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Student-Staff Consultative Committees

Student-Staff Consultative Committees (SSCCs) are program-specific committees on which staff and students sit. They are designed to enable students to give feedback on their programs and have real input into the way the program is taught and managed.

The types of issues dealt with by SSCCs include;

• Course and program structure
• Workload
• Teaching methods
• Access to resources and facilities
• Timetabling
• Class sizes
• Social and general issues relating to life on Campus.

The Committees are made up of the Head of School or Program Coordinator, program teachers and students. As the aim is to create dialogue between staff and students, the number of students represented must be equal to the number of staff. Student representation should include full-time, part-time, international, domestic, male and female students where possible. These students are elected at the start of each year and undergo training through RMIT LEAD.

If there is no SSCC for your program, speak to your program coordinator to find out why. For more information on SSCCs, check out the SSCC Kit below.



DOWNLOAD THE SSCC KIT HERE

You can also find more information on the RMIT Corporate Governance website at www.rmit.edu.au/corporate-governance and in the section on Student Representation/Student-Staff Consultative Committees at www.rmit.edu.au/lead


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Since 1944, the RMIT Student Union has been fighting for the rights of RMIT students – that means your rights, too! We’re the only place you can come to within the University that will put your rights first, and will give you independent advice and advocacy that looks out for your best interests.

There are lots of reasons why you might need to access the Student Union’s Student Rights service. If you…

• Have been accused of plagiarism
• Have received an email asking you to “show cause” why you should not be recommended for Exclusion
• Have been recommended for Exclusion
• Have experienced sexual assault or harassment
• Have been discriminated against at RMIT
• Have a hearing date
• Need a referral to a support service, such as RMIT Counselling
• Have a complaint which is being ignored or dismissed as ‘not important’
• Have received an email or letter from RMIT which you don’t understand
• Have been told you don’t have a right to appeal a decision which you disagree with
• Have had a complaint made against you
• Have been denied Special Consideration
• Have an enrolment or fees issue
• Have been invited to a Student Progress or ‘At Risk’ meeting
• Have VISA issues, or other issues relating to being an International Student

… then we can help! Remember that this is just a short list of reasons why you might need Student Rights assistance, however – there are many more situations that we can help with.

Best of all, this service is free, and available to ALL RMIT students – TAFE, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Local or International, remote campus, full-time, part-time…

Just keep in mind that since the Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU) legislation came in, our capacity to provide many face-to-face services has been reduced. You can help though – by becoming a financial member of the Student Union, you can help keep this service going so other students can benefit, too.

Financial membership also gives you access to other benefits and discounts – for more info, see your campus Student Liaison Officer today!

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