Overseas Participants

• The medium of instruction for PDP courses delivered in Australia is English. Participants are expected to possess basic communication skills and be familiar with development terminology in English.
• While the PDP courses delivered in Australia deals with global issues of international aid and development, the courses are mostly attended by development practitioners who work for Australian organisations. This sometimes influences the focus of these courses towards the issues which are of most importance to Australia based development organisations.
• IDSS does not offer any scholarship or financial assistance for its participants.
• Overseas participants must pay their course registration fees at least four weeks prior to the course commencement. IDSS reserves the right to cancel registration of overseas participants if the payment is not made within the advised deadline.
• Overseas participants may, on occasion, be required to pay higher course registration fee (as advised by IDSS) due to the additional administrative costs involved with their registration process. IDSS will advise overseas participants about the full course fee including any such additional costs at or prior to the time of registration. Participants are requested to contact IDSS to confirm their total course fees before applying for enrolment.
• Overseas participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements including obtaining relevant visas. IDSS is unable to provide assistance for visa related issues. In the case a participant fails to obtain a proper visa or cannot travel to Australia, the same refund policy as stated in the IDSS Training Policy will be applicable. However, IDSS reserves the right to deduct any additional expenses incurred due to overseas refund procedures.
• IDSS reserves the right to reschedule or cancel any course due to insufficient number of participants or for any other unforeseen circumstances at any time prior to the commencement of the course. If a course is rescheduled or cancelled, paid participants will be offered a full refund or cedit note or alternative dates. IDSS cannot be held liable for any financial loss incurred by the participant (or its sponsoring organisation) due to rescheduling or cancellation of any IDSS course. In cases where the participant is travelling from overseas only to attend an IDSS course and incurs financial loss to reschedule or cancel his travel and accommodation bookings, the participant will be eligible to claim 10% discount on the applicable course fee for the next IDSS course the participant or his/her nominated representative wishes to attend.