Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of three higher education courses of study offered by Nan Tien Institute Limited (NTI)

A delegate of TEQSA has accredited, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), the following higher education courses of study offered by NTI for a period of seven years until 25 June 2022:

• Diploma of Business
• Bachelor of Business
• Graduate Certificate of Business Analysis

TEQSA has, under subsection 53(1) of the TEQSA Act, imposed four conditions on the accreditation of the above courses of study. NTI must:

Condition 1

Provide to TEQSA evidence of professional accreditation of the Bachelor of Business and Graduate Certificate of Business Analysis prior to commencement of course delivery, and if this is not available, NTI must provide evidence of all relevant marketing material that makes it clear to potential students that the courses are either pending professional accreditation or are not professionally accredited.

Condition 2

Prior to the commencement of delivery of all courses, NTI is to provide TEQSA with evidence of the appointment of:

1. an academic leader with requisite disciplinary qualifications and experience
2. appropriately qualified and experienced academic teaching staff for the delivery of the Business awards including abbreviated CVs
3. a qualified and experienced learning and research skills officer or equivalent

The response to this condition should also indicate F/T and P/T status and location of each staff member.

Condition 3

By 01 October 2015, provide to TEQSA evidence that NTI has developed assessment rubrics and assessment criteria for all subjects in each Business award.

Condition 4

By 01 October 2015, provide to TEQSA:

With regard to learning resources and library services, evidence to support information provided by NTI:

1. of purchase and accessibility of appropriate on-line business data bases;
2. for the NTI Sydney Campus library, an acquisition plan and purchase timeline for its physical library holdings to support the delivery of the Business awards; and
3. that NTI will make available appropriately qualified library support on site at its Sydney Campus, and provide a rationale for the nature of the role (e.g. type of appointment, number of hours, qualifications).

The course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.

Main reasons for decision

TEQSA considers that the decision to apply conditions to NTI's application for accreditation of three courses of study is consistent with the basic principles for regulation in Part 2 of the TEQSA Act, as NTI is at risk of not complying with a number of the Threshold Standards. TEQSA considers that the risks of non-compliance with the Threshold Standards involve a number of matters that may affect NTI's capacity to manage and deliver its higher education awards.

• The broad issues which relate to the courses include:

  a) NTI state that the Bachelor and GradCertBA Business awards require professional accreditation. To ensure that students are adequately and accurately informed about the courses of study NTI will be required to either provide evidence of obtaining professional accreditation status to TEQSA, or provide its course marketing material that makes the status of the courses with respect to professional accreditation clear to potential students.

  b) Assessment criteria and rubrics were not available for TEQSA consideration at the time of course approval. NTI will be required to provide these to TEQSA prior to the delivery of the three Business courses.

  c) In terms of its staff resourcing and academic leadership profile, NTI will be required to appoint a Senior Academic Leader in the Business discipline to strengthen its academic capability in this field of education. NTI will also be required to appoint adequately qualified and experienced teaching staff to deliver its Business awards prior to the delivery of the courses.

  d) NTI is required to appoint an appropriately qualified learning and research skills officer (or equivalent) to support students, particularly at post graduate level, in the Business field. NTI are also required to appoint library support staff for its Sydney campus.

  e) NTI will be required to purchase its online learning resources for the Business awards prior to the delivery of the courses, and an acquisition plan and purchase timelines for physical library holdings at the Sydney campus.

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of three higher education courses of study offered by Nan Tien Institute Limited (NTI)

A delegate of TEQSA has accredited, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), the following higher education courses of study offered by NTI for a period of seven years until 25 June 2022:

• Diploma of Business
• Bachelor of Business
• Graduate Certificate of Business Analysis

TEQSA has, under subsection 53(1) of the TEQSA Act, imposed four conditions on the accreditation of the above courses of study. NTI must:

Condition 1

Provide to TEQSA evidence of professional accreditation of the Bachelor of Business and Graduate Certificate of Business Analysis prior to commencement of course delivery, and if this is not available, NTI must provide evidence of all relevant marketing material that makes it clear to potential students that the courses are either pending professional accreditation or are not professionally accredited.

Condition 2

Prior to the commencement of delivery of all courses, NTI is to provide TEQSA with evidence of the appointment of:

1. an academic leader with requisite disciplinary qualifications and experience
2. appropriately qualified and experienced academic teaching staff for the delivery of the Business awards including abbreviated CVs
3. a qualified and experienced learning and research skills officer or equivalent

The response to this condition should also indicate F/T and P/T status and location of each staff member.

Condition 3

By 01 October 2015, provide to TEQSA evidence that NTI has developed assessment rubrics and assessment criteria for all subjects in each Business award.

Condition 4

By 01 October 2015, provide to TEQSA:

With regard to learning resources and library services, evidence to support information provided by NTI:

1. of purchase and accessibility of appropriate on-line business data bases;
2. for the NTI Sydney Campus library, an acquisition plan and purchase timeline for its physical library holdings to support the delivery of the Business awards; and
3. that NTI will make available appropriately qualified library support on site at its Sydney Campus, and provide a rationale for the nature of the role (e.g. type of appointment, number of hours, qualifications).

The course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.

Main reasons for decision

TEQSA considers that the decision to apply conditions to NTI's application for accreditation of three courses of study is consistent with the basic principles for regulation in Part 2 of the TEQSA Act, as NTI is at risk of not complying with a number of the Threshold Standards. TEQSA considers that the risks of non-compliance with the Threshold Standards involve a number of matters that may affect NTI's capacity to manage and deliver its higher education awards.

• The broad issues which relate to the courses include:

  a) NTI state that the Bachelor and GradCertBA Business awards require professional accreditation. To ensure that students are adequately and accurately informed about the courses of study NTI will be required to either provide evidence of obtaining professional accreditation status to TEQSA, or provide its course marketing material that makes the status of the courses with respect to professional accreditation clear to potential students.

  b) Assessment criteria and rubrics were not available for TEQSA consideration at the time of course approval. NTI will be required to provide these to TEQSA prior to the delivery of the three Business courses.

  c) In terms of its staff resourcing and academic leadership profile, NTI will be required to appoint a Senior Academic Leader in the Business discipline to strengthen its academic capability in this field of education. NTI will also be required to appoint adequately qualified and experienced teaching staff to deliver its Business awards prior to the delivery of the courses.

  d) NTI is required to appoint an appropriately qualified learning and research skills officer (or equivalent) to support students, particularly at post graduate level, in the Business field. NTI are also required to appoint library support staff for its Sydney campus.

  e) NTI will be required to purchase its online learning resources for the Business awards prior to the delivery of the courses, and an acquisition plan and purchase timelines for physical library holdings at the Sydney campus.

Course accreditation

Report on variation of conditions of accreditation of three higher education courses of study offered by Nan Tien Institute Limited

On 16 February 2016 TEQSA varied, under Section 53(2) of the TEQSA Act, two conditions imposed on 25 June 2015 on the accreditation of the following courses offered by Nan Tien Institute Limited:

• Diploma of Business
• Bachelor of Business
• Graduate Certificate of Business Analysis

The decision to vary the conditions was made on the basis that Nan Tien Institute has deferred the commencement of delivery of the courses.

The conditions were varied to provide:

Condition 3:

At least three months prior to the commencement of delivery of each course, provide to TEQSA evidence that NTI has developed assessment rubrics and assessment criteria for all subjects to be offered in the first three terms of delivery.

Condition 4:

At least three months prior to the commencement of delivery of the courses, provide to TEQSA additional information to demonstrate the adequacy of learning resources and library services. Specifically, NTI must provide evidence of:

1. the purchase and accessibility of appropriate on-line business data bases
2. the acquisition of suitable physical library holdings to support the delivery of the Business courses
3. appropriately qualified library support on site at its Sydney campus, including information as to the nature of the role (e.g. type of appointment, number of hours, qualifications).

Course accreditation

Report on variation of conditions of accreditation of three higher education courses of study offered by Nan Tien Institute Limited

On 16 February 2016 TEQSA varied, under Section 53(2) of the TEQSA Act, two conditions imposed on 25 June 2015 on the accreditation of the following courses offered by Nan Tien Institute Limited:

• Diploma of Business
• Bachelor of Business
• Graduate Certificate of Business Analysis

The decision to vary the conditions was made on the basis that Nan Tien Institute has deferred the commencement of delivery of the courses.

The conditions were varied to provide:

Condition 3:

At least three months prior to the commencement of delivery of each course, provide to TEQSA evidence that NTI has developed assessment rubrics and assessment criteria for all subjects to be offered in the first three terms of delivery.

Condition 4:

At least three months prior to the commencement of delivery of the courses, provide to TEQSA additional information to demonstrate the adequacy of learning resources and library services. Specifically, NTI must provide evidence of:

1. the purchase and accessibility of appropriate on-line business data bases
2. the acquisition of suitable physical library holdings to support the delivery of the Business courses
3. appropriately qualified library support on site at its Sydney campus, including information as to the nature of the role (e.g. type of appointment, number of hours, qualifications).

Course accreditation

Report on variation of conditions of accreditation of three higher education courses of study offered by Nan Tien Institute Limited

On 16 February 2016 TEQSA varied, under Section 53(2) of the TEQSA Act, two conditions imposed on 25 June 2015 on the accreditation of the following courses offered by Nan Tien Institute Limited:

• Diploma of Business
• Bachelor of Business
• Graduate Certificate of Business Analysis

The decision to vary the conditions was made on the basis that Nan Tien Institute has deferred the commencement of delivery of the courses.

The conditions were varied to provide:

Condition 3:

At least three months prior to the commencement of delivery of each course, provide to TEQSA evidence that NTI has developed assessment rubrics and assessment criteria for all subjects to be offered in the first three terms of delivery.

Condition 4:

At least three months prior to the commencement of delivery of the courses, provide to TEQSA additional information to demonstrate the adequacy of learning resources and library services. Specifically, NTI must provide evidence of:

1. the purchase and accessibility of appropriate on-line business data bases
2. the acquisition of suitable physical library holdings to support the delivery of the Business courses
3. appropriately qualified library support on site at its Sydney campus, including information as to the nature of the role (e.g. type of appointment, number of hours, qualifications).

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of three higher education courses of study offered by Nan Tien Institute Limited

A delegate of TEQSA has accredited, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), the following higher education courses of study offered by Nan Tien Institute Limited for a period of seven years until 7 April 2023:

• Graduate Certificate in Applied Buddhist Studies
• Graduate Diploma in Applied Buddhist Studies
• Master of Arts (Applied Buddhist Studies)

Main reasons for decision

TEQSA has determined that the three higher education pathway courses of study submitted by Nan Tien Institute Limited for renewal of accreditation comply with the Provider Course Accreditation Standards and arrangements for delivery at all Australian sites.

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of three higher education courses of study offered by Nan Tien Institute Limited

A delegate of TEQSA has accredited, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), the following higher education courses of study offered by Nan Tien Institute Limited for a period of seven years until 7 April 2023:

• Graduate Certificate in Applied Buddhist Studies
• Graduate Diploma in Applied Buddhist Studies
• Master of Arts (Applied Buddhist Studies)

Main reasons for decision

TEQSA has determined that the three higher education pathway courses of study submitted by Nan Tien Institute Limited for renewal of accreditation comply with the Provider Course Accreditation Standards and arrangements for delivery at all Australian sites.

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of three higher education courses of study offered by Nan Tien Institute Limited

A delegate of TEQSA has accredited, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), the following higher education courses of study offered by Nan Tien Institute Limited for a period of seven years until 7 April 2023:

• Graduate Certificate in Applied Buddhist Studies
• Graduate Diploma in Applied Buddhist Studies
• Master of Arts (Applied Buddhist Studies)

Main reasons for decision

TEQSA has determined that the three higher education pathway courses of study submitted by Nan Tien Institute Limited for renewal of accreditation comply with the Provider Course Accreditation Standards and arrangements for delivery at all Australian sites.

Renewal of course accreditation

Report on renewal of accreditation of three higher education courses of study offered by SP Jain School of Global Management

A delegate of TEQSA has renewed the accreditation, under section 56 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), of the following higher education course(s) of study offered by SP Jain School of Global Management Pty Ltd (SP Jain) for a period of five years until 12 March 2020:

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
• MBA Global (GMBA)
• MBA Executive (EMBA)

TEQSA has, under subsection 53(1) of the TEQSA Act, imposed conditions on the accreditation of the above courses of study.

• condition 1 is imposed on the accreditation of MBA Global, MBA Executive and BBA
• condition 2 is imposed on the BBA
• conditions 3-5 are imposed on the accreditation of the MBA Global

Condition 1:

By 31 May 2015, modify the learning outcomes for the BBA, MBA Global and MBA Executive, and provide the modified learning outcomes to TEQSA, so that the learning outcomes:

a) directly align with individual units and assessment methods to ensure that the units (including all pre-term units), achieve the expected learning outcomes and are consistently applied across each delivery site; and

b) are written in accordance with appropriate AQF descriptors at level 7 and 9 respectively.

Condition 2:

By 31 May 2015, provide a detailed teaching profile for its Sydney operations for the BBA, including:

a) the qualifications and professional experience of all teaching staff and subjects they are teaching; and

b) the staff to student ratios for the final two years of the BBA delivered in Sydney

Condition 3:

By 31 May 2015, provide evidence that support for students undertaking the MBA Global Core Project Unit across its three delivery sites includes:

a) consistent transnational student supervision by Faculty staff at each delivery site; and

b) appropriate in-country industry partners at each delivery site

Condition 4:

By 30 April 2015 identify and engage an appropriately qualified independent academic expert with knowledge of on-line pedagogy to undertake a review of the pre-term units for the MBA Global. Prior to engaging the academic expert, SP Jain must give TEQSA not less than seven days' notice of the expert SP Jain proposes to engage and provide a short summary of the relevant expertise and experience of the nominated expert. TEQSA may notify SP Jain that it is not satisfied that the nominated expert is appropriate, in which case TEQSA will provide a shortlist of no less than three suitable alternative experts and SP Jain must engage one of the shortlisted alternatives. The review must encompass the following:

a) assessment of the pre-term unit content

b) assessment of the delivery mode and the efficacy of the McGraw Hill Platform at MBA level

c) consideration of the proposed learning outcomes

d) analysis of the assessment tasks and the final examination prescribed for the pre-term units

e) student preparedness for completing the MBA Global in a 12 month period.

Condition 5:

By 30 June 2015 submit the external academic expert's review findings (as outlined in 4 a-e above) as well as a response to the review findings by the SP Jain Academic Board, and details of any action items planned as part of the response.

The course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites, and the SP Jain delivery sites in Dubai and Singapore.

Main Reasons for the Decision

TEQSA considers that the decision to apply conditions to SP Jain application for accreditation of three courses of study is consistent with the basic principles for regulation in Part 2 of the TEQSA Act, as SP Jain is at risk of not complying with a number of the Threshold Standards. TEQSA considers that the risks of non-compliance with the Threshold Standards involve a number of matters that may affect SP Jain's capacity to manage and deliver its higher education awards.

• The broad issues which relate to the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) include:

  a) Learning outcomes will be modified so that they are applied consistently across each unit of study and align with AQF descriptors.

  b) SP Jain will provide clarification on the qualifications and professional experience of all teaching staff in relation to the subjects / units of specialisation they are teaching.

• The broad issues which relate to the MBA Global (GMBA) include:

  a) Learning outcomes will be modified so that they are applied consistently across each unit of study and align with AQF descriptors.

  b) SP Jain is required to demonstrate that it has consistent transnational student supervision by Faculty staff at each delivery site for its GMBA core projects.

  c) A review will be conducted to ensure SP Jain has adequate on-line pedagogy, to safeguard the quality of its on-line learning platform for GMBA students.

• The broad issues which relate to the MBA Executive (EMBA) include:

  a) Learning outcomes will be modified so that they are applied consistently across each unit of study and align with AQF descriptors.