Code of Conduct
All staff members, trainers and assessors, students, third party providers and contractors are
expected to maintain a standard of personal and professional behaviour that contributes to
developing and sustaining a positive, safe and supportive work environment and culture.
All staff members, Trainers and Assessors, students, third party providers and contractors are
expected to:
• Uphold high standards of honesty and integrity in their dealings and duties.
• Respect the dignity of all people we engage with as a community, by treating them with
courtesy, honesty and sensitivity to their rights.
• Treat others fairly and with respect.
• Make decisions ethically, fairly and without bias using the best information available.
• Comply with any legislative, industrial or administrative requirements, and all lawful and
reasonable directions given by persons in authority
- Attention is drawn to the need to protect confidential information
- Attention is also drawn to the strict guidelines surrounding working with
vulnerable people, especially children
• Comply with all policies and procedures relevant to the person’s position including
declaring conflicts of interest as appropriate
- Attention is drawn to the Work Health and Safety Policy and Procedure that
emphasise the shared responsibility of all parties to keeping our work
environment safe and which exclude:
~ Carrying, possessing, displaying or using a weapon
~ Smoking or Drinking whilst attending programs
~ Being under the influence of drugs or alcohol whilst attending programs
• Ensure that public comments (either verbal or written) made in a private capacity are not
attributed as official comment of the organisation
• Act responsibly in the event of becoming aware of any unethical behaviour or
wrongdoing by any member of the organisation’s community.
All staff members, Trainers and Assessors, students, third party providers and contractors must
not engage in any activity (including verbal abuse, physical abuse, assault, sexual or racial
harassment, or bullying) or any form of discrimination that may, or does, cause physical or mental
harm to another person.
Your signature on this document, or on my organisational letter of offer, or on my organisational
employment contract, or on my service contract, means that, as a staff member, Trainer and
Assessor, student, third party provider or contractor:
• you have read the code of conduct
• you are prepared to abide by the Code of Conduct; and
• you recognise the penalties for non-compliance
Privacy Notice
Under the Data Provision Requirements 2012, EM Academy & Consultancy is required to collect
personal information about you and to disclose that personal information to the National Centre
for Vocational Education Research Ltd (NCVER).
Your personal information (including the personal information contained on this enrolment form
and your training activity data) may be used or disclosed by EM Academy & Consultancy for
statistical, regulatory and research purposes. EM Academy & Consultancy may disclose your
personal information for these purposes to third parties, including:
• School – if you are a secondary student undertaking VET, including a school-based
apprenticeship or traineeship;
• Employer – if you are enrolled in training paid by your employer;
• Commonwealth and State or Territory government departments and authorised agencies;
• NCVER;
• Organisations conducting student surveys; and
• Researchers.
Personal information disclosed to NCVER may be used or disclosed for the following
purposes:
• Issuing a VET Statement of Attainment or VET Qualification, and populating Authenticated
VET Transcripts;
• Facilitating statistics and research relating to education, including surveys;
• Understanding how the VET market operates, for policy, workforce planning and
consumer information; and
• Administering VET, including program administration, regulation, monitoring and
evaluation.
You may receive an NCVER student survey which may be administered by an NCVER employee,
agent or third party contractor. You may opt out of the survey at the time of being contacted.
NCVER will collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information in accordance with
the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the VET Data Policy and all NCVER policies and protocols (including
those published on NCVER’s website at
www.ncver.edu.au).
Student Declaration to Code of Conduct & Privacy Notice and Consent to Privacy Notice
I have read and understand the information in the Code of Conduct, and I agree to follow the Code of Conduct during my involvement with the EM Academy & Consultancy.
My signature on this document, or on my EM Academy & Consultancy Enrolment Application Form, or on my EM Academy & Consultancy Employment contract, or on my Service contract, means that, as a staff member, Trainer and Assessor, Student, third party provider or contractor:
• I have read the code of conduct
• I am prepared to abide by the Code of Conduct, and
• I recognise the penalties for non-compliance.
I also declare that the information I have provided to the best of my knowledge is true and correct.
I consent to the collection, use and disclosure of my personal information in accordance with the
Privacy Notice above.