Student Support Officer

Our experienced Student Support Officer is here to assist students with creating a Learning Access Plan (LAP) to ensure that individuals with a disability are given the same equal opportunity to access education. This also includes individuals without a disability who may need additional support.

Our Student Support Officer also assists individuals with various needs with:

  • Referrals to external support services for assistance such as financial, social, and psychological
  • Assistance with study and learning tips

Reasonable Adjustments

During our inclusive training and assessment we use a learner-centred approach and provide reasonable adjustments for people with a disability. These reasonable adjustments could include:

Training

  • Modified presentation of training resources e.g. videos, practical opportunities
  • Learning materials and texts provided ahead of time to familiarise to
  • VARK Questionnaire during the Induction Process to identify your learning style
  • Frequent breaks

Assessment

  • Extended or modified timeframes for assessment
  • Oral assessments (presentations, recorded responses and telephone sessions) as alternatives to written tasks
  • Assistive technology e.g. Talk to Text
  • Seek evidence from a third party to demonstrate competence (e.g. statutory declaration, video of the learner undertaking a task)
  • Assessments in plain English
  • A scribe or Sign language interpreter

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