The Cornhill-MTS option
Cornhill Australia is glad to be in partnership with MTS (Ministry Training Strategy). Many Cornhill Australia students are also MTS Apprentices.
MTS Apprentices can choose the Cornhill-MTS pathway for their apprenticeship, enabling them to incorporate study with Cornhill Australia into their MTS training.
The advantages are:
- You can do both the Cornhill Australia and the MTS programs. This gives you an excellent opportunity to develop your preaching skills, as part of your ministry training.
- You complete four subjects of the ‘Academic Studies in Theology Certificate (ASTC)’ at Cornhill Australia. This is achieved by doing the normal Cornhill Australia course, and having some of your practice talks formally assessed.
- You may be eligible for Austudy and Youth Allowance support.
- Cornhill Australia fees are paid by the MTS scholarship fund (and donations to that fund are tax-deductible). This could be a tax-effective way to fund your Cornhill studies (and your MTS apprenticeship), potentially worth up to an equivalent of (approx.) $10,000.
Important Financial Note
This arrangement offers great financial benefits, if you are eligible for Austudy and/or you can make good use of the tax-deductible scholarship donations. However, it is quite possible that you will not be eligible for Austudy, or be able to attract tax-deductible donations. Please look into this carefully, and seek advice from both MTS and Cornhill Australia.
More Information
Contact:
Cornhill Australia – info@cornhillaustralia.org.au