UniSQ Phoenix Award

Stand out with the Phoenix Award

The Phoenix Award is a great opportunity for you to engage in the full UniSQ experience. Through formal recognition of extra and co-curricular activities completed while studying, you can show future employers exactly what you have learned and achieved outside of the classroom, developing your graduate skills and increasing your employability. The Award encourages you to step outside of your comfort zone, meet new people, discover opportunities, build your skillset and expand your knowledge

For more information or questions relating to the Phoenix Award, explore below or contact Student Life.

Participants of the UniSQ Phoenix Award progress through the Award by completing the following steps:

Registration
Completion of eligible activities
Preparation and submission of declarations for each activity
Reaching of Award requirements
Further activity submissions (optional)
Submit completion

An activity is generally considered eligible for the Award if the following criteria are met:

The activity fits one of the activity categories.
The activity is completed while the participant is actively enrolled at UniSQ.
The activity is not a direct requisite of the participant's coursework.
The participant can establish and justify (through written reflection) how the activity has developed and or demonstrated their Graduate Skills (see Graduate Skills section).
The participant can provide sufficient evidence to confirm participation and level of involvement in the activity.

Participants are encouraged to shape their Award by considering what activities, skills and attributes will be most impactful towards their desired career path. One-on-one appointments with UniSQ Careers and Employability are available to assist students in this process.

As each participant’s interests and projected journey are unique, there is no set activity list. However, participants can see a list of commonly submitted activities through the UniSQ Phoenix Award Online Portal’s Activity Declaration Form.

Activity categories

Professional development - Activities which develop or enhance your professional skills and career outcomes
Contribution to the community - Service-based activities which provide benefit to the University or wider communities
Extra-curricular achievement - Completion of accredited training including programs, modules, certificates and qualifications

The Graduate Attributes Policy informs the Graduate Skills recognised by the UniSQ Phoenix Award. Award participants are required to engage the Graduate Skills of:

Discipline-specific expertise and industry knowledge
Research, analytical and evaluative skills
Digital literacy
Communication and interpersonal skills
Teamwork and leadership
Cultural awareness and capability
Ethical practice
Resilience and adaptability
Critical and creative thinking
Self-direction and resourcefulness

Participants are not required to engage all skills with every activity, but it is necessary that a minimum of one Graduate Skill is developed or demonstrated through each Activity.

Upon completion of your Award requirements, you will receive a Certificate of Completion and transcript. The Phoenix Award Transcript outlines how the Award works and the framework on which it is based, provides an overall breakdown of your key skills, and a complete list of your activities with relevant skill markers.

For all graduands who complete their final semester in S1 2020 onwards, the UniSQ Phoenix Award will be noted* on your Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS) when you complete your academic program.

The Phoenix Award will now have three completion periods aligning with each semester’s Results Release ensuring your Phoenix Award is awarded at the end of your final semester.

A digital Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement is issued to all UniSQ graduands when they complete their academic program. This important graduation document includes:

personal Degree Name – not your Primary Name or Preferred Name
academic program with Major/s but no Minors
any academic award such as ‘with Distinction’
grades achieved within the academic program
special achievements such as Scholarships, University/Faculty Medal
eligible to graduate date or conferral date
description of the Australian Higher Education System
signature of University Registrar
document security features
your achievement of a UniSQ Phoenix Award (if achieved)

If you have any questions please contact Student Life.

*Subject to requirements and assigned due dates being met

“By participating in the Phoenix Award, I have discovered that I am more capable than I have given myself credit for. I have pushed past boundaries that would normally hold me back and by doing so I have received not only casual employment but made great friends and gained an amazing sense of pride, confidence and empowerment. Because of the Phoenix Award I feel I can achieve anything I put my mind to.”
Rachael White