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Free University Preparation Program @ University of Tasmania

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Free University Preparation Program @ University of Tasmania
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AssociatedPElliot Jamison on 18/06/2023 - 13:19 utas.edu.au (5378 clicks)
Last edited 18/06/2023 - 19:02 by 1 other user

The FREE, fully online, UPP program from UTAS is awesome for people looking to enhance their skills and increase their employability. UPP is not just about preparing for further study, it is about gaining skills that are directly applicable to the workplace like critical thinking, problem-solving, communication and digital literacy.
UPP is completely free, there are not even SAAF fees plus you get the other benefits of being a student like:

  • student discounts
  • .edu email address
  • free OFFICE 365.

2023 Semester 2 enrolment due date 10/7/2023.

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Comments

  • bagachin on 18/06/2023 - 13:28
    -6

    Lolz…. In some way I thought it is “high school” is already a UPP….

    • kerfuffle on 18/06/2023 - 14:46
      +17

      You'd be surprised to see how many people struggle to make the transition from secondary to tertiary education

      • Clear on 18/06/2023 - 15:50
        +15

        Indeed. High school is nearly impossible to fail and everything is fed to you. University is mostly self study with no one to hold your hand along the way. I certainly was surprised when I first started.

        • vash5 on 18/06/2023 - 15:53
          +2

          I loved the change personally speaking.

          Highschool was too much like daycare for teens imo.

      • Freestyle on 19/06/2023 - 10:57

        Because Australian (and most western countries') high school is a joke, teaches you barely anything and stops as soon as something gets remotely difficult

  • blerk on 18/06/2023 - 13:38
    +4

    Lots of other uni's offer free enabling/bridging/pathway courses too. The UNE one is nifty as they incorporate both prep subjects and "real" ones, so it is a good taste test and knocks two subjects off your actual degree. A better point-of-difference perk to spruik for uTas is their fee waiver courses - listed at https://www.utas.edu.au/study/scholarships-fees-and-costs/fe…

  • ValouSydney on 18/06/2023 - 15:08
    +25

    I'm keen to apply just to get the edu email address :)

    • Candeal on 18/06/2023 - 15:15
      +6

      True Ozbargainer!

    • kaleidoscope on 19/06/2023 - 11:04

      Don’t you need student card as well? I recently wanted to get couple of softwares discounted under student scheme and both wanted scanned copy / photo of a student id for it to work. (So i’m waiting for course to commence on campus as that’s when they issue the card)

    • ozbargainerlife1 on 01/10/2023 - 17:56

      did you get it? What if you dont study?

  • reacher on 18/06/2023 - 15:39
    +1

    how long can u keep the edu email?

    • Indomietable on 18/06/2023 - 18:13
      +1

      UPP only allows Max 3 years. Not sure if you can retake the course all over again while keeping the same account.

  • Savas on 18/06/2023 - 15:47
    +1

    how many hours of commitment does the course require?

  • Clear on 18/06/2023 - 15:48

    UPP was free when I attended over 10 years ago ;)

    • tessel on 18/06/2023 - 16:20
      -1

      I bet houses cost less back then as well…

      • Clear on 18/06/2023 - 16:25
        -3

        About the same as 3 years ago.

    • Clear on 19/06/2023 - 09:39
      +1

      Ok neggers who think I'm wrong. UPP was offered a free course back then (and now) for those who don't meet the requirements for doing a qualification at UTAS. E.g. low or no ATAR. Here's a post from UTAS in 2012 saying that it was free then.

      House prices in Tassie didn't skyrocket until about April 2020 either. Before then your average 3 bedroom house was <$350k.

      First-home buyers drove much of this growth, with a record high 1,836 first-home buyer sales in 2020, a 26% growth from the previous year and 54% growth compared to 2015.

      The median house price for first-home buyer purchases also hit a record high of $355,000 in 2020, compared to $335,000 in 2019 and $268,000 in 2015.

      Source

      Boom fact checked.

  • atlas on 18/06/2023 - 15:58

    Suppose this is not meant for past students?

  • ilovefullprice on 18/06/2023 - 16:03
    +1

    There’s min. 1 year requirement. How much study does this entail. Don’t want to fail anything and potentially ruin my academic records?

  • Ughhh on 18/06/2023 - 17:54
    +1

    Are there actual assessments for this?

    • tharlow on 18/06/2023 - 20:46
      -4

      Of course not. This course will show you how to improve your stamina so that you can party hard until long after the rooster has crowed by mistake. Naturally, if you don’t already have the requisite intelligence, then no amount of preparation will help

    • Clear on 19/06/2023 - 09:46
      +1

      Yes it's like high school where you do tests and projects on English, Maths etc.

      • inherentchoice on 19/06/2023 - 10:48

        So you will get gradings or % marks from a teacher or similar? And can potentially fail?

        • Clear on 19/06/2023 - 10:51
          +3

          Yeah like any other course you have core and elective units. Most universities offer preparation programs, so this "deal" isn't exactly unique.

          Literally a course to get you into Uni when your ATAR is too low.

  • RefusdClassification on 19/06/2023 - 05:32
    -8

    "gaining skills that are directly applicable to the workplace like critical thinking…" Actually critical thinking skills are a disadvantage in the modern world. To succeed you just have to mindlessly agree with the leftist progressivist worldview. Never question what you are told to believe.

    • Frunk on 20/06/2023 - 02:37

      I won't question you!

  • itshammer on 19/06/2023 - 06:55

    So this is free…. Enroll and then do we need to attend in person at all.

    Can you get an actual student card from it?

    • AndrewMTG on 20/06/2023 - 04:42

      can this course be done online

  • BargainBenno on 22/06/2023 - 14:31
    +3

    Can I sign up and then not submit anything or read any material but still get the .edu.au email address to get student discounts?

  • BigLeviathan on 19/03/2024 - 21:48

    Can someone please confirm that this is totally free and you get the edu email?
    Was it an easy application to get too?

  • SomeGuyOnOzB on 31/05/2024 - 00:03
    -2

    When I click on the OP link, it takes you to a page that talks about the 2023 UPP
    When you follow that link, it asks you to apply for a degree, short course etc

    NO SIGN OF THE University Preparation Program. It's also not under short courses.

    If you apply for a degree, even decades after school, they don't send you a link to the UPP. They just accept your application.

    Deal does not exist

  • BigLeviathan on 29/06/2024 - 16:43

    Has anyone managed to register this?
    I noticed you would need to send them a couple of things:
    - USI
    - eCAF

    I suspect nothing to worry and just provide it consider it's a free course?
    Thanks

    • blerk on 29/06/2024 - 19:19
      +1

      USI - Yeah, mandatory for all training organisations/places of education now. Your results will go on your record, so if you fail through non-participation (and just wanting a free email address) it goes on there too.
      eCAF - Since you are getting it free through government assistance, filling out an electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form isn't weird. The government needs to know that you are a domestic (not international) student.

      Double check to see if you'll be charged the SSAF fee though. It says "If you are enrolled under a non-award course (such as an enabling program), you will generally not pay SSAF" which is a bit wishy washy (ref:https://askus.utas.edu.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/1612/~/what-is-ssaf-and-do-i-have-to-pay-it%3F).

      • BigLeviathan on 29/06/2024 - 20:05

        Thanks for the response!

        Did you apply for the same course too?

        • blerk on 30/06/2024 - 16:42

          Nah, I've been doing uni for ages so am familiar with the traps for young players but I do also keep an eye on the education "deals" for myself. If keen for a freebie (insert hashtag lifelong learning here), regularly look on https://www.microcredseeker.edu.au/explore?price=0&source=fi… as they add new courses each time a funding round happens.

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