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Welcome to the Faculty of Education, Professional Experience Centre placement site SONIA
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The SONIA student placement system provides Pre-service Teachers, University Advisors, Schools and Centres electronic access to:

  • Placement documentation regarding professional experience placements
  • School/Centre placement site details
  • Complete online placement forms and reports
  • Check personal details including mandatory checks
  • Upload Documents 


Students please continue to check Professional Experience Student Centre for announcements and additional information related to professional experience.

     No current valid WWCC/Blue Card = No Professional Experience 

Professional Experience Student Centre

As per Pre-service Teacher Agreement, students may be expected to travel up to 90 minutes/90 kilometres to and from a professional experience placement, from your registered address on SONIA regardless of transport arrangements.

Professional Experience Centre (PEC) Contact Details:

General enquiries - email: FoEAdmin.placements@scu.edu.au

Early childhood enquiries - email: Earlychildhood.placements@scu.edu.au

Primary and secondary school enquiries - email: School.placements@scu.edu.au

Mentor pay claims enquiries - email: mentorpayclaims@scu.edu.au

Phone: (02) 6626 9384

  

PEC Gold Coast Campus

Professional Experience Senior Coordinators
Renee Hogben
Tiffany Cutter

Professional Experience Coordinators
Alison Adams
Tina Nguyen

Professional Experience Officers
Janelle Rix
Julie Hughes
Kerrilee Sage
Sheridan O'Donnell

 

 

PEC Lismore Campus

Manager Education Professional Experience
Sandra Kenny

Professional Experience Senior Coordinator
Emilee Devine

Professional Experience Coordinators
Ella Hegh
Emily Beford
Jahli Eves
Judy de Vries
Keyarrah Sweetwater-Delauney

Professional Experience Officer
Janelle Hancock

SONIA Specialist
Isabella Smith

 

PEC Coffs Harbour Campus

Professional Experience Coordinators
Jenny Ellis
Vicki Hennessy

Professional Experience Officers
Gerry Bulmer
Nikki Hughes
Simone Gardoni

 

 

PEC Melbourne Campus

Professional Experience Coordinator
Cal King

 

PEC Perth Campus

Professional Experience Coordinator
Christopher Ruffler

 

PEC Sydney Campus

Professional Experience Coordinator
Matt McDonald


 

 

Mentor Pay Claims

Julie Hughes
Kerrilee Sage

Email: mentorpayclaims@scu.edu.au

 





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Privacy Collection Notice
 
Southern Cross University requires this information to arrange and facilitate your student placement or other professional experience activity, and for related statistical and reporting purposes. This may include disclosing personal or health information that is reasonably required to relevant third parties including placement providers, regulatory bodies or government departments. You may not be able to participate in placement/professional experience activities if you do not provide the information requested. 
We will treat your information confidentially and will not disclose it, other than in accordance with this notice, without your consent unless we are permitted or required to do so by law.
The University uses ‘Sonia’ student placement software to managing student placements and other professional experience opportunities. Information on how ‘Sonia’ handles personal information can be found here.
For more information on how the information will be used and disclosed, or to access and update your personal information, please contact your placement supervisor or Professional Experience Unit. For information on how the University collects, stores, uses and discloses personal information see the University’s Privacy Management Plan or contact the Privacy Officer at privacy@scu.edu.au