!

    Was wondering if anyone here has done the Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Design (Z0N) or a similar course at UTAS before and had any feedback? I'm quite interested in taking it but would love to get some opinions on it.

    Or are there any similar design courses on other websites that people would recommend that are either free or cheap?

  • Silvermarch on 10/06/2021 - 13:05
    +3

    Anyone done the Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Design? Units seem pretty interesting, could be something fun to take up on the side, but would like to see if anyone with experience at UTAS could comment on quality of the unit.

  • nmachine on 10/06/2021 - 13:10

    Are you sure about the bachelors degree OP? I'd think it a bit hard to complete in under a year

  • SEasternCry on 10/06/2021 - 13:13

    when does this expire? need time to decide

  • pieweight on 10/06/2021 - 13:18
    +2

    Any data/GIS people out there with thoughts on the Undergraduate Certificate in Data and Environmental Management?
    Been eyeing off switching into this field for a little while and this seems as good a place to start as any.

    • Nomad2233 on 10/06/2021 - 13:37
      +2

      I use GIS alot especially as BIM has become important in the recent years - within the engineering space, I'm a civil engineer and and I'm thinking I might go and do it.
      PM me if you wanna know more about what I do, probably shouldn't disclose much on an open forum haha.

    • Bren20 on 10/06/2021 - 16:15
      +1

      Keep in mind it looks like 'Introduction to Data Science' unit is only offered in person

      • pieweight on 10/06/2021 - 16:24

        Thanks, I've emailed UTas to see if they have a suggestion. Perhaps it will be offered online Sem 1 2022 if there's enough interest? Can't see why it couldn't be taught online.

        • Bren20 on 10/06/2021 - 19:05
          +2

          Let me know what they say, I was thinking the same as you, maybe they'll offer online for next year

          • Telios on 12/06/2021 - 21:29

            @Bren20: Just so you guys know this program for "free" places is ending in 2022. Doubt they will add another year/semester since it was a Covid program.

            • Bren20 on 12/06/2021 - 22:11

              @Telios: I'm pretty sure for this course you have to complete by mid next year - some of the others need to be completed this year

              The hope is that sem1 they add the unit as an off campus unit, looking at the unit info it looks incomplete as compared to the other units.

          • pieweight on 16/06/2021 - 15:07
            +2

            @Bren20: I spoke to admissions at UTas today. So the Undergraduate Certificate in Data and Environmental Management isn't technically available online, so you have to enrol as studying on campus, but you can then study 3/4 units online. Didn't get an answer about the data science course being offered online next semester.

    • archipelago on 10/06/2021 - 18:26
      +1

      What are you planning to use GIS for? As in what field or job prospects?

      One of my undergrad majors was geography, with interests in both physical and human geography. I am currently doing a research masters (structural geology) and use GIS.
      I could shed some light if you want to know more about this - feel free to PM

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