Other Grants Guidelines (Education) Amendment (Women in STEM Program Enhanced Flexibility) 2021

I, Alan Tudge, Minister of Education and Youth, make this legislative instrument.

Dated  17 June 2021  

Alan Tudge

Minister for Education and Youth

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Schedule

Schedule 1—Amendments

Other Grants Guidelines (Education) 2012

1  Name

  This instrument is the Other Grants Guidelines (Education) Amendment (Women in STEM Program Enhanced Flexibility) 2021.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under section 238-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003.

4  Schedule

  The instrument specified in the Schedule to this instrument is amended as set out in the Schedule.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Other Grants Guidelines (Education) 2012

1  Paragraph 1.180.1(b)

Omit “paragraph”, substitute “subsection”.

2  Section 1.190

Insert after subsection 1.190.5:
 

Additional equality of opportunity payment
 

1.190.6 A provider may be awarded an extra amount, as specified in the deed of agreement with the Commonwealth, for the purposes of promoting equality of opportunity in higher education.

3  Subsection 1.190.15

Omit “subsection”, substitute “section”.

4  Paragraph 1.190.15(c)

Omit “that is specified under 1.180.1 and is in receipt of a grant.”, substitute “that agrees with the provider or with the Commonwealth to release those persons for study purposes over the duration of the course.”.

5  Subsection 1.190.30

Insert after paragraph 1.190.30(a):
 

(aa) the provider’s compliance with the conditions applicable to its use of the additional equality of opportunity payment set out in the deed, if applicable;  

6  Section 1.195

Insert before subsection 1.195.1:
 

1.195.1A A grant to an employer under the Women in STEM Cadetships and Advanced Apprenticeships Program must be used to achieve the objective listed in subsection 1.175.1.

7  Subsection 1.195.20

Repeal 1.195.20, substitute:

1.195.20 Grants must be used to facilitate and support the provision of higher education, specifically one or more of the following:

(a) to provide flexible working arrangements to support the provision of higher education and enable employees to undertake study;

(b) to collaborate with higher education providers on the development or design of courses of study;

(c)  work-based assessment;

(d) supervision;

(e) providing study equipment and resources;

(f)   reimbursing employees for expenses relating to their study;

(g) work integrated learning; and

(h) associated program administration.