Consent Matters is a compulsory online training about appropriate behaviour and positive intervention.
Consent Matters training
Navigating safe and consensual relationships
Every single staff and student will complete it once during their time at UTS to ensure that all members of our community have a shared understanding of healthy relationships and can help if they see unacceptable situations.
This training is one part of our program to reduce unwanted sexual behaviour and encourage healthy relationships.
RNA Consent Matters training students and staff survey responses
Deadline for completion
The deadline for coursework students to complete Consent Matters training is the results release date of your first session at UTS, and for UTS Online students the deadline is the end of your third teaching period.
Failure to complete Consent Matters
You will only be able to view your results if you have completed the three modules and received 100 per cent in the quiz at the end.
If you fail to do this, you will receive a Consent Matters sanction and will not be able to view your results.
- Your exam results and academic records are withheld until you have completed Consent Matters training
- Prevent access to an official transcript issued by the University.
To remove the sanction, complete the training and receive 100 per cent in the quiz at the end. You may need to wait up to 72 hours for your results to appear.
What a Consent Matters sanction looks like
- If you attempt to access your results via the Results tab in My Student Admin while you have a sanction, you will see 'CMT Consent Matters training required'. If you see this, follow instructions on this page to complete the modules and quiz.
- If you look at your Study Plan in My Student Admin, all of your past and current subjects will appear as 'Enrolled (Due to Sanction)'. Once you complete the training and the sanction is released, they will appear as 'Passed'.
If a Consent Matters sanction doesn't appear, it's likely you cannot see your results for a different reason. Find out more on the Student sanction website.
Completing Consent Matters
Training can be undertaken in one go (approximately one hour), or over a longer period, but it won't be recognised until you complete the two parts:
- read the content in all three modules
- receive 100 per cent in the 10-question quiz that appears at the end
Complete the training via Canvas
How to access the training
- Login to Canvas and go to 'Courses'
- Select 'Consent Matters'
- Select the 'Welcome to Consent Matters' to begin the course.
If you fail the quiz, you can repeat it until you pass. If you're having trouble understanding the language in the quiz, UTS HELPS can assist. You won't see your results until you receive 100 per cent in the quiz at the end.
If you’re also a staff member, you can do the training in Canvas (logging in with your student ID and password) and email your certificate of completion to consent.matters@uts.edu.au to avoid completing the training twice.
Thinking about getting someone to do the module for you? STOP. This is unethical, dishonest and has no place here at UTS. Protect your digital privacy – do not share your student or staff personal information with anyone.
Check you've passed the quiz
- Log into Canvas
- When you login, you are taken to the Canvas Dashboard
- Under 'Recent Feedback', select 'Final Quiz - Looking out for others'
- If you have completed this quiz with a score of 10 out of 10, you have completed Consent Matters training.
If 'Final Quiz - Looking out for others' does not appear in your Recent Feedback, you have not completed the training.
Check that you have:
- clicked through each page in the three modules
- completed the 10-question quiz that appears on the subject page after the modules
- received 100 per cent in the 10-question quiz (you can repeat it, if needed)
If you think that you have completed the module but your results are blocked, read the next section.
If you still can't see your results
There are a number of reasons why you may receive a sanction on your results, from a library fine to not paying your fees. You will see what type of sanction you have when you log into My Student Admin.
If you have a Consent Matters sanction and:
- you completed your training after the results release date, your session results will take up to 72 hours to appear
- you're seeing as ‘pass’ in Canvas and you’ve waited 72 hours but still can’t see your results, log a ticket on ServiceConnect (log in required) with your certification of completion attached.
Help and support
Technical issues
If you have trouble logging in, accessing training or experience system errors, log a ticket on ServiceConnect (log in required).
Support services
We encourage anyone who is feeling uncomfortable to speak with a community or UTS support service listed at Support for sexual harm.
Language help
For help understanding the language, contact UTS HELPS.
Exemptions
We recognise that training may cause distress to people who have experienced trauma.
If it’s not in your best interests to undertake the module, fill out the Request to opt out of Consent Matters form and email it to equity@uts.edu.au from your UTS email account. Verification can be supplied by any of the following:
- a counsellor (including a UTS counsellor)
- a registered medical practitioner with a Medicare provider number
- a registered psychologist
Emails received for exemptions without the required form and verification will not be actioned.
Information for staff
Staff complete Consent Matters training in NEO. Additional information for staff is provided on Staff Connect (log in required).
However, if you’re also a student, do the training in Canvas (logging in with your student ID and password) and email your certificate of completion to consent.matters@uts.edu.au to avoid completing the training twice.
Casual staff should read the Staff Connect information about payment and instructions.
You are only required to pass the Consent Matters module once. This means that if your role changes at UTS, contact Consent.Matters@uts.edu.au with evidence of your successful completion, and we will update your records.
Your information
When you attempt or complete the Consent Matters training, information will be generated regarding your attempts, stage of completion and results.
The collected information will be used to:
- record your completion
- troubleshoot any issues with you if your completion has not been properly recorded
- monitor the effectiveness of the training
- ensure ongoing quality improvement and planning
The information may also be used or disclosed in the event of an investigation into an allegation relevant to sexual harm, or if required or permitted by law.
Your Consent Matters results will be recorded:
- in Canvas under 'My Grades' and in My Student Admin (for students)
- in NEO, under 'Online Learning Management', My Learning (for staff)
You can access your results at any time. If you have completed the module but it is not reflected in the system, contact the Student Centre or HR.
For coursework students, successful completion of Consent Matters is required for the release of your results. In addition, your completion of Consent Matters will be recognised on your Australian Higher Education Graduate Statement (AHEGS) which is an official document that accompanies your Academic Transcript and Testamur upon graduation.
If you wish to lodge an exemption from the training, additional information will be required to support your exemption request. Refer to the privacy statement on the opt out form (for students) or the (refer to Exemptions provided under the relevant staff or student section on this webpage).
