The Gré College for Scientific Beauty Culture is owned and operated by Eckstein Australia Real Skin Care Pty Limited.

The Gré College for Scientific Beauty Culture is a Registered Training Organisation, registered by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) to deliver Nationally Recognised Training under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

What is a Registered Training Organisation?

In order to become a Registered Training Organisation (RTO), the training provider must meet a set of national standards – the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF). Registration is like a stamp of approval, recognising that an organisation is a credible training provider and meet all
government requirements.

While RTOs are diverse, ranging from private training companies (such as the Gré College) to schools, TAFEs and adult community education colleges, they are all eligible to deliver nationally recognised training and issue the qualification/s listed on their scope of registration.

RTOs are recognised as providers of high quality, nationally recognised training, leading to qualifications which are highly valued by employers and sought after by those developing their career.

Details of our registration are available at Training.gov.au  This is the official National Register of information on Training Packages, Qualifications, Courses, Units of Competency and Registered Training Organisations in Australia.

Occupational Health and Safety

The Gré College is committed to providing a safe work place and learning environment for College personnel and participants respectively. The College ensures strict compliance with occupational health and safety legislation by educating all personnel during their induction process and by ensuring trainers incorporate OH&S considerations when planning and delivering training and when undertaking assessments.

The College expects all personnel and participants to accept responsibility for a safe workplace and learning environment. Personnel and participants are expected to follow a set of safety standards that are clearly outlined in the induction process and at the commencement of each face-to-face course.

These standards are designed to:

• Prevent accidents and ill health caused by work / learning conditions;

• Protect from any health hazard which may arise out of work or conditions in which work / learning is carried out; and

• Maintain an occupational environment designed to satisfy needs for safety, health and well being at work / study.

These standards, and this policy, provides for the following process:

• Establishing and maintaining work / learning practices which are safe and which minimise risk to health;

• Allowing all levels of College personnel to be responsible and accountable for minimising the potential for workplace injury to, and illness of, themselves and participants within their area of responsibility, and where possible, mitigate the risk.

• Ensuring participants are advised of the OH&S requirements of their training programs and supervised accordingly.

• Ensuring the provision of appropriate instruction, information and training; and

• Developing and implementing preventative strategies which include workplace and job design, the identification of hazards in the workplace / learning environment and taking appropriate remedial action to control any hazards.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Anti-Discrimination

The Gré College is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Anti-Discrimination concepts and legislation. The College strives for an equal environment, based solely on merit, in an effort to ensure the absence of discrimination on any grounds.

The College is committed to providing an enjoyable, challenging, involving, harmonious work and training environment, where each individual has the opportunity to progress to the full extent of their ability.

The College is aware of EEO and Anti-Discrimination principles and practices, as they apply specifically to education and training, and will subsequently observe the following points:

• Material and trainers must discourage and prevent polarisation of participants;

• Training program content, processes and/or activities must include all participants and avoid giving an advantage to any one individual or group over another;

• Verbal and non-verbal language must be non-discriminatory;

• Humour must be non-discriminatory; and

• Training Program materials such as session plans, videos, handouts, graphics, cartoons, computer screens must be non-discriminatory and unlikely to offend.

Where a participant has an impairment which may preclude him/her from successfully completing a College course, the College will endeavour to counsel the person and provide, where possible, a pathway whereby they are able to undertake remedial work in order to successfully apply for inclusion into the course in the future.

Workplace Harassment

It is the policy of the College to provide a work and training environment free from all forms of harassment and intimidation and to uphold State and Commonwealth laws pertaining to harassment and EEO.

Harassment, bullying or discrimination against College personnel or participants by any person in the College environment is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. The College recognises the right of all personnel and participants to work and learn in an environment free from harassment, bullying and unlawful discrimination.

Harassment is defined as behaviour that is directed at an individual or group which is:

• Offensive, belittling, humiliating, intimidating or threatening

• Unwelcome and unsolicited

• Is of the type that:

  - Is usually unreciprocated

  - Can usually be expected to be repeated

  - Makes the work or study environment unpleasant, humiliating or intimidating for the individual or group

• Can make it difficult for effective work or study to be done

The various legal acts involved in harassment and discrimination make it an offence if a person engages in unwelcome conduct in relation to the person harassed, in circumstances in which a reasonable person, having regard to all the circumstances, would have anticipated that the person would be offended, humiliated or intimidated.

Any incident of discrimination or workplace harassment is minimised by virtue of the following practices of the College:

• Established and effective complaints procedure;

• Guarantee to treat all complaints seriously and promptly;

• Assurance that appropriate action will be taken to address and resolve any complaints, and

• Monitored workplace / learning environment and culture.

Any concerns or complaints relating to harassment should be reported to the College Manager.

Privacy

Eckstein Australia Real Skin Care Pty Limited t/a the Gré College for Scientific Beauty Culture will collect, manage, use and disclose personal information in accordance with all relevant legislation and standards.

The College maintains up to date and accurate participant records. These records include student details and contact information, fees collected and any refunds given, enrolment, attendance, and academic results.

All documentation and records are maintained in a readily identifiable and retrievable format. Backup of media is conducted on a regular basis and held in a secure location.

The College is committed to the safe-guarding of all College files and records. Hard copy participant files, whether current or archived, are kept within lockable filing cabinets, in a secure room, accessible only by authorised College personnel. A participant may access their personal records during normal College hours under College staff supervision.

Student records are retained in electronic form for a period of 30 years after the participant has completed or withdrawn from their course. Transfer is consistent with State and Territory registering body requirements.

Completed training and assessment documentation, evidence and other records pertaining to training and assessment and participant conduct are maintained in accordance with AQTF requirements.

Complaint Policy and Procedure

The College undertakes to promptly and efficiently attempt to resolve any conflicts or grievances a student wishes to have addressed, whether the complaint involves a policy or procedure of the College, a particular staff member (or members), other students or clients.

Competency based training and assessment

The broad concept of industry competency concerns the ability to perform particular tasks and duties to the standard of performance expected in the workplace. Competency requires the application of specified skills, knowledge and attitudes relevant to effective participation in an industry, industry sector or enterprise.

Assessment is the process by which evidence is collected on the extent of progress towards competency, and judgements are made using that evidence to establish whether or not competency has been achieved.

Competency in this system must be valid or proven beyond reasonable doubt. Assessment must be reliable. Assessment must be fair.

Assessment at the College is undertaken in a variety of ways, including:

• observation of (simulated) workplace activities/tasks;
• oral questioning/interviews;
• third party reports;
• assessment of finished product;
• role plays;
• presentations;
• personal research projects;
• written assignments;
• reports/essays/case studies; and
• multiple choice and short answer examinations.

Under AQF Standards, only 2 outcomes are recorded:

• Competent – Candidate has met or exceeded requirements for assessment;
• Not Yet Competent – Candidate has not met all requirements for assessment.

In the event that a candidate is assessed as Not Yet Competent in the initial assessment, the College provides at least 2 retake opportunities.

The College has an Assessment Appeals Procedure which is included in full in the Student Handbook.

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