TEQSA has published a new resource, Enacting assessment reform in a time of artificial intelligence. This resource aims to help institutions address the risks generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) poses to learning assurance, while also supporting students to use these tools responsibly and ethically.

Developed by a panel of authors, and in collaboration with experts from across the sector, Enacting assessment reform in a time of artificial intelligence builds on the principles and propositions outlined in Assessment reform for the age of artificial intelligence, which TEQSA published in November 2023.

While Assessment reform for the age of artificial intelligence offered principles and propositions to guide institutions in developing an approach to gen AI and assessment, this new resource delivers examples of how these principles are being put into practice.

Thank you to the panel of authors who developed this resource on TEQSA’s behalf.

• Enacting assessment reform in a time of artificial intelligence

TEQSA and the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) have jointly released the Dual Sector Regulatory Strategy.  

The strategy responds directly to the Australian Universities Accord Final Report, which identified the need to reduce duplication and streamline regulation for Australia’s 57 dual sector providers – those delivering both vocational education and training and higher education.  

TEQSA and ASQA worked collaboratively to develop the strategy, drawing on feedback from sector stakeholders, including submissions to the Accord report.  

The strategy outlines a 3-year program of work focused on:

• improving information sharing and collaboration between the agencies
• optimising the alignment of regulatory processes and evidence requirements where practical
• supporting providers to strengthen governance and responsiveness to industry needs.

This joint measure reflects TEQSA and ASQA’s shared commitment to tertiary harmonisation and reducing administrative burden and compliance duplication for providers.  

More information is available on the Dual Sector Regulatory Strategy page.
 

TEQSA warmly congratulates our Commissioner Adrienne Nieuwenhuis on receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 South Australian Training Awards.  

Ms Nieuwenhuis was honoured for her long-standing contribution to education and training nationally at a gala presentation by The Hon Andrew Giles MP, Federal Minister for Skills and Training.

Dedicated to strengthening quality and equity across VET and higher education, Ms Nieuwenhuis has held key national leadership roles, including Acting Chief Commissioner of TEQSA and member of the South Australian Skills Commission.

She joined TEQSA as a Commissioner in 2021, and prior to that was the Director of the Office of the Vice-Chancellor at the University of South Australia and the Director of Quality, Tertiary Education, Science and Research in the South Australian Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology.  

Ms Nieuwenhuis was an inaugural member of the Higher Education Standards Panel (2011–14) and the National Skills Standards Council (2011–13). From 2013 to 2025, she was also a member of the South Australian Skills Commission and chair of its Traineeship and Apprenticeship Sub-Committee.

With over 30 years’ experience in tertiary education, Ms Nieuwenhuis has been a member of various state and federal committees and working parties associated with tertiary education.  

The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented in recognition of an individual’s outstanding leadership and contribution to the South Australian VET and skills sector.  

Their leadership and contributions are linked to an innovation, new knowledge, or ways to improve professional practice deemed to be above and beyond the everyday, with a long-lasting impact within the sector.

• Adrienne Nieuwenhuis – Lifetime Achievement Award