The Rainbow Guide: Student Education Project – Orientation & Pre Arrival Handbook

The Rainbow Guide template document was developed as part of the Student Education Project. This initiative was funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, International Quality Branch. The document is downloadable as the full document, or in sections, in Word and PDF, and designed for use by education providers.

This document has been created as a template for the support of international students intending to study in Australia. It is not intended to replace any existing documents. Any component, page or complete section can be downloaded and modified to include your institution, City, State or Territory, or community information and to add to the information already provided to your students.

Information contained within this template has been colour-coded for your convenience in order of priority. Each page is colour-tagged according to it’s perceived urgency, importance or need to re-visit as time goes on. The colour code is designed to assist international students with prioritising the amount of information they can take in at any one time. You may have other priorities, or other ways of assisting them in this endeavour. The colour codes can be moved or re-prioritised to suit your institutional needs, or removed altogether for another method already used by your institution.

  • A full contents page is provided at the front of each section. It is recommended that Word “insert index” function be utilised to maintain correct references once you have determined the content you will include. The colour code instruction page should also be inserted at the front of your final document or section if you intend to use it
  • ALL web links and business references should be checked for currency at the time of document use
  • Section breaks and page breaks may need to be re-aligned once your institutional information has been inserted

Download: Full Handbook

Section 1: Welcome

Section 2: Pre Arrival

Section 3: Settling In

Section 4: Studying at …(Institution)

Section 5: Social & Cultural

This initiative was first created and funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, International Quality Branch and is made available by ISANA as a suggested “best practice” template for all education providers offering services in Australia. As such, ISANA will continue to consider further best-practice suggestions to improve the value of this document to International Education within Australia. To submit any suggestions for improvement of this resource, please email Desma Smith – Project Manager: desmass@gmail.com