ConsentMatterstraining
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Consent Matters is a compulsory online training about appropriate behaviour and positive intervention.
Respect Matters is launching in Semester 1, 2026, replacing Consent Matters.\ This new, expanded module is mandatory for all staff and students, and aims to meet national compliance standards and promote a safe, respectful culture at UTS. Soon to be available on NEO (staff) and Canvas (students).
Navigating safe and consensual relationships
Every single staff and student will complete it once during their time at UTS to ensure that all members of our community have a shared understanding of healthy relationships and can help if they see unacceptable situations.
This training is one part of our program to reduce unwanted sexual behaviour and encourage healthy relationships.
RNA Consent Matters training students and staff survey responses
Deadline for completion
The deadline for coursework students to complete Consent Matters training is the results release date of your first session at UTS, and for UTS Online students the deadline is the end of your third teaching period.
Failure to complete Consent Matters
If you do not complete the three modules and receive 100 per cent in the quiz at the end, you will receive a Consent Matters sanction. While this sanction is active:
- You will not be able to review your subject results in My Student Admin
- You will not be able to access your official academic record (transcript)
- You will not be able to access graduation documents or register to attend a graduation ceremony
To remove the sanction, complete the training and receive 100 per cent in the quiz at the end. You may need to wait up to 72 hours for your sanction to be lifted.\
What a Consent Matters sanction looks like
Completing Consent Matters
Training can be undertaken in one go (approximately one hour), or over a longer period, but it won't be recognised until you complete the two parts:
- read the content in all three modules
- receive 100 per cent in the 10-question quiz that appears at the end
Complete the training via Canvas
How to access the training
Check you've passed the quiz
If you still can't see your results
Help and support
Technical issues
Support services
Language help
Exemptions
Information for staff
Staff complete Consent Matters training in NEO. Additional information for staff is provided on Staff Connect (log in required).
However, if you’re also a student, do the training in Canvas (logging in with your student ID and password) and email your certificate of completion to consent.matters@uts.edu.au to avoid completing the training twice.
Casual staff should read the Staff Connect information about payment and instructions.
You are only required to pass the Consent Matters module once. This means that if your role changes at UTS, contact Consent.Matters@uts.edu.au with evidence of your successful completion, and we will update your records.
Your information
When you attempt or complete the Consent Matters training, information will be generated regarding your attempts, stage of completion and results.
The collected information will be used to:
- record your completion
- troubleshoot any issues with you if your completion has not been properly recorded
- monitor the effectiveness of the training
- ensure ongoing quality improvement and planning
The information may also be used or disclosed in the event of an investigation into an allegation relevant to sexual harm, or if required or permitted by law.
Your Consent Matters results will be recorded:
- in Canvas under 'My Grades' and in My Student Admin (for students)
- in NEO, under 'Online Learning Management', My Learning (for staff)
You can access your results at any time. If you have completed the module but it is not reflected in the system, contact the Student Centre or HR.
For coursework students, successful completion of Consent Matters is required for the release of your results. In addition, your completion of Consent Matters will be recognised on your Australian Higher Education Graduate Statement (AHEGS) which is an official document that accompanies your Academic Transcript and Testamur upon graduation.
If you wish to lodge an exemption from the training, additional information will be required to support your exemption request. Refer to the privacy statement on the opt out form (for students) or the (refer to Exemptions provided under the relevant staff or student section on this webpage).