Learning Support Strategies

The College provides a range of enrichment and support programs designed to help students optimise their achievement.

These include:

• Offering additional individual tutor support if required;
• Providing explicit instruction in the development of effective study skills;
• Mentoring students to assist them achieve the best possible results;
• Supporting students to gain high-level skills in vocational, information and communication technologies

School Orientation Program

All students will take part in an orientation program after enrolment where various staff will assist students to become familiar with the ethos of the Institute. This will take place the week before the course begins. You will meet the academic and administrative staff and particular attention will be given to course details and assessment within your chosen area. The procedure for complaints and grievances, as well as access and equity, will also be explained. Students will have the opportunity to ask further questions about any aspect of the Institute. Students enrolling after the course has commenced will be given an individual orientation program.

ANIBT conducts regular sessions that deal with essential study skills. Students are assisted to reflect on their approach to study, the level of their skills and on how to optimise study skills.

Activities likely to be undertaken by students in these sessions include:

• Setting goals


• Monitoring goal achievement
• Time management planning
• Development of organisational skills
• Taking action to control and organise study, work and recreation
• Self-assessment tests on a range of study effectiveness topics

Counselling and Pastoral Care

Students will have teachers as mentors, for pastoral care matters, for study management, goal setting activities and career guidance. Students experiencing difficulties associated with health issues, and personal matters will be free to discuss such problems with their teacher, but may also be referred to the Director of Studies or the Director of Education and Student Services or a relevant, external experienced counsellor when necessary.

International Students

The future admission of international students from many different countries into ANIBT will provide cultural diversity, an excellent preparation for all students in the global environment.

Attendance

ANIBT has the expectation that your attendance will be 100% except in the case of illness that must be verified by an original medical certificate. International students are required by Australian government regulations to be in attendance in a full time course, a minimum of 20 contact hours per week and not less than 36 weeks in an academic year. A student’s attendance is considered unsatisfactory by DIMIA if it is below 80% of the hours of delivery in a semester regardless of the reasons including illness. Should your attendance be unsatisfactory, including absences due to illness, ANIBT must report this to DIMIA and advise you to attend an interview at DIMIA within 28 days of the report being sent to DIMIA and to your address. Your student visa may be cancelled as a result of this interview.

Academic performance

ANIBT must report unsatisfactory academic performance to DIMIA. You will be required to attend an interview at DIMIA within 28 days and your visa may be cancelled as a result.

Student Well-being

The welfare of students is of paramount importance to the College. A strong feature of ANIBT is its relatively small size and the benefits that flow from students and teachers working within a relatively small teaching and learning community. This means that the task of building connectedness to the school, to staff and to other students is much easier than would be the case in a larger college. However, whilst the College recognises that a small size enhances possibilities for building a harmonious and friendly learning environment, it also recognises the need to implement programs and strategies to ensure that the benefits of this close-knit environment are capitalised upon.

The student welfare support program and strategies consists of the following elements:

• The Director of Education and Student Services is responsible for overseeing welfare initiatives and concerns and will refer students to relevant professionals when necessary;
• Each teacher is responsible for the study and welfare needs of students;
• The ANIBT Director of Studies, Heads of Department, teachers and the Director of Education and Student Services provide:
  • Counselling as required;
  • Peer support mechanisms;
• Students will be interviewed before commencement, to determine the best educational program for their individual needs;
• Linkages have been built with external welfare support agencies and the College has access to community support services

Further Support

ANIBT provides quality support to students in the form of

• Guidance in selecting an appropriate course
• Placement assistance