Jumbunna Tutoring for Academic Success (JTAS)

The Jumbunna Tutoring for Academic Success (JTAS formely known as ITAS) is a program that is vital part of our student success and engagement initiatives at Jumbunna. 

JTAS provides Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students with access to supplementary tuition provided on a regular basis over the teaching session. Jumbunna recruits qualified tutors to identify and address individual academic needs and support students to achieve academic success at UTS. 

Apply for JTAS supplementary tuition support 

To be eligible to apply for JTAS, you must be

  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Able to provide a Confirmation of Aboriginality/UTS Statutory Declaration) 
  • Enrolled in and Undergraduate or Postgraduate course at UTS
  • Assessed as being in need of supplementary tuition that cannot be provided by UTS

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students are invited to apply online. Applications are now open for the current session. 

 

Interested in becoming a Jumbunna (JTAS) Tutor?

The role of the ITAS tutor is to assist Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students by providing content specific support and academic guidance in their chosen field of study.  For further information on the role of a Jumbunna (JTAS) tutor. 

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.