TrainEdge Pty Ltd
Tuition Assurance Scheme Activation for the TrainEdge
The Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) was advised on 1st February 2010 of the closure of TrainEdge so have activated the Tuition Assurance Scheme (TAS) process due to the inability of the college to continue delivering courses to students.
It is important for creditors, students and other people affected by the closure of this college that:
· ACPET is not TrainEdge
· ACPET is not the Administrator and
· ACPET does not have access to student fees, or other money from TrainEdge.
However, ACPET does manage the TAS of which TrainEdge was a member.
Shortly ACPET will be providing students with information on how they can be assisted via the ACPET TAS. Our priority is to assist students with a suitable alternative placement as soon as possible.
Two student meetings have been organised to inform students of their rights and responsibilities under the legislation. ACPET will also inform students of the ways ACPET can assist them. Note: These meetings are for TrainEdge students only.
TrainEdge International Students
Note: This meeting is only for international students of TrainEdge. Only students with relevant student identification will be admitted to the meeting.
Student Meeting Details:
Meeting Date: Thursday 4th February 2010
Registration Time: 10.00am
Meeting Time: 10.30am
Venue Address: Dandenong Library, Stuart St, Dandenong VIC
TrainEdge Domestic Students
Note: This meeting is only for domestic students of TrainEdge. Only students with relevant student identification will be admitted to the meeting.
Student Meeting Details:
Meeting Date: Monday 8th February 2010
Registration Time: 10.00am
Meeting Time: 10.30am
Venue Address: Dandenong Library, Stuart St, Dandenong
Contacting ACPET
Students may contact ACPET in writing via:
· Email: trainedge [at] acpet [dot] edu [dot] au
· Fax: 03 9416 1895
· Post: PO Box 551, East Melbourne, VIC 8002
Please note: ACPET can only respond to written requests.
By collecting information in writing ACPET is better able to respond accurately and quickly to your requests. Students who phone ACPET will be directed back to this email/fax number. If you email, you will receive an acknowledgement of your email within 48 hours during normal business days. ACPET guarantees to reply to you, therefore if you do not receive a reply back please check your junk mail folders to see that the email came from.
Information ACPET Needs
When contacting, please provide the following information:
1. Title
2. Full Name
3. Date of Birth
4. Email Address
5. Phone Number
6. Mobile
7. Address
8. Student Number
9. Name of Course enrolled at TrainEdge
10. Commencement of Studies
11. Expected completion date of studies
12. Fees paid in advance for tuition that has not yet been received
Visa Issues
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship is aware of TrainEdge situation and will respond to your enquiries. Please contact Immigration with your queries on visa issues on 13 18 81. A list of immigration offices can be found at: http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/australia/index.htm
About the ACPET Tuition Assurance Scheme (TAS)
In 1994, the ACPET Board established an Overseas Student Tuition Assurance Scheme (OSTAS). The scheme is in compliance with the requirements of the Commonwealth's Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000. The purpose of the ESOS Act is to protect the interests of students studying in Australia on student visas, by providing students whose college has closed a suitable alternative course.
The Scheme ensures that overseas students displaced from any course conducted by an ACPET member participating in OSTAS, due to the member's inability to continue the course, will be efficiently relocated with minimal disruption to studies in a comparable course with another ACPET member participating in OSTAS or other approved provider.