BESPOKE ONLINE COURSES FOR THE SPORTS INDUSTRY

Conditions of Enrolment

The Centre for Athlete and Sports Education* specialises in bespoke online education and professional development to meet the needs of all sporting organisations, coaches and athletes across all sports. The Centre for Athlete and Sports Education partners with industry experts to develop innovative and impactful education and professional development programs that are delivered via Zoom and Online to provide a rich educational experience that can be accessed from any location.

LMS USAGE POLICY

These conditions govern the use of the Learning Management System (LMS). The LMS is used in all courses as a means of supporting and enhancing student learning and facilitating access to learning materials.

Acceptable and Unacceptable Use of the LMS

• Access to the LMS will be provided by an account with a unique username and password

• Account holders must take all reasonable steps to protect their account from unauthorised use

• Users are responsible for all activity performed with their account

• Logins may not be utilized by anyone apart from the individual to whom it has been issued

• Users must not allow others to perform any activity with their accounts. Similarly, users must not perform any activity with accounts belonging to other users

• Users are responsible for maintaining the security of their passwords

• Passwords should NEVER be shared, written down, or stored electronically

• Users should keep a copy of all assessment tasks. LMS User Accounts and Access

• Users will have access to their course or online portal for 6 months after the closing date for the final assessment (if no final assessment, 6 months after the end date of the course). After this time all assessment items/assignment and activity completion reports will be downloaded and stored and users removed

• User accounts not enrolled in any course will be removed

LMS Content and Copyright

Copyright and content in the LMS is owned by The Centre for Athlete and Sport Education* or its third party licensors. Some content on the LMS may also be subject to other intellectual property rights held by The Centre for Athlete and Sport Education* or a third party.

While we endeavour to ensure that all content published on the LMS is correct at the time of publishing we make no warranty about the accuracy, completeness or reliability of that content. You must not rely on that content and should confirm the relevant information with the originating or authorising body. The Centre for Athlete and Sport Education* is not responsible for the actions of third parties (including users of LMS).

Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Site or a third-party to recognise you and make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you. Essentially, cookies are a user’s identification card for the LMS servers. Web beacons are small graphic files linked to our servers that allow us to track your use of our Site and related functionalities. Cookies and web beacons allow us to serve you better and more efficiently, and to personalise your experience on our site.

The Centre for Athlete and Sport Education* uses the enrolment form to gather your personal information to enter into their Learning Management System. Changes to personal details should be emailed to the Centre

Students may withdraw up to one (1) week before course commencement without incurring a financial penalty. Refunds will not be given at all after this point. No Concession rates are available .

On successful completion a course, the Centre for Athlete and Sport Education* will issue a Certificate and/or Results Statement (as appropriate) which will be emailed to the student email address on file in the LMS.

Course completion is the responsibility of the student and access to courses is available for 6 months, after 6 months students will be notified of the course archive process and be given a date to complete the course. If the student does not completed by this date, they will need to re-enrol and pay for the next intake.

Generally, a Certificate and/or Results Statement (as appropriate) will be issued within four weeks of the final assessment and completion. Each certificate is generated with a unique code which can be verified online by a third party. All Certificates and/or Results Statement will be kept for a period of 5 years after issue.

The Centre for Athlete and Sport Education* is committed to quality training and assessment and will not tolerate plagiarism in any circumstances. Plagiarism is the act of using someone else’s work or ideas as if they were your own without giving proper credit to the source. If materials from published authors is used to support submitted assessment work, students must cite and reference the works correctly. Please note that information on the internet is not necessarily true and is not free from copyright. As there are varying degrees of plagiarism and cheating, each suspected case will be adjudicated individually by the Director of Education.

If a student wishes to withdraw from a course, the student must notify The Centre for Athlete and Sport Education* in writing.

The Centre for Athlete and Sport Education* promotes, encourages and values diversity and is committed to providing quality education to all students in a learning environment that is free from discrimination, harassment, bullying and vilification.

The Centre for Athlete and Sport Education* supports all participants to lodge a complaint or appeal as deemed appropriate. We are committed to providing an effective and fair process to resolve matters through appropriate resolution processes. . All complaints and appeals will be dealt with in a constructive and timely manner. You have the right to appeal an assessment result you believe to be unfair, incorrect or inappropriate. Complaints and Appeals should be submitted in writing to the National Projects Manager. Appeals against an assessment result must be received in writing within 6 months of the assessment being marked. Assessment items are kept for a period of 1 year.

A student has the right to request an extension prior to the due date if they feel they will not complete their assessments by the agreed submission date. Students are required to email the National Projects Manager in writing who will assess the extension request and reply to the student within 3 working days if the request has been successful. Note that not all extension requests are granted.

Evaluation forms an important component of each of our courses and each course will have an evaluation survey which is used to inform changes before the next course intake.

The Centre for Athlete and Sport Education*i will ensure it meets its legal and ethical requirements in relation to students’ personal information as per the Privacy Act 1998 and according to the privacy laws of each state and territory that we operate in.

*The Centre for Athlete and Sports Education is a wholly owned subsidiary of AFL SportsReady