{"id":5943,"date":"2022-10-11T08:14:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T08:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/?page_id=5943"},"modified":"2023-10-13T09:24:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T01:24:05","slug":"prison-engagement-and-outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/outreach-offerings\/prison-engagement-and-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison engagement and outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At Curtin, we want everyone to be able to access the benefits of higher education. We provide a range of Curtin courses that our incarcerated students can study while in prison, helping them gain valuable skills and confidence, enhancing their career opportunities, and decreasing their chances of recidivism.<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"video-panel\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Video panel\"\n        data-variant=\"content\"\n        data-type=\"short\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n\n    \n<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JwsuZwnzkdg?mute=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-fancybox data-ratio=\"16:9\" data-options='{\"smallBtn\" : \"true\"}'>\n                \n        <div class=\"video__button\" data-variant=\"large\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/post-its-scaled-aspect-ratio-2-1-2-scaled.jpeg\"\n                alt=\" - play video\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/post-its-scaled-aspect-ratio-2-1-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/post-its-scaled-aspect-ratio-2-1-2-740x370.jpeg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/post-its-scaled-aspect-ratio-2-1-2-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/post-its-scaled-aspect-ratio-2-1-2-1920x1080.jpeg 889w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/post-its-scaled-aspect-ratio-2-1-2-1536x768.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/post-its-scaled-aspect-ratio-2-1-2-2048x1024.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/post-its-scaled-aspect-ratio-2-1-2-480x240.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/post-its-scaled-aspect-ratio-2-1-2-1260x630.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/post-its-scaled-aspect-ratio-2-1-2-1520x760.jpeg 1520w\"\n                sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n            <div class=\"video-panel__content\">\n            \n                            <p>Discover more about how Curtin&#8217;s engagement and outreach programs aim to make a difference in people&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Courses available<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We offer our enabling courses face-to-face in some Western Australian prisons, and also have a range of bachelor, graduate certificate, graduate diploma and master courses available to be studied via distance education directly through Curtin or via Open Universities Australia (OUA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/Curtin-Course-available-to-Incarcerated-Students-October-2022.pdf\">Download the full list of courses available<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n<div class=\"block-heading\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"studying-from-prison\">Studying from prison<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                                <div class=\"block-heading__content\"><p>We know that as an incarcerated student, you have a unique study environment and may experience restrictions with internet access, accessing learning materials and undertaking assessments. We provide support and adjustments to accommodate these needs, such as:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Learning-materials\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Learning-materials\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Learning-materials\">Learning materials<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Learning-materials\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Blackboard: All learning materials will be available via Curtin\u2019s Leaning Management System (Blackboard) and can be downloaded by a prison staff member to a local area network.<\/li>\n<li>Textbooks: If you need access to specific textbooks(s), these are available for purchase \/ loan either in hardcopy or fully downloadable format. Textbook and resource grants may be available to students who demonstrate financial hardship.<\/li>\n<li>Specialised software: If you\u2019re required to use specialised software, this is disclosed clearly in the unit outline to ensure that your prison can support implementation. Where possible, your Unit Coordinator may approve alternative software.<\/li>\n<li>External content: Links to third party learning materials (such as YouTube) are often problematic for prisons to access due to security restrictions \/ firewalls. Where possible, we check units to ensure third party materials are not essential learning, or can be accessed and downloaded in a copyright compliant manner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Assessments\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Assessments\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Assessments\">Assessments<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Assessments\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Group work assessments: You\u2019ll be offered an alternative assessment if required.<\/li>\n<li>Online assessments: Where online real time assessments are required, you\u2019ll be offered an alternative assessment, such as a hard copy assessment invigilated by prison education staff.<\/li>\n<li>Oral presentations: If this is a requirement of a unit, you\u2019ll be offered an alternative assessment.<\/li>\n<li>Assessment deadlines: Where necessary, you\u2019ll be granted appropriate assessment extensions based on individual or prison-based circumstances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Required-participation\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Required-participation\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Required-participation\">Required participation<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Required-participation\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ul>\n<li>Real time class participation: where a unit requires mandatory participation (such as chat groups or discussion boards), you\u2019ll be offered an alternative assessment if required.<\/li>\n<li>Practicums: Where a Curtin course requires students to undertake a mandatory practicum or fieldwork placement, this will be clearly communicated to you during the application process to ensure appropriate progression and completion planning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Scholarships\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Scholarships\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Scholarships\">Scholarships<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Scholarships\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Curtin students can apply for <a href=\"https:\/\/scholarships.curtin.edu.au\/\">a range of scholarships<\/a> including ones that are academic merit, equity-based \/ financial hardship and\/or specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. \u00a0Applications are welcomed from incarcerated students.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"article-overlay\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Article overlay\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/global-engage-5star-1000x500-1.jpg\"\n                alt=\"\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/global-engage-5star-1000x500-1-150x150.jpg 150w, 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1260w\"\n                sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n    \n    <div class=\"article-overlay__content\">\n        \n                    <h3><strong>How to apply<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The application process differs between courses offered directly through Curtin and those offered through OUA. If you\u2019re not sure which application process to follow, please contact <a href=\"mailto:prisonoutreach@curtin.edu.au\">prisonoutreach@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Courses offered directly through Curtin (two semesters per year \u2013 February and July) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications for direct enrolment with Curtin can be lodged by email. Please ensure that you provide copies of student academic transcript in the application. To request an application form please email <a href=\"mailto:prisonoutreach@curtin.edu.au\">prisonoutreach@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Courses offered via Open University Australia (four study periods per year \u2013 February, May, August and November) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n        \n            <\/div>\n\n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"cards\"\n        data-segment=\"dom\">\n\n    \n<div class=\"block-heading\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"contact-us\">Contact us<\/h2>\n            \n                                <div class=\"block-heading__subtitle large\">\n                <p>Need more information? We&#8217;re here to help.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"card-grid\"\n         data-card-size=\"standard\"         data-card-count=\"4\"\n         data-card-background=\"gray\">\n                    <div  id=\"curtin-prison-outreach\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"curtin-prison-outreach\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Curtin Prison Outreach <\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Contact Curtin Prison Outreach for course availability, requesting detailed unit outlines, course entry requirements, application assistance; advice and guidance on assessment extension and alternative assessment arrangements; student support (e.g. assistance accessing study resources); and assistance contacting academic and teaching staff across Curtin.<\/p><p>Phone: 08 9266 5671<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:Prisonoutreach@curtin.edu.au\">Prisonoutreach@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"curtin-commerce-and-law\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"curtin-commerce-and-law\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Curtin Commerce and Law <\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Contact Curtin Commerce and Law for queries relating to commerce and business courses and units for incarcerated students.<\/p><p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:fblprisonoutreach@curtin.edu.au\">fblprisonoutreach@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"curtin-design-and-the-built-environment\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"curtin-design-and-the-built-environment\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Curtin Design and the Built Environment<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Contact Curtin Design and the Built Environment for enquiries related to courses including Construction Management, Project Management, Planning, Geography and Environment and Climate Emergency.<\/p><p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:DBEPrisonOutreach@curtin.edu.au\">DBEPrisonOutreach@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"open-universities-australia-oua\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"open-universities-australia-oua\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Open Universities Australia (OUA) <\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Contact OUA\u2019s Specialist Liaison Team for OUA admin and course application enquiries.<\/p><p>Phone: (03) 8628 2941<br \/>\nFax: (03) 8628 2955<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:ouaeo@open.edu.au\">ouaeo@open.edu.au<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <\/div>\n<\/mimas-block>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Curtin, we want everyone to be able to access the benefits of higher education. 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