Regulations for the Certificate of Higher Education: Counselling Skills, Theory and Practice
  1. The Certificate of Higher Education will be awarded by Senate on the recommendation of the College Board to candidates who have completed satisfactorily a course of part-time study and who have satisfied the examination requirements and who have met the minimum of 80% attendance requirements for the course.

  2. The period of study will normally extend over not less than two years and not more than five.

  3. There are no formal entrance requirements.

  4. The Certificate course is based on a unit structure. Candidates must normally complete units amounting to 120 credit points at a passing grade or above in each course unit to be eligible for the award of which no more than 30 credit points may be drawn from 5 or 10 credit units.

  5. Up to 50% of the credits required to be awarded the Certificate of Higher Education may be attained through the transfer of credits or the accreditation of prior learning as approved by the Board of the College.

  6. Courses relating to specialist fields of study may be offered from time to time. Details of such courses will be specified in the appropriate course description.

  7. Examination will be by assessment of written work, skills practice and such other methods of examination as are approved by the Board of the College as appropriate to that course.

  8. Candidates who have successfully completed the required units will be recommended to Senate for the award of the Certificate of Higher Education.

  9. Subject to the approval of the Board of the College, candidates who have been unsuccessful in the examination of any unit may normally submit themselves to be re-examined in that unit on one occasion only. The conditions for the re-examination of each candidate shall be prescribed by the Board of the College.

  10. All course units taken by students in the Faculty are credit-rated in accordance with the principles contained in the CATS Guide and Regulations (see Section IV). A statement explaining how the CATS scheme is applied to the Certificate of Higher Education can be obtained from the Faculty Office.