100% HECS & SSAF Waiver on Diploma of Sustainable Living & Selected Undergraduate Certificates in 2024 @ UTAS

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100% HECS & SSAF Waiver on Diploma of Sustainable Living & Selected Undergraduate Certificates in 2024 @ UTAS
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Katie2014 on 17/07/2023 - 20:54 utas.edu.au (3285 clicks)
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Similar to previous years (2023, 2022)

UTAS are offering the Diploma of Sustainable Living with a 100% HECS and SSAF fee waiver in 2024.

Applications are now open.

This waiver is valid for students admitted and commencing this course in 2024 provided the eligibility criteria are met.

The waiver is available for units studied in 2024.

Also available:

Diplomas

Diploma of Dementia Care (still to be confirmed)

"The Diploma of Dementia Care is regularly offered with 100% HECS fee waiver for domestic students, which means you can pay NO tuition fees! The details for 2024 are being confirmed now, and we anticipate to have this confirmed by August."

Undergraduate certificates:

Undergraduate Certificate in Data and Environmental Management
Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainable Living

Education Certificate Diploma HECS Waiver

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Comments

  • Trying2SaveABuck on 17/07/2023 - 20:56
    +1

    great for people with lots of time to upskill or just have a 'general interest'

    • Franc-T on 19/07/2023 - 00:21

      I was going to do it a year or so ago, but their organisation was all over the place and couldnt find out when and how classes were run etc, so left before it started.

      Hopefully they have got their act together as I dont think this is a bad idea to do for people.

  • Iluvfreebies-freeDel on 17/07/2023 - 20:57
    +8

    Are they offering any Masters in Ozbargains?

    • FutureTech on 18/07/2023 - 08:22

      This.

    • Chocobros on 17/07/2023 - 21:03
      +2

      I like my eggs Albanese 🍳

    • easternculture on 17/07/2023 - 21:15
      +5

      Ill have to discuss this with your daughter tonight

      • frewer on 17/07/2023 - 22:27

        He has a son, unless he doesnt has apple & banana

        • Rod M on 18/07/2023 - 09:25
          -1

          being progressive they can change on a whim

          • easternculture on 18/07/2023 - 15:45
            +1

            @Rod M: Correct
            100 large (or a phone call from daddy) and choose any sex you want to be

  • tg786 on 17/07/2023 - 20:59

    Looks like a lot less course offerings compared to previous years

  • BitcoinKing on 17/07/2023 - 21:23
    +1

    Can we study all units online?

    • nmachine on 18/07/2023 - 10:18
      +1

      the vast majority yes

    • liamthebug97 on 18/07/2023 - 14:48
      +1

      All units are online.

  • Trishool on 17/07/2023 - 21:31

    What type of jobs can you get with these types of courses if you're just starting in the job market?

    • amzinguserman on 17/07/2023 - 22:38
      -2

      lots in the envio-consultancy space.

      • tunzafun001 on 17/07/2023 - 23:24

        Any specific examples / links/ leads? Cheers

        • JonnyCookieDough on 18/07/2023 - 08:29

          This might be a gateway into being an ESD consultant in the building space. Youd pribably need additional training/ qualifications but we spend a lot of money on greenstar pathway advice and verification.

          • Rod M on 18/07/2023 - 08:51

            @JonnyCookieDough: ESD are the first ones to be let go during the upcoming recession,

            • JonnyCookieDough on 18/07/2023 - 08:58
              +1

              @Rod M: Disagree. We have performance based obligations tied to funding across projects being delivered over the next 5 years. Theres a number of other factors that will insulate ESD professionals from recession (to a degree) too - Like the fact we have to decarbonise the built environment recession or not and legisilation and public sentiment is pushing in this direction. If that is a concer, position yourseld in the ESD / Infrastructure space and line yourself up with large public projects that tend to sail through these recessions. Ultimately, dont do this job for recession proof status alone, contemplate it if it interests you or is a passion and then understand how to position yourself. But there is a lucrative career to be made out of this sector.

              • Rod M on 18/07/2023 - 09:09

                @JonnyCookieDough: I meant the in the private sector,

                The public sector always has money to burn during a recession,

    • [Deactivated] on 25/07/2023 - 10:59
      -1

      It's not the 1950's mate.

  • AustriaBargain on 17/07/2023 - 22:51

    Did they get rid of the design one? Any other unit offering anything free. I quite liked UTAS online, they seem way more organised than TAFE, probably much better funded, staff better educated and supported.

  • Daisycogs on 17/07/2023 - 23:06
    +12

    Completed this a few years back. Started in the pandemic and found most topics interesting and fairly easy to complete course work. Then life started getting busy and struggled. Started to ponder if it was worth it.
    I did finish it but took a bit more sacrifice than I thought.
    Sharing my life story incase it helps anyone with their decision to enrol.

    • NobalaKoba on 18/07/2023 - 00:32

      Which course?

    • FutureTech on 18/07/2023 - 08:23

      Is it useful?

      • Daisycogs on 18/07/2023 - 10:13
        +4

        I learned lots about gardening and applied that for my outdoor/indoor plants. Nothing I own dies anymore haha.
        Biodiversity was also interesting and I learned a lot of new things. I wouldn't say useful in everyday life.
        Also more knowledge around sustainable design in housing and reducing my carbon footprint. This was also useful.

  • teeendee on 17/07/2023 - 23:16
    +1

    So can I just enroll in this then immediately pull out to get a student email?

    • tunzafun001 on 18/07/2023 - 11:12
      +1

      This is the way..
      Always wondered if a gmail alias would also get you over the line.

      Ie. Something like

      [email protected]

  • star-ggg on 17/07/2023 - 23:42
    +7

    Have just completed semester 1 of the sustainability one. The content is definitely interesting. My only complaint about it is the core unit "Communicating Sustainability" is literally triple the work of the other units for the same amount of credits. There's 2x 1000 word assignments + 1 500 word assignment. You have to be contributing to the forum regularly (that's assessed) and quizzes after every module. The assignments also don't naturally follow in from the readings so you have to spend a lot of time doing independent research.
    This is all on top of the module readings.

    On top of all that it does not help with the other subjects at all. The content should be cut in half at least or I'd rather do 2 other electives which are more interesting to me.

    The other 2 subjects I've done are way better structured and suitable for online learning. The content is well-paced with good timing gaps between assessments so you can be flexible and plan your life accordingly. The assignments follow on directly from the assessments so as long as you are keeping pace the assignments don't take up that much more time

    • jimmoods on 18/07/2023 - 00:54
      +1

      Spot on @star-ggg communicating sustainability was painful but I did learn a great deal. I'm currently doing the science of gardening 1 which is a lot more chilled with fortnightly quizzes.

    • CatGrandma on 20/07/2023 - 11:51

      Did you find the workload pretty manageable despite Communicating Sustainability being a bit of a slog? I've just started a couple of weeks ago and I'm not sure what to expect. The first week seemed a bit slow but I'm not sure if it's going to rapidly ramp up. I work full time so I'm just doing 2 units but communicating sustainability is one of them.

      • star-ggg on 20/07/2023 - 12:57
        +1

        I did 2 subjects as well. My other one was Sustainable Housing Design.

        It's manageable in terms of it'll be very difficult to fail as long as you do all the assessments. For me, my aim wasn't to do them well, just made sure I did them well enough within the time limit. I know this is a poor attitude to have cause we are all doing this course out of interest not some means to an end. Myself, I didn't attend any of the seminars nor replied to forum posts. The 1000 word assignments took about 2 full days each to do for a Credit standard.

        My suggestion is to keep a close eye on the assessment due date schedule and make sure you allot a block of time within the schedule. It's really poorly structure for independent online learning because stuff like contributing to forums can only be done within 2 weeks. You can't do it early because there'll be nothing to reply to. You can't do it late because they lock the forum for everyone past the due date.

        • CatGrandma on 20/07/2023 - 13:09

          Thanks, that's the same two classes I am doing too so it's good to know that passing isn't too hard. I wish communicating sustainability wasn't a core subject because it seems much less interesting than the electives.

  • Talsek on 18/07/2023 - 00:26

    anyone do the Undergraduate Certificate in Data and Environmental Management? Im interested in doing it just to get some credits for another data sci certification,does the content match up to a normal statistics/data sci cert?

  • gentlecrack on 18/07/2023 - 07:29

    For anyone interested, you can call and check if Applied Design is free too. Last time it was not advertised but ended up getting a HECS fee waiver. Just finished first two units and onto the second sem now. If you are well-organised and have good time management skills, 4-8 hours a week will do.

    • Snide182 on 21/07/2023 - 13:48
      +1

      Rang them to see if the Design course was covered by the fee waiver - they recommended checking on the site mid August as this is still under review.

  • frugaljerk on 18/07/2023 - 14:53
    +1

    Just finished up the last course in my undergrad cert in sustainability. Won't be any help professionally since my day job is in a different industry altogether but I enjoyed the experience. Yes, you could probably teach yourself most of this stuff, but there's a lot to be said about having the content presented in a structured, coherent manner with instructors who know what they're talking about. And of course the student email is very useful.

  • Franconian on 21/10/2023 - 19:10

    Is it only the Diploma of Sustainable living for 2024 with HECS waiver?

  • TimeOrMoney on 23/10/2023 - 00:40

    Looks like the Undergraduate Certificate in Antarctic and Climate Science (70H) also has the 100% HECS waiver.

  • MrThing on 28/03/2024 - 14:54

    good spend of our tax dollars -_-

  • koplik8 on 12/04/2024 - 11:59
    +1

    I found the link for all of the 2024 course where the HECS debts are waviered:
    https://www.utas.edu.au/study/scholarships-fees-and-costs/fe…

    Here are some of our courses covered by a full or part HECS fee waiver. Visit the course page for more details.

    Diploma of Dementia Care
    Diploma of Sustainable Living
    Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainable Living
    Undergraduate Certificate in Data and Environmental Management
    Undergraduate Certificate in Antarctic and Climate Science
    Undergraduate Certificate in Climate Change Awareness and Action
    Undergraduate Certificate in Community Support

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