the course is a course of study within the meaning of the Higher Education Support Act 2003; and there are Commonwealth supported students (within the meaning of that Act) enrolled in the course; the full-time student load for the course; or b.) if the course is not such a course but the student undertakes a study amount as defined by the institution as a full-time course of study that a full-time student should typically undertake in respect of the course; or c.) otherwise an amount of full-time study equivalent to the average amount of full-time study that a person would have to undertake for the duration of the course in order to complete the course in the minimum amount of time needed to complete it. Without limiting the above, the normal amount of full-time study in respect of a course is an average, taken over the duration of the period for which the person in question is enrolled in the course, of 20 contact hours per week. Students undertaking courses that may be classified as full-time courses may be assessed for entitlements under all ABSTUDY Awards, subject to their study-load and eligibility for study-load concessions. 11.7.1.1 Full-time Australian Apprenticeships For the purposes of ABSTUDY, eligible undertaking an apprenticeship, traineeship or trainee apprenticeship are those whose training contract is considered full-time by DSS. 11.7.2 Part-time courses A course must be regarded as a part-time course if: it does not meet one of the above criteria; or a full-time workload cannot be defined (courses without attendance requirements which cannot verify full-time study requirements). Students undertaking such courses can be approved only for entitlements under the and . cannot be applied to such courses. 11.7.3 Two part-time courses Two part-time courses cannot be grouped to make one full-time course. The student is entitled to the benefits arising from each Part-time Award. Exceptions to this are: articulated courses, where two or more courses are linked together to form an overall qualification; and
the course is a course of study within the meaning of the Higher Education Support Act 2003; and there are Commonwealth supported students (within the meaning of that Act) enrolled in the course; the full-time student load for the course; or b.) if the course is not such a course but the student undertakes a study amount as defined by the institution as a full-time course of study that a full-time student should typically undertake in respect of the course; or c.) otherwise an amount of full-time study equivalent to the average amount of full-time study that a person would have to undertake for the duration of the course in order to complete the course in the minimum amount of time needed to complete it. Without limiting the above, the normal amount of full-time study in respect of a course is an average, taken over the duration of the period for which the person in question is enrolled in the course, of 20 contact hours per week. Students undertaking courses that may be classified as full-time courses may be assessed for entitlements under all ABSTUDY Awards, subject to their study-load and eligibility for study-load concessions. 11.7.1.1 Full-time Australian Apprenticeships For the purposes of ABSTUDY, eligible undertaking an apprenticeship, traineeship or trainee apprenticeship are those whose training contract is considered full-time by DSS. 11.7.2 Part-time courses A course must be regarded as a part-time course if: it does not meet one of the above criteria; or a full-time workload cannot be defined (courses without attendance requirements which cannot verify full-time study requirements). Students undertaking such courses can be approved only for entitlements under the and . cannot be applied to such courses. 11.7.3 Two part-time courses Two part-time courses cannot be grouped to make one full-time course. The student is entitled to the benefits arising from each Part-time Award. Exceptions to this are: articulated courses, where two or more courses are linked together to form an overall qualification; and
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