Diploma of Software Development

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Age Requirement

All international students must be at least 18 years of age or above at the time of the course commencement to study at the RTO.

English Language Requirements

International students, applying either off-shore or on-shore will require:

i)             Either a minimum IELTS (General) test score of 5.5 or equivalent for direct entry into a VET course, or IELTS score of 4.5 or equivalent with an ELICOS course (up to 30 weeks) to be taken before the main VET course.

Results older than two years are not acceptable.

OR

ii) Evidence that they have studied in English for at least five years in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States

OR

iii) Evidence that, within two years of their application date, they have successfully completed in Australia a foundation course or a senior secondary certificate of education or a substantial part of a Certificate IV or higher level qualification, from the Australian Qualifications Framework.

OR

iv) For levels 1 and 2 students only, successful completion of the RTO’s Language and Numeracy Test conducted on the RTO’s campus (for onshore international students ONLY.)

Please Note: The RTO will also accept equivalent test results from the following specified English language tests – TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) and TOEFL PBT.

Academic Requirements

International students applying either off-shore or on-shore must meet a minimum academic requirement to get admission to the RTO’s courses. The table below summarises the academic entry requirements. Please refer to information on individual courses for course specific requirements.