PD short courses - Terms and conditions

Fees and payment options

Course and fee information for all short courses can be found on the Professional development short courses web page.

Payment for short courses can be made by credit card (online). Full payment is required to secure a place in all STM courses.

Course registration closes one week prior to the course commencement date.

Evidence of concession eligibility

Sufficient evidence of concession eligibility must be provided on request in the form of valid student ID for student discounts or Monash staff ID for staff discounts. If evidence of concession is not provided on request payment of full course fee is required.

Refunds

  • A full refund will be issued if the course is cancelled by STM.
  • If STM postpones a course for any reason, a full refund will be offered if you do not choose to remain enrolled in the course on the new date/s.
  • On participant withdrawal, the following refund conditions apply:
  • Full refund (100%) will be issued if a written application is received (via email to stm-prof.dev@monash.edu):
    • At least 20 business days prior to course commencement
  • Partial refund (40%) will be issued if a written application is received (via email to stm-prof.dev@monash.edu)
    • 11–19 business days prior to course commencement
  • No refund will be issued if withdrawal application is received:
    • 10 business days or less prior to course commencement (for all courses), or after the course has commenced.
  • An application to transfer registration to the next scheduled iteration of a course will be accepted if a written application is received (via email to stm-prof.dev@monash.edu) at least 20 business days prior to course commencement subject to availability:
  • Please note that an administration fee of $100 will apply to a transfer of registration, and you will also be required to pay any increase in course fees between the two iterations of the course.

Attendance

A minimum attendance of 90% is required for all courses in order to receive a certificate of completion.

Assessed short courses

Written applications (via email to stm-prof.dev@monash.edu) to withdraw from the assessed version of a course and transfer to a non-assessed version will be accepted up to six business days prior to course commencement.

Cost of assessment is non-refundable if withdrawal occurs:

  • 5 business days or less prior to course commencement (for all courses); or
  • Once the course has commenced.

Important note: Completion of the assessed version of the short courses does not guarantee admission into an award course. For further information regarding admission into the award courses, please contact stm-prof.dev@monash.edu.

Privacy

Monash University values the privacy of every individual’s personal information and is committed to the protection of that information from unauthorised use and disclosure except where permitted by law. For information about the handling of your personal information please see the Monash Short Study Course Data Protection and Privacy Collection Statement. For more information about Data Protection and Privacy at Monash University please see our Data Protection and Privacy Procedure.

If you have any questions about how Monash University is collecting and handling your personal information, please contact our Data Protection and Privacy Office at dataprotectionofficer@monash.edu.

Within the learning environment, please use discretion in sharing confidential and sensitive proprietary information. Please also respect the privacy of your learning community when engaging in discussions/activities and refrain from sharing any information outside of the learning environment.

Expectations of participant behaviour

Participants in professional development education programs are members of the Monash community and are expected to conduct themselves according to our principles of respect, integrity, and fairness. Participants may be removed from a program if they display unacceptable behaviour, with no refund offered.

Participants in assessed professional development education programs are held to the standards of academic integrity expected of other members of the Monash community, including students, researchers, and academics. Participants who are found to breach principles of academic integrity may be penalised or removed from a program with no refund offered.

For more information on the Monash community's aim to build a respectful, thriving community, please visit Respect at Monash.

For more information on the expectations of academic integrity from members of the Monash community, please visit our guide to academic integrity at Monash.

Additionally, the use of copyrighted materials in professional development programs will be permitted according to the rules set out in the Copyright Compliance Policy.

Participants' T’s & C’s are governed by the conditions of their registration.