Foundation Skills Offer

Enrolment into UNE’s free Foundation Program to improve your foundation skills, and improve your success in future trimesters, while retaining your place in your current degree.

Have you started your degree and found your first trimester more challenging that you thought?

Consider undertaking the Foundation Program to build skills and confidence to reach your goals.

Free! No course fees!

Fully online study

Supporting you in achieving your Goals.

Starting a university degree is not easy. The time commitment and skills required for success may only hit home once you have started. If your first trimester at UNE was more challenging than you anticipated, this doesn’t mean you should give up on your goals!

At UNE we are here to help you achieve your goals, even when setbacks happen.

We are making UNE’s fee-free online foundation program available to all students who found their first trimester of study challenging, while maintaining your enrolment in your current degree. This means you are able to further develop important skills you need to complete your course, without any cost or impact on your current degree.

Why you should consider this offer.

If your first trimester was challenging at university, developing your skills may be necessary to ensure you achieve your goals. The UNE foundation program offers you the opportunity to develop important skills to succeed in your course. Taking up this offer will mean that the enrollment in your current course will be paused (put on intermission), which allows you to undertake the foundation program without giving up your place in your course. In fact, you can return to your course at any time. While you are not required to undertake the foundation program even if your first trimester at UNE has been challenging, there are clear benefits for you to take this step, including:

  1. Develop your foundational university level skill set in a free online program before you attempt further units in your chosen course,
  2. Keep the place in your course, without incurring further costs, while you get ready for future trimesters,
  3. Maintain enrolment as a UNE student, including access to all benefits and support systems available at UNE,
  4. Continue to work towards your degree goals in a highly supportive environment

Frequently Asked Questions

We noticed that your first trimester at UNE was quite challenging. We want to ensure you have the best possible chance of reaching your long-term goals. This offer is a proactive way to help you build the foundational skills and confidence needed to succeed in your degree, rather than continuing to try on your own without additional support.

Yes. The UNE Foundation Program is fee-free. Choosing this path allows you to develop your academic skills without incurring any additional costs.

No. You will remain enrolled as a UNE student and retain your place in your current course. Your degree enrolment is simply “paused” (placed on intermission) while you complete the Foundation Program.

The program is designed to help you get ready for future trimesters. The program consists of a total of four units of study, delivered over two trimesters. However, the offer is flexible; and you do not need to complete the entire program. You are able to return to your original course as soon as you feel ready.

The Foundation Program is fully online, allowing you to build your skills in a flexible environment that fits your schedule.

Not at all. This as a strategic step toward your goal. By strengthening your academic foundation now, you improve your chances of success in future trimesters, which can actually save you time and money by preventing further unsuccessful attempts in your degree units.

Yes. As a Foundation Program student, you remain a UNE student. This means you have full access to all UNE benefits, library resources, and student support systems.

Yes, you are not required to undertake the program even if your first trimester was unsuccessful. However, we strongly recommend it as a way to restart your university experience with a highly supportive environment and better preparation.

The program focuses on foundational university-level skill sets. These include academic writing, research skills, and time management—the essential tools required to meet the demands of a university degree.

If you have received the invitation email, please follow the specific instructions provided in that message to confirm your acceptance.

This depends on the study load you have completed during your first trimester of study, as well as the units you are planning to undertake in the foundation program. The foundation program is specifically designed around a study load of two units per trimester. Please check UNE’s Full-time or part-time study page for details.

It is possible that up-to one unit of study from the Foundation Program can count towards your chosen degree. However, credit/advanced standing arrangements depend on the structure of your chosen degree, and are independent of the Foundation Program.
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