Consent form

1.     I consent to participate in this project, the details of which have been explained to me, and I have been provided with a written plain language statement to keep.

2.     I understand that the purpose of this research is to investigate how workers, households and communities in regional Australia are reskilling in diverse ways.

3.     I understand that my participation in this project is for research purposes only. 

4.     I acknowledge that the possible effects of participating in this research project have been explained to my satisfaction.

5.     In this project I will be required to participate in a semi-structured interview lasting for no longer than 40 minutes.

6.     I understand that my participation is voluntary and that I am free to withdraw from this project anytime without explanation or prejudice and to withdraw any unprocessed data that I have provided.

7.     I understand that the data from this research will be stored at the University of Melbourne and will be destroyed after 5 years.

8.     I have been informed that the confidentiality of the information I provide will be safeguarded subject to any legal requirements; my data will be password protected and accessible only by the named researchers.

9.     I understand that after I sign this consent form, it will be retained by the researcher.