What you need to know before enrolling

Course fees (AUD)

Refunds are not available once training and assessment commence, subject to the refund policy and consumer law. Participants pay their own visa, migration agent, flights, accommodation, transport and living costs. Screening checks are supported by the college (see below) — estimate them here.

Attendance

Attendance at all tutorials is mandatory.

1. 1One missed tutorial: trainer contact and catch-up work before the next session.
2. 2Two consecutive or three overall: formal warning and progress meeting.
3. 3Further unexplained absence: review with written notice and an opportunity to appeal.

Screening checks

Apply for a volunteer Police Clearance and a volunteer NDIS Worker Screening check before Session 14 (Cohort 1: before 28 July 2027; Cohort 2: before 27 January 2028). Clearances are needed before placement.

Equinox College will support you to get a volunteer NDIS Worker Screening check and will pay for your volunteer Police Clearance.

Visa

Participants apply for their own visa. Equinox provides contacts for two partner migration agents, who are invited to the first placement preparation session (Sessions 10–11). No visa outcome is promised.

Time limits

• Maximum enrolment period is 18 months. Placement does not extend this.
• Placement must start within 6 months of completing theory.