Edutecoach

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Higher education in Australia is governed and regulated by legislative frameworks that make sure to ensure well-structured education that is accessible and of high quality. In addition, the strength of the quality assurance framework the country possesses protects the reputation of Australian higher education. The list includes;

Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)– Established in July 2011 by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011, TEQSA is Australia’s independent regulator of the national higher education sector that ensures quality of Australia’s diverse and complex education. It also evaluates performance of higher education providers, including universities, against the Higher Education Standards Framework.

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a national policy for regulated qualifications and encircles all sectors of Australian education and training. The AQF includes policies on academic credits, recognition of prior learning (RPL) and education pathways.

Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS), on the other hand, provides guidelines for AHEGS presentation, content, issuing and authentication is administered by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment. In addition, there is this Department of Education, Skills and Employment which assesses individuals or groups wanting to use the word ‘university’ or its derivatives in their Australian business, company or domain name.

Various international education legislations and standards are also enacted to provide rigorous protection to international students that sets out procedures and specifications to ensure registered providers of education and training courses distinctly understand and comply with obligations falling under the National Code.

The standards include:

Legislative standards as the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) enables Australian government to monitor educational providers delivering higher education to international students to check if they meet nationally consistent standards in regards to education delivery, facilities and services as well check for any breaches where in case found of the same can lead to serious penalties by the government.

On the other hand, Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS), requires institutions wanting to deliver courses to international students in Australia be registered and meet the mandated registration conditions. In addition, National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2017 provides nationally consistent standards for the conduct of registered providers and the registration of courses. There is the legislative advisory body as the Higher Education Standards Panel, established under the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 that not only provides advice and makes recommendations to the Minister/s of Education and TEQSA, but as well monitors the implementation of the Higher Education Standards Framework as well as the quality and standards of Australian higher education system. It also has the responsibility to provide oversight and supervision on TEQSA’s deregulatory approach and performance.

Detailed read on https://www.education.gov.au/quality-and-legislative-frameworks