Revoke/Vary Conditions

Report on revocation of conditions on accreditation of one higher education course of study offered by Top Education Group Pty Ltd

On 17 March 2017 a delegate of TEQSA revoked, under Section 53(2) of the TEQSA Act, the conditions imposed on the accreditation of the following courses offered by Top Education Group Pty Ltd (refer public report of 8 August 2013):

• Bachelor of Laws

The decision to revoke conditions 1c was made on the basis that the delegate was satisfied that the condition had been met.

Revoke/Vary Conditions

Report on varying one condition of accreditation of three higher education courses of study offered by Excelsia College

On 27 March 2017, a delegate of TEQSA varied, under section 53(2) of the TEQSA Act, Condition 3 imposed on the accreditation on 20 July 2016 of the three courses as follows:

• Master of Business Administration
• Graduate Diploma of Business Administration
• Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

Condition 3 (varied):

Excelsia College must provide the following evidence to TEQSA by 31 December 2017 and each year thereafter:

• that its academic staff are active in scholarship that informs their teaching and that the Program Director demonstrates 'strong personal scholarship and research' as specified in the position description.

Revoke/Vary Conditions

Report on varying one condition of accreditation of three higher education courses of study offered by Excelsia College

On 27 March 2017, a delegate of TEQSA varied, under section 53(2) of the TEQSA Act, Condition 3 imposed on the accreditation on 20 July 2016 of the three courses as follows:

• Master of Business Administration
• Graduate Diploma of Business Administration
• Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

Condition 3 (varied):

Excelsia College must provide the following evidence to TEQSA by 31 December 2017 and each year thereafter:

• that its academic staff are active in scholarship that informs their teaching and that the Program Director demonstrates 'strong personal scholarship and research' as specified in the position description.

Revoke/Vary Conditions

Report on varying one condition of accreditation of three higher education courses of study offered by Excelsia College

On 27 March 2017, a delegate of TEQSA varied, under section 53(2) of the TEQSA Act, Condition 3 imposed on the accreditation on 20 July 2016 of the three courses as follows:

• Master of Business Administration
• Graduate Diploma of Business Administration
• Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

Condition 3 (varied):

Excelsia College must provide the following evidence to TEQSA by 31 December 2017 and each year thereafter:

• that its academic staff are active in scholarship that informs their teaching and that the Program Director demonstrates 'strong personal scholarship and research' as specified in the position description.

Renewal of course accreditation

Report on renewal of accreditation of one higher education course of study offered by Educational Enterprises Australia Pty Ltd

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 of study offered by Educational Enterprises Australia Pty Ltd for a period of five years until 10 July 2022.

• Diploma of Engineering

Main reasons for decision

TEQSA has determined that the higher education course of study submitted by Educational Enterprises Australia Pty Ltd for accreditation complies with the Provider Course Accreditation Standards and arrangements for delivery at all Australian sites.

Change of Course Name

Report on change of course name of one higher education course of study offered by Box Hill Institute (formerly Box Hill Institute of TAFE)

A delegate of TEQSA has approved the change of name of the following higher education course of study offered by Box Hill Institute (formerly Box Hill Institute of TAFE) effectively immediately:

• Master of Cyber Security (formerly Master of Network Security)

Renewal of course accreditation

Report on renewal of accreditation of two higher education courses of study offered by Holmes Institute Pty Ltd

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 courses of study offered by Holmes Institute Pty Ltd for a period of seven years until 6 March 2024:

• Bachelor of Information Systems
• Bachelor of Fashion Business

Main reasons for decision

TEQSA has determined that the two higher education courses of study submitted by Holmes Institute Pty Ltd for 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 two higher education courses of study offered by Holmes Institute Pty Ltd

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 courses of study offered by Holmes Institute Pty Ltd for a period of seven years until 6 March 2024:

• Bachelor of Information Systems
• Bachelor of Fashion Business

Main reasons for decision

TEQSA has determined that the two higher education courses of study submitted by Holmes Institute Pty Ltd for 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 two higher education courses of study offered by the Melbourne Institute of Business and Technology

TEQSA determined, under section 56 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), to renew accreditation the following two higher education courses of study offered by the Melbourne Institute of Business and Technology Pty Ltd (MIBT) for a period of seven years until 1 August 2020:

• Diploma of Commerce
• Diploma of Computing

On 1 August 2013, TEQSA imposed four conditions on the Diploma of Commerce and Diploma of Computing. TEQSA made decisions on 30 January 2014, 8 May 2014 and 10 November 2015 respectively to revoke Conditions 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Refer to the Addendum of this report for information relating to the revocation of conditions.

Main Reasons for the Decision

TEQSA determined that the two higher education courses of study comply with the Provider Course Accreditation and Qualification Standards. The course accreditation for the Diploma of Commerce and the Diploma of Computing covers delivery at all Australian sites and at the campus in Jakarta, Indonesia.

TEQSA's decision to apply conditions was consistent with the basic principles for regulation in Part 2 of the TEQSA Act, given the risk of not complying with a number of the Threshold Standards.

Addendum to Public Report: Conditions Revoked

• The broad issues that prompted TEQSA to impose conditions were:

  a) significantly high attrition and failure rates;

  b) the absence of a third party delivery annual review;

  c) the equivalency of onshore teach-out arrangements; and

  d) the transparency of the legal entities involved in the provision of offshore study.

The revoked conditions were that the Melbourne Institute of Business and Technology must:

Condition 1: Report to TEQSA on Diploma of Commerce student attrition and failure rates for the 2013 and 2014 academic years, and on action taken to implement all the recommendations of the 2012 Diploma of Commerce Course Review by 1 March 2014 and 1 March 2015;

Condition 2: Conduct a comprehensive review of the third party arrangement between MIBT and MIBT Indonesia (MIBTi), including academic quality assurance, by 31 December 2013. MIBT must report back to TEQSA with a copy of the report and the outcomes of the review report, (including consideration by the MIBT/Deakin Joint Management Committee and any management response to review recommendations) and an implementation plan by 1 March 2014;

Condition 3: Ensure information to MIBTi students is transparent regarding onshore teach-out arrangements being subject to DIAC visa approval, by 31 December 2013; and

Condition 4: Revise letters of offer to MIBTi students to specify that MIBT is the entity offering the award for completion of the course; Deakin University's role in overseeing course design; articulation arrangements with Deakin University for students who complete an MIBT course; and MIBTi's role to provide the course on behalf of MIBT, by 31 December 2013.