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- Aboriginal Education and Cultural Equity PolicyThis Policy update includes minor nomenclature changes, and has been renamed the Aboriginal Education and Cultural Equity Policy.
- Academic Board Regulations 2021The Academic Board Regulations 2021 have been updated to give effect to changes to the Academic Board membership.
- Academic Integrity GuidelinesThis Guideline aims to assist academic and teaching staff to prevent, detect and respond to breaches of academic integrity.
- Academic Integrity PolicyThe Policy updates reflect the need for explicit attention to be paid to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Academic Integrity Policy and Guidelines. The Policy now makes reference to artificial intelligence tools and models, and the associated Guidelines have the addition of an Appendix providing advice to staff and students in the usage of artificial intelligence tools.
- Academic Progress - Academic Progress Procedure (HE)The Procedure has been updated in line with the implementation of the new student system in 2022, reflecting changes to process and automated functionality. Several changes have also been made in response to feedback from academic and professional staff, to clarify and streamline processes. This includes moving the coordination of Show Cause Panels from Colleges to Student Administration.
- Academic Progress - ELICOS ProcedureThis Procedure has been updated as follows:
• Add in the position of Director, Centre of VU Transitions within the Summary of Roles & Responsibilities table
• Update position titles/panel membership of Student Progress Committee and Show Cause Review Panels
• The addition of Part D Government Reporting.
- Academic Progress - Foundations Studies ProcedureThis Procedure has been updated to reflect changes in position titles and organisational units.
- Academic Progress - VET Overseas Student Progress Review ProcedureThe changes include:
-Titles of accountable and responsible officers
-Removal of under 18 overseas students for VET programs
-Updating titles of positions
- Academic Progress - VET Student Progress Review Procedure (Domestic Students)This Procedure has had minor updates to reflect updated position titles, reporting and accountability, template names, and detail regarding VET VCE programs.
- Academic Progress Regulations 2016The Regulations have been updated to reflect current organisational structure.
- Admissions - Course Admissions and Pre-Training Review Procedure (VET)The Procedure has minor updates to clarify learning support referral rather than enrolment into learning support units.
- Admissions - English Language Admission Requirements Proceduretba
- Admissions PolicyThe Policy and Procedure have been reviewed to ensure compliance with the HESF, the ESOS Act 2000 and the National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018.
- Admissions Proceduretba
- Animal Welfare Complaints ProcedureThe Policy Suite has been reviewed, with minor updates to formatting, and references to reflect current organisational structure and processes.
- Animal Welfare Non-Compliant Events ProcedureThe Policy Suite has been reviewed, with minor updates to the template, and references to reflect current organisational structure and processes.
- Animal Welfare PolicyThe Policy Suite has been updated to reflect current organisational structures and nomenclature, as well as minor grammatical updates.
- Anti-racism PolicyThis Policy gives effect to Victoria University’s commitment to anti-racism in relation to all affected people, peoples of colour, and Australia’s First Nations Peoples. It focuses on explaining racism to provide a framework to enable the decol-onising of University systems that in some cases perpetuate all forms of racism, including colonisation.
- Appropriate Workplace Behaviour - Staff-Authored Texts Proceduretba
- Appropriate Workplace Behaviour PolicyThe Policy has been updated to include a new Conflict of Interest disclosure requirement and procedure (Part E) as well as minor changes to ensure alignment with other VU policies and procedures.
- Assessment for Learning - Adjustments to Assessment Procedure (HE)This update involves the removal of special covid-19 arrangements.
- Assessment for Learning - Assessment Procedure (VET)This Procedure outlines the requirements for the planning and conducting of assessment.
- Assessment for Learning - Assessment Validation Procedure (VET)This Procedure outlines the requirements and processes for the effective validation of assessment used within national training package qualifications and VET accredited courses.
- Assessment for Learning - Examination Administration ProcedureThis Procedure has had minor amendments to change 'Assessments and Completions Unit' to 'Student Administration' throughout the document.
- Assessment for Learning - Management of Results and Grade Sets Procedure (HE)This Procedure provides -
1. the accepted grade set in use at Victoria University (VU) for all Higher Education (HE) coursework units, including HE Non-Award units where performance is being assessed by the University;
2. the process to be used in entering and managing student results, and defines responsibilities within this process; and
3. the explains the use of Grade Point Average and Weighted Average marks at VU. - Assessment for Learning - Moderation and Validation Procedure (HE)Minor changes have been made to the Moderation and Validation Procedure, to provide further procedural settings for the validation of assessment rubrics and on-line tests, and to align with the Academic Progress Procedure in relation to the functions of Assessment and Progress Boards.
- Assessment for Learning - Resulting Procedure (VET)The Procedure has been updated to reflect changes to Unit Outcomes categories.
- Assessment for Learning - Review of Individual Assessment Outcomes Procedure (HE)This Procedure has been updated to ensure it directly refers to Form AC02 as the means by which a student requests a review of assessment, and the means by which a decision is recorded. The Procedure also has an update to a position title, and the removal of the term `graded’ from the Scope, to remove any ambiguity about the applicability to pass/fail assessments.
- Assessment for Learning - Standards for Assessment Procedure (HE)The updated Procedure directly addresses:
• Commitments in VU's Gen AI Action Plan
• Regulatory compliance with the HESF
• Outcome Standards for Registered Training Organisations (2025)
• Implementation of the Strategic Review of the VU Block Model recommendations - Assessment for Learning - Supplementary Assessment and Conceded Pass Procedure (HE)This Procedure governs the University's use of supplementary assessment and conceded passes.
- Assessment for Learning PolicyThe updated Assessment for Learning Policy directly addresses:
• Commitments in VU's Gen AI Action Plan
• Regulatory compliance with the HESF
• Outcome Standards for Registered Training Organisations (2025)
• Implementation of the Strategic Review of the VU Block Model recommendations - Awards Regulations - Graduation Administration ProcedureThis Procedure has been updated to merge the following Procedures:
Awards Regulations Graduation Administration Procedure
Awards Regulations Student Speaker Procedure
Awards Regulations Academic Dress Procedure
The Procedure has also been updated to reflect current organisational structure and position titles. - Awards Regulations 2018This Regulation provides the basis for the University to issue Awards, including aerogrotat and posthumous awards, and provides specifications as to the appropriate academic dress to be worn at graduation ceremonies.
- Awards Regulations ProcedureThe Procedure consolidates 8 Awards Procedures into the one document, creating a unified, transparent framework for issuing academic records, ensuring consistency across both higher education and VET programs and alignment with regulatory requirements, as well as reducing confusion for students accessing their academic records.
The following Procedures will be disestablished as part of this process:
- Academic Transcripts Procedure
- Australian Higher Education Graduation Statements Procedure
- Award Issue Procedure (VET)
- Awards and Testamurs Procedure
- Certificate of Participation Procedure (VET)
- Conferral of Aegrotat and Posthumous Awards Procedure
- Statement of Attainment Procedure (VET)
- Victoria University Extra Transcript Procedure