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COVID-19 ADVICE TO OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY

Last reviewed: 1 April 2021
Last updated: 1 April 2021

COVID-19 UPDATE – South Bank campus

Queensland Health’s contact tracing site lists South Bank campus as a casual contact site.  Dates are:

  • Wednesday 17 March 8.00am – 4.30pm
  • Wednesday 24 March 8.00am – 4.30pm

 

If you were on-campus on the dates and times listed above you should:

  • get tested immediately even if you have no symptoms
  • quarantine at home immediately until you receive a negative result
  • complete the contact tracing self-assessment. This information would allow Queensland Health to contact you if required.
  • watch for COVID-19 symptoms and get retested if you feel unwell

 

Please visit the Queensland Health website for full information.

Employees, students and visitors to the campus on these dates have been contacted.

We are performing cleaning on campus.

 
IMPORTANT NOTICE

GREATER BRISBANE THREE-DAY LOCKDOWN | lifted, 12.00pm 1 April 2021

The Greater Brisbane area lockdown ended at 12.00pm 1 April 2021.

Great job Queensland!

Training will recommence at all campuses after the Easter long weekend as scheduled.

Restrictions are in place for Queensland from 12pm (midday) AEST Thursday 1 April to Thursday 15 April 2021. Please make sure you visit the Queensland Government’s website.

Importantly, please observe the mandatory mask requirement – carry a mask with you at all times, and while indoors at TAFE Queensland continue to wear masks when you are unable to maintain physical distancing of 1.5 metres from others.

If the mask impedes the safety or undertaking of an activity you do not need to wear a mask, but you must replace it once the activity is completed.

You should review Queensland Health information about wearing a mask.

 

STAY SAFE

  • Your health and safety is our number one priority.
  • Information and health alerts related to the new cases from Queensland Health can be located via this link: Public Health Alert.
  • COVID-19 is still a reality for us all. We must continue to take appropriate precautions to safeguard ourselves and others. This is important for everyone.
  • Please remember to:
    • Stay home if you are sick and do not expose others. If you are unwell with flu-like symptoms, do not come to campus.
    • Practise good etiquette; cover your cough and sneeze, dispose of tissues, wash your hands thoroughly or use alcohol-based hand sanitiser. When not in a classroom environment stay more than 1.5 metres away from people.

 

DO I NEED TO WEAR A MASK?

Masks are a requirement for everyone in Queensland. You must carry a mask with you at all times when you leave home unless you have a lawful reason not to. Masks must be worn in a range of circumstances including indoors except at home, including in ride share, on public transport and in workplaces. At TAFE Queensland you should wear a mask while you are indoors if you are not able to practice physical distancing.

WHAT ARE THE LOCKDOWN ARRANGEMENTS?

For the full detail of the lockdown you should visit the Queensland Health website.

STUDENTS ATTENDING TRAINING DURING THE LOCKDOWN

If you were scheduled to attend training during the three-day lockdown period between 5:00pm Monday 29 March 2021 to 5:00pm Thursday, 1 April 2021 at a campus affected by the lockdown, you should not come to campus.

If you were scheduled to participate in assessment, your teacher will be in contact with you directly.   We encourage you to wait for this communication.

ASSESSMENT

If you were scheduled to participate in assessment, your teacher will be in contact with you directly to discuss next steps.

IF YOU LIVE IN THE GREATER BRISBANE AREA OR HAVE BEEN WITHIN THE GREATER BRISBANE AREA BETWEEN 20 – 28 MARCH 2021, BUT STUDY IN A LOCATION OUTSIDE OF LOCKDOWN

We strongly recommend that you to stay in your local area, and not attend campus. You should contact your teacher to make arrangements. Please stay safe.

LIBRARIES

You will still be able to access support from our library team.  For online library support visit us online at library.tafeqld.edu.au.

Our physical library facilities within lockdown areas will not be accessible (with the exception of South Bank).

STUDY FOR RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF THE LOCKDOWN AREA

If you reside outside of the lockdown area and attend a TAFE Queensland campus not affected by the lockdown your classes will proceed, unless otherwise advised. 

Mandatory mask wearing requirements apply for all of Queensland. You are required to wear a mask while you are indoors, except when you are at home.  At TAFE Queensland you are required to wear a mask indoors if you are not able to maintain physical distance from others.

If the mask impedes the safety or undertaking of an activity you do not need to wear a mask, but you must replace it once the activity is completed. 

You should review Queensland Health information about wearing a mask.

 
 
IMPORTANT

Please do not come to campus if you are unwell.

For the most up-to-date COVID-19 restrictions, please visit the Queensland Government’s website.

VIEW HEALTH ALERT
 
 
When to wear a mask

Face masks are an important measure to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Find out when and where you need to wear a mask in Queensland. 

Keeping our campuses COVID safe
Campuses are undergoing daily deep cleans of high-touch surfaces, we’re conducting regular touch-point cleaning on flat surfaces, and we’ve provided sanitation products for students to clean equipment before and after use. So next time you see our facilities or cleaning staff, say thanks for keeping us COVID safe.
Physical distancing on campus

Stay home if you’re unwell, keep 1.5 metres away from staff and other students (where practicable), limit gatherings outside of class, and consider using video chat apps such as Zoom for meetings or group work. Rembember to always practise good hand hygiene, sneeze or cough into your elbow and clean equipment after use with disinfectant.

 

Good hygiene during COVID-19

Wash your hands regularly and thoroughly with soap and water, use an alcohol-based hand sanitiser if available, and avoid contact with anyone displaying cold or flu-like symptoms. Remember to always sneeze or cough into your elbow, avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose, and get tested if you feel unwell or have even mild symptoms.

Campus etiquette during COVID-19

Stay home if you’re unwell, be considerate of other people’s space, follow the instructions of TAFE Queensland staff, limit your time on campus to reduce your risk, and say ‘thank you’ to our facilities and cleaning staff.

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BORDER CONTROL MEASURES

For information and updates on Australia's immigration and border arrangements during the COVID-19 outbreak please visit the Australian Department of Home Affairs.

 

CLOSE CONTACT EXPOSURE

If you have been in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19, you are requested to self-isolate for 14 days following the last exposure.

If you complete your full 14-day isolation follow the advice of Queensland Health.

If you are a student and you took self-isolation precautions please contact us on 1300 308 233 to discuss returning to class.

 

STAYING INFORMED

Safety and wellbeing is TAFE Queensland’s top priority and we will continue to follow the advice provided by Queensland Health, who is leading the State Government’s response to COVID-19.

Please make sure you stay up-to-date with reliable sources, such as:

 

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