Self-Enroll for the New England Award

The New England Award (NEA) works on a points system where each activity undertaken is worth a certain number of 'NEA points'. To receive the New England Award you have to accrue 100 NEA points.

Getting started

MyNEA is a web-based records management system into which you record your:

  • personal details
  • New England Award activities
  • extra curricular activities
  • skills developed from your activities
  • achievements and highlights of your university experience.

What you need to know

Register

Register for the New England Award by using your UNE username and password.

Then, use your username and password for future logins and to manage your account by adding activities etc.

Plan your activities

Within the New England Award myLearn site, you can browse the NEA list by viewing each category area:

Choose activities that assist you to develop each of the seven UNE Graduate Attributes:

  • communication skills
  • global perspective
  • information literacy
  • lifelong learning
  • problem solving
  • social responsibility
  • teamwork.

Any activities that you complete and want to claim must be submitted in your myLearn student profile.

Categorise your activities

The activities recognised in the New England Award are grouped by category, either:

  • Category 1 - Extra curricular learning and training
  • Category 2 - Professional development
  • Category 3 -Contribution to the community. The community could be the University, or your own local community — this is not intended (or expected) to be UNE-centric.

When you're logged into your myLearn account, browse and add any of the activities that you are involved in now or in the future.

Supportive Evidence

Supporting documentation

The NEA office requires supporting documentation and an Activity Submission Form for activities which are unknown to the NEA Office and/or have been completed external to the university.  Supporting documentation assists to verify specific details about individual activities and provides evidence that your activity 'fits' in to at least one of the NEA categories.

Examples of supporting documentation may include:

  • Authorisation form
  • Confirmation emails
  • Certificate of Completion
  • Screen shots evidence
  • Other formatting

The Activity Submission Form needs to confirm unique activity details such as the activity description and what the activity involved:

  • the activity provider organisation, and contact details
  • date/s and duration of the activity
  • your responsibility/duties involved
  • your level of commitment.

Please attach supporting documentation to your proof of participation.

Please note that activities may be rejected if insufficient supporting documentation is supplied.