Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01482:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01482
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 3569–6378

7  Requirements for an accelerator program course
 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 128B-25(2)(c) of the Act, the requirements for an accelerator program course are that the course:
 (a) has a value of between 0.5 and 1.0 EFTSL; and
 (b) has a duration that is no shorter than a semester, and no longer than an academic year;
 (c) leads to the award of a qualification accredited by the higher education provider in accordance with subsection 128B-25(3) of the Act; and
 (d) includes assessment of student learning and performance; and
 (e) has a course description that includes learning outcomes; and
 (f) is designed to develop a person's skills, capabilities, and connections for the purposes of startup businesses; and
 (g) incorporates arrangements to manage the intellectual property rights of students; and
 (h) includes content designed to facilitate the participation of, and to support the learning of, groups that are underrepresented in the startup ecosystem; and
 (i) is not delivered to a student who is in receipt of FEE-HELP assistance for the course.
Note: Courses that meet the above criteria will be listed on a register maintained by the department.
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(f), an accelerator program course is designed to develop a person's skills, capabilities and connections for the purposes of startup businesses where:
 (a) the course includes the development of capabilities that include:
 (i) financial literacy; and
 (ii) communication; and
 (iii) resilience; and
 (iv) understanding businesses and markets; and
 (v) intellectual property management; and
 (vi) understanding the domestic and international environments for startup success; and
 (b) the course creates industry connections for the student, including by providing at least one of the following:
 (i) mentoring opportunities;
 (ii) work integrated learning; and
 (iii) access to networks.
 (3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(g) and subsection 128B-25(5) of the Act, the higher education provider must put in place arrangements to manage the intellectual property rights of students which must:
 (a) provide that the intellectual property brought into the accelerator program course by a student, remains with the student, unless otherwise agreed by the student; and
 (b) ensure that, where a student creates intellectual property through undertaking the accelerator program course, the student owns the intellectual property, unless otherwise agreed by the student; and
 (c) include confidentiality requirements for accelerator program course students.
 (4) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(h), groups that are underrepresented in the startup ecosystem include, but are not limited to:
 (a) First Nations Australians;
 (b) people with disability; and
 (c) women.

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