Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of 2 higher education courses of study offered by Australian Guild of Education Pty Ltd

On 15 August 2025, a delegate of TEQSA:

• accredited, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), the following courses offered by Australian Guild of Education Pty Ltd, for a period of 7 years until 14 August 2032:
  • Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Education
  • Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Studies.
• imposed, under section 53 of the TEQSA Act, 2 conditions on the accreditation of the Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Studies.

Condition 1: Facilities

Australian Guild of Education Pty Ltd must not market or deliver the courses until it has submitted evidence to TEQSA's satisfaction that it provides students and staff with disabilities with safe, equitable, dignified, and sufficient, access to the same facilities to which students and staff without disabilities have access.

Condition 2: Professional Accreditation

Australian Guild of Education Pty Ltd must not market or enrol any students in the courses until the courses have been professionally accredited by The Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA).

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made these decisions in light of risks that the courses submitted by Australian Guild of Education Pty Ltd may not meet, or continue to meet, the following provisions of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021:

1. Section 1.3 of Part A, in relation to ensuring that all students, including students with disabilities, have equivalent opportunities for successful transition into and progression through their course of study, irrespective of the delivery mode or place of study.
2. Section 2.1 of Part A, in relation to ensuring that the facilities are fit for their educational purposes and accommodate the educational activities of the students and staff who use them, including students and staff with disabilities.
3. Section 2.2 of Part A, in relation to ensuring that the institutional policies, practices and approaches to teaching and learning are designed to accommodate student diversity, including the under-representation and/or disadvantage experienced by students with disabilities, and to create equivalent opportunities for academic success regardless of students' backgrounds.
4. Section 2.3 of Part A, in relation to promoting and fostering a safe environment for students and staff with disabilities.
5. Section 5.1 of Part A, in relation to ensuring that a course of study is approved only when it meets the applicable Standards of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021.
6. Section 6.1 of Part A, in relation to ensuring that the governing body exercises competent governance oversight of and is accountable for all of the higher education provider's operations in or from Australia, including accountability for the award of higher education qualifications, for continuing to meet the requirements of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021, and for the provider's representation of itself.
7. Section 6.2 of Part A, in relation to ensuring that the corporate governing body and the entity comply with the requirements of the legislation under which the provider is established, recognised, or incorporated, and any other legislative requirements.
8. Section 7.2 of Part A, in relation to ensuring that accurate, relevant and timely information for students is publicly available and accessible, including access for students with special needs, to enable informed decision making about educational offerings and experiences.

Application to withdraw conditions

In accordance with section 53 of the TEQSA Act, TEQSA may vary or revoke a condition imposed on the accreditation of a higher education course of study, either on its own initiative, or upon application by the provider for variation or revocation.

Extension of accreditation period

Report on extension of accreditation of one higher education course of study offered by Sydney Metropolitan Institute of Technology Pty Ltd

On 15 September 2025, a delegate of TEQSA extended, under section 57A of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), the accreditation of the Undergraduate Certificate in Information Technology offered by Sydney Metropolitan Institute of Technology Pty Ltd from 30 September 2026 to 19 October 2029.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision consistent with the principles set out in TEQSA's policy on extensions to the period of provider registration or course accreditation, including an assessment of risks associated with the extension.

Initial ESOS registration

Report on initial ESOS registration of the Laurus Higher Education Pty Ltd

On 16 September 2025, TEQSA:

• Approved, under section 10 of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (ESOS Act), the registration of the Laurus Higher Education Pty Ltd (LHE) on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) for a period of 5 years until 15 September 2030.
• Imposed, under section 10B of the ESOS Act, one condition on the ESOS registration of the Laurus Higher Education Pty Ltd.

Condition 1:

1. By 29 March 2027, LHE must engage a suitably qualified independent expert to undertake a review of LHE's first year of delivery to overseas students. The expert and terms of reference for this review must be approved by TEQSA. The review should assess the effectiveness of the implementation of LHE's policies and procedures in ensuring:
   
   1. responsible recruitment of overseas students
   2. its education agents act ethically, honestly and in the best interests of overseas students
   3. adequate monitoring and support of overseas students.
2. By 29 July 2027, LHE must provide TEQSA evidence of consideration of the review report, and any actions in response to the report, by its relevant governing bodies.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision in light of the risk that the Laurus Higher Education Pty Ltd may not comply, or continue to comply with, the following objectives of the National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018:

• recruit responsibly by ensuring students are appropriately qualified and sufficiently informed for their chosen course (Standard 2)
• ensure that its education agents act ethically, honestly and in the best interests of overseas students (Standard 4)
• assist overseas students adjust to study and life in Australia (Standard 6)
• safeguard the integrity of Australia's migration laws (Standard 8)
• appropriately manage overseas student enrolment, monitoring and reporting (Standard 9)

Application to withdraw decision

In accordance with section 10B(1)(b) of the ESOS Act, TEQSA may vary or remove a condition imposed on the registration of a registered provider at any time. TEQSA will consider any application by a provider for variation or revocation of a condition.

Revocation of accreditation conditions

Report on the revocation of conditions imposed on the accreditation of one course of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1 and 2 imposed on the accreditation of the following course offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd (refer public report of 18 December 2023):

• Bachelor Business (Accounting)

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA revoked these conditions on the basis that the delegate is satisfied that the conditions are no longer necessary in light of the proposal for new conditions to be imposed that will effectively combine them into a new single set of conditions covering this course and the two cited below.

Report on the revocation of conditions imposed on the accreditation of two courses of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA also revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1, 2, and 3 imposed on the accreditation of the following course offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd (refer public report of 18 December 2023):

• Diploma of Business Management
• Bachelor of Business

Main reasons for the decision

With regard to Conditions 1 and 2, TEQSA made this decision on the basis that the conditions were no longer necessary in light of the impositions below. With regard to Condition 3, TEQSA made this decision on the basis that the condition had been met.

Imposition of accreditation conditions

Report on the imposition of conditions imposed on accreditation of 3 higher education courses of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA imposed, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), two conditions on the accreditation of the following courses offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd:

• Bachelor Business (Accounting)
• Diploma of Business Management
• Bachelor of Business

strong>Condition 1: Staffing

By 31 December of each year and until further notice, the Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology will provide to TEQSA the following information for the Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and the Diploma of Business Management:

1. Student enrolment numbers and EFTSL for the calendar year of the report.
2. Updated position descriptions for each role relating to the delivery of each course (including both sessional and permanent roles).
3. The most up-to-date versions of its documentation relating to determining academic equivalence for staff members who do not hold a qualification in a relevant discipline at least one level higher than is awarded for each course (AQF+1 qualification).
4. A staffing matrix for all its staff with responsibilities for academic oversight and those with teaching and supervisory roles within the three courses which will include:
   
   1. Full name and position title.
   2. Employment status (sessional/permanent) and their full-time equivalent (FTE) of employment.
   3. Specific units they have taught and/or over which they have had academic oversight. If the staff member's qualifications and previous roles are not clearly linked to the discipline of business and/or business management, include an indication as to how the qualifications and expertise are relevant to the units delivered by the staff member.
   4. Whether the staff member meets the AQF+1 requirement. For each staff member who does not hold a qualification in a relevant discipline at least one level higher than is awarded for each course, clear evidence of the following must be provided: equivalent relevant academic or professional or practice-based experience and expertise; a clear basis upon which the decision to award academic equivalence has been made; and the meeting minutes of the relevant governing body that has endorsed the decision to award academic equivalence.
   5. Itemisation of recent scholarly engagement as defined in TEQSA's Guidance Note on Scholarship, as distinct from professional development, in the relevant discipline or field, including scholarly activities, research activities, and/or advances in practice.
   6. Itemisation of recent engagement in pedagogy related to contemporary teaching, learning and assessment principles in the relevant discipline.
   7. For each staff member who does not fully meet the requirements of Standard 3.2.3 either by qualification or equivalence, evidence to demonstrate they have their teaching guided and overseen by staff who meet the standard.
5. A curriculum vitae (CV) for each of its staff members included in the matrix submitted in part (d) above. The CV must clearly detail all formal qualifications, when the qualifications were awarded, and clearly outline each staff member's relevant academic, professional, or practice-based, experience and expertise.
6. Evidence that it has sufficient quality assurance arrangements in place for the student internship placement within the Bachelor of Business, including evidence that demonstrates assurance of the quality of supervision of student experiences.
7. Evidence that its budgeting and workload allocations have allowed for all permanent and sessional teaching staff to provide 2 hours of student consultation time per week.

Condition 2: Course Review

By 31 December of each year and until further notice, the Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology will provide the following evidence to TEQSA for the Bachelor of Business (Accounting), the Bachelor of Business and the Diploma of Business Management:

1. Evidence of its regular interim monitoring of the quality of teaching, student progress, and the overall delivery of units within each course.
2. Evidence of its regular review and improvement activities, which include external referencing of the success of student cohorts against comparable courses of study, including the following:
   
   1. Analyses of progression rates, attrition rates, and completion times and rates, for each delivery location.
   2. Moderation activities relating to assessment methods and grading for selected units of study within each course, and analysis of these results.
3. Meeting minutes of the relevant governing bodies and committees for the previous 12 months, which record detailed consideration and deliberation of the above matters. The minutes must contain a clear record of the following:
   
   1. The identification and consideration of any deficiencies relating to the matters outlined in parts (a) and (b) above.
   2. Targeted action items and proposed completion dates to address any deficiencies identified.
   3. Monitoring of the implementation of all actions taken since 1 January 2025, including an analysis of the success thus far of all actions either completed or under way.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that these decisions were a necessary update with regard to risk, reporting, and administrative streamlining in the context of TEQSA's Basic Principles for Regulation.

Revocation of accreditation conditions

Report on the revocation of conditions imposed on the accreditation of one course of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1 and 2 imposed on the accreditation of the following course offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd (refer public report of 18 December 2023):

• Bachelor Business (Accounting)

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA revoked these conditions on the basis that the delegate is satisfied that the conditions are no longer necessary in light of the proposal for new conditions to be imposed that will effectively combine them into a new single set of conditions covering this course and the two cited below.

Report on the revocation of conditions imposed on the accreditation of two courses of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA also revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1, 2, and 3 imposed on the accreditation of the following course offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd (refer public report of 18 December 2023):

• Diploma of Business Management
• Bachelor of Business

Main reasons for the decision

With regard to Conditions 1 and 2, TEQSA made this decision on the basis that the conditions were no longer necessary in light of the impositions below. With regard to Condition 3, TEQSA made this decision on the basis that the condition had been met.

Imposition of accreditation conditions

Report on the imposition of conditions imposed on accreditation of 3 higher education courses of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA imposed, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), two conditions on the accreditation of the following courses offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd:

• Bachelor Business (Accounting)
• Diploma of Business Management
• Bachelor of Business

strong>Condition 1: Staffing

By 31 December of each year and until further notice, the Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology will provide to TEQSA the following information for the Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and the Diploma of Business Management:

1. Student enrolment numbers and EFTSL for the calendar year of the report.
2. Updated position descriptions for each role relating to the delivery of each course (including both sessional and permanent roles).
3. The most up-to-date versions of its documentation relating to determining academic equivalence for staff members who do not hold a qualification in a relevant discipline at least one level higher than is awarded for each course (AQF+1 qualification).
4. A staffing matrix for all its staff with responsibilities for academic oversight and those with teaching and supervisory roles within the three courses which will include:
   
   1. Full name and position title.
   2. Employment status (sessional/permanent) and their full-time equivalent (FTE) of employment.
   3. Specific units they have taught and/or over which they have had academic oversight. If the staff member's qualifications and previous roles are not clearly linked to the discipline of business and/or business management, include an indication as to how the qualifications and expertise are relevant to the units delivered by the staff member.
   4. Whether the staff member meets the AQF+1 requirement. For each staff member who does not hold a qualification in a relevant discipline at least one level higher than is awarded for each course, clear evidence of the following must be provided: equivalent relevant academic or professional or practice-based experience and expertise; a clear basis upon which the decision to award academic equivalence has been made; and the meeting minutes of the relevant governing body that has endorsed the decision to award academic equivalence.
   5. Itemisation of recent scholarly engagement as defined in TEQSA's Guidance Note on Scholarship, as distinct from professional development, in the relevant discipline or field, including scholarly activities, research activities, and/or advances in practice.
   6. Itemisation of recent engagement in pedagogy related to contemporary teaching, learning and assessment principles in the relevant discipline.
   7. For each staff member who does not fully meet the requirements of Standard 3.2.3 either by qualification or equivalence, evidence to demonstrate they have their teaching guided and overseen by staff who meet the standard.
5. A curriculum vitae (CV) for each of its staff members included in the matrix submitted in part (d) above. The CV must clearly detail all formal qualifications, when the qualifications were awarded, and clearly outline each staff member's relevant academic, professional, or practice-based, experience and expertise.
6. Evidence that it has sufficient quality assurance arrangements in place for the student internship placement within the Bachelor of Business, including evidence that demonstrates assurance of the quality of supervision of student experiences.
7. Evidence that its budgeting and workload allocations have allowed for all permanent and sessional teaching staff to provide 2 hours of student consultation time per week.

Condition 2: Course Review

By 31 December of each year and until further notice, the Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology will provide the following evidence to TEQSA for the Bachelor of Business (Accounting), the Bachelor of Business and the Diploma of Business Management:

1. Evidence of its regular interim monitoring of the quality of teaching, student progress, and the overall delivery of units within each course.
2. Evidence of its regular review and improvement activities, which include external referencing of the success of student cohorts against comparable courses of study, including the following:
   
   1. Analyses of progression rates, attrition rates, and completion times and rates, for each delivery location.
   2. Moderation activities relating to assessment methods and grading for selected units of study within each course, and analysis of these results.
3. Meeting minutes of the relevant governing bodies and committees for the previous 12 months, which record detailed consideration and deliberation of the above matters. The minutes must contain a clear record of the following:
   
   1. The identification and consideration of any deficiencies relating to the matters outlined in parts (a) and (b) above.
   2. Targeted action items and proposed completion dates to address any deficiencies identified.
   3. Monitoring of the implementation of all actions taken since 1 January 2025, including an analysis of the success thus far of all actions either completed or under way.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that these decisions were a necessary update with regard to risk, reporting, and administrative streamlining in the context of TEQSA's Basic Principles for Regulation.

Revocation of accreditation conditions

Report on the revocation of conditions imposed on the accreditation of one course of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1 and 2 imposed on the accreditation of the following course offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd (refer public report of 18 December 2023):

• Bachelor Business (Accounting)

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA revoked these conditions on the basis that the delegate is satisfied that the conditions are no longer necessary in light of the proposal for new conditions to be imposed that will effectively combine them into a new single set of conditions covering this course and the two cited below.

Report on the revocation of conditions imposed on the accreditation of two courses of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA also revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1, 2, and 3 imposed on the accreditation of the following course offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd (refer public report of 18 December 2023):

• Diploma of Business Management
• Bachelor of Business

Main reasons for the decision

With regard to Conditions 1 and 2, TEQSA made this decision on the basis that the conditions were no longer necessary in light of the impositions below. With regard to Condition 3, TEQSA made this decision on the basis that the condition had been met.

Imposition of accreditation conditions

Report on the imposition of conditions imposed on accreditation of 3 higher education courses of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA imposed, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), two conditions on the accreditation of the following courses offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd:

• Bachelor Business (Accounting)
• Diploma of Business Management
• Bachelor of Business

strong>Condition 1: Staffing

By 31 December of each year and until further notice, the Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology will provide to TEQSA the following information for the Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and the Diploma of Business Management:

1. Student enrolment numbers and EFTSL for the calendar year of the report.
2. Updated position descriptions for each role relating to the delivery of each course (including both sessional and permanent roles).
3. The most up-to-date versions of its documentation relating to determining academic equivalence for staff members who do not hold a qualification in a relevant discipline at least one level higher than is awarded for each course (AQF+1 qualification).
4. A staffing matrix for all its staff with responsibilities for academic oversight and those with teaching and supervisory roles within the three courses which will include:
   
   1. Full name and position title.
   2. Employment status (sessional/permanent) and their full-time equivalent (FTE) of employment.
   3. Specific units they have taught and/or over which they have had academic oversight. If the staff member's qualifications and previous roles are not clearly linked to the discipline of business and/or business management, include an indication as to how the qualifications and expertise are relevant to the units delivered by the staff member.
   4. Whether the staff member meets the AQF+1 requirement. For each staff member who does not hold a qualification in a relevant discipline at least one level higher than is awarded for each course, clear evidence of the following must be provided: equivalent relevant academic or professional or practice-based experience and expertise; a clear basis upon which the decision to award academic equivalence has been made; and the meeting minutes of the relevant governing body that has endorsed the decision to award academic equivalence.
   5. Itemisation of recent scholarly engagement as defined in TEQSA's Guidance Note on Scholarship, as distinct from professional development, in the relevant discipline or field, including scholarly activities, research activities, and/or advances in practice.
   6. Itemisation of recent engagement in pedagogy related to contemporary teaching, learning and assessment principles in the relevant discipline.
   7. For each staff member who does not fully meet the requirements of Standard 3.2.3 either by qualification or equivalence, evidence to demonstrate they have their teaching guided and overseen by staff who meet the standard.
5. A curriculum vitae (CV) for each of its staff members included in the matrix submitted in part (d) above. The CV must clearly detail all formal qualifications, when the qualifications were awarded, and clearly outline each staff member's relevant academic, professional, or practice-based, experience and expertise.
6. Evidence that it has sufficient quality assurance arrangements in place for the student internship placement within the Bachelor of Business, including evidence that demonstrates assurance of the quality of supervision of student experiences.
7. Evidence that its budgeting and workload allocations have allowed for all permanent and sessional teaching staff to provide 2 hours of student consultation time per week.

Condition 2: Course Review

By 31 December of each year and until further notice, the Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology will provide the following evidence to TEQSA for the Bachelor of Business (Accounting), the Bachelor of Business and the Diploma of Business Management:

1. Evidence of its regular interim monitoring of the quality of teaching, student progress, and the overall delivery of units within each course.
2. Evidence of its regular review and improvement activities, which include external referencing of the success of student cohorts against comparable courses of study, including the following:
   
   1. Analyses of progression rates, attrition rates, and completion times and rates, for each delivery location.
   2. Moderation activities relating to assessment methods and grading for selected units of study within each course, and analysis of these results.
3. Meeting minutes of the relevant governing bodies and committees for the previous 12 months, which record detailed consideration and deliberation of the above matters. The minutes must contain a clear record of the following:
   
   1. The identification and consideration of any deficiencies relating to the matters outlined in parts (a) and (b) above.
   2. Targeted action items and proposed completion dates to address any deficiencies identified.
   3. Monitoring of the implementation of all actions taken since 1 January 2025, including an analysis of the success thus far of all actions either completed or under way.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that these decisions were a necessary update with regard to risk, reporting, and administrative streamlining in the context of TEQSA's Basic Principles for Regulation.

Revocation of accreditation conditions

Report on the revocation of conditions imposed on the accreditation of one course of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1 and 2 imposed on the accreditation of the following course offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd (refer public report of 18 December 2023):

• Bachelor Business (Accounting)

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA revoked these conditions on the basis that the delegate is satisfied that the conditions are no longer necessary in light of the proposal for new conditions to be imposed that will effectively combine them into a new single set of conditions covering this course and the two cited below.

Report on the revocation of conditions imposed on the accreditation of two courses of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA also revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1, 2, and 3 imposed on the accreditation of the following course offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd (refer public report of 18 December 2023):

• Diploma of Business Management
• Bachelor of Business

Main reasons for the decision

With regard to Conditions 1 and 2, TEQSA made this decision on the basis that the conditions were no longer necessary in light of the impositions below. With regard to Condition 3, TEQSA made this decision on the basis that the condition had been met.

Imposition of accreditation conditions

Report on the imposition of conditions imposed on accreditation of 3 higher education courses of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA imposed, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), two conditions on the accreditation of the following courses offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd:

• Bachelor Business (Accounting)
• Diploma of Business Management
• Bachelor of Business

strong>Condition 1: Staffing

By 31 December of each year and until further notice, the Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology will provide to TEQSA the following information for the Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and the Diploma of Business Management:

1. Student enrolment numbers and EFTSL for the calendar year of the report.
2. Updated position descriptions for each role relating to the delivery of each course (including both sessional and permanent roles).
3. The most up-to-date versions of its documentation relating to determining academic equivalence for staff members who do not hold a qualification in a relevant discipline at least one level higher than is awarded for each course (AQF+1 qualification).
4. A staffing matrix for all its staff with responsibilities for academic oversight and those with teaching and supervisory roles within the three courses which will include:
   
   1. Full name and position title.
   2. Employment status (sessional/permanent) and their full-time equivalent (FTE) of employment.
   3. Specific units they have taught and/or over which they have had academic oversight. If the staff member's qualifications and previous roles are not clearly linked to the discipline of business and/or business management, include an indication as to how the qualifications and expertise are relevant to the units delivered by the staff member.
   4. Whether the staff member meets the AQF+1 requirement. For each staff member who does not hold a qualification in a relevant discipline at least one level higher than is awarded for each course, clear evidence of the following must be provided: equivalent relevant academic or professional or practice-based experience and expertise; a clear basis upon which the decision to award academic equivalence has been made; and the meeting minutes of the relevant governing body that has endorsed the decision to award academic equivalence.
   5. Itemisation of recent scholarly engagement as defined in TEQSA's Guidance Note on Scholarship, as distinct from professional development, in the relevant discipline or field, including scholarly activities, research activities, and/or advances in practice.
   6. Itemisation of recent engagement in pedagogy related to contemporary teaching, learning and assessment principles in the relevant discipline.
   7. For each staff member who does not fully meet the requirements of Standard 3.2.3 either by qualification or equivalence, evidence to demonstrate they have their teaching guided and overseen by staff who meet the standard.
5. A curriculum vitae (CV) for each of its staff members included in the matrix submitted in part (d) above. The CV must clearly detail all formal qualifications, when the qualifications were awarded, and clearly outline each staff member's relevant academic, professional, or practice-based, experience and expertise.
6. Evidence that it has sufficient quality assurance arrangements in place for the student internship placement within the Bachelor of Business, including evidence that demonstrates assurance of the quality of supervision of student experiences.
7. Evidence that its budgeting and workload allocations have allowed for all permanent and sessional teaching staff to provide 2 hours of student consultation time per week.

Condition 2: Course Review

By 31 December of each year and until further notice, the Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology will provide the following evidence to TEQSA for the Bachelor of Business (Accounting), the Bachelor of Business and the Diploma of Business Management:

1. Evidence of its regular interim monitoring of the quality of teaching, student progress, and the overall delivery of units within each course.
2. Evidence of its regular review and improvement activities, which include external referencing of the success of student cohorts against comparable courses of study, including the following:
   
   1. Analyses of progression rates, attrition rates, and completion times and rates, for each delivery location.
   2. Moderation activities relating to assessment methods and grading for selected units of study within each course, and analysis of these results.
3. Meeting minutes of the relevant governing bodies and committees for the previous 12 months, which record detailed consideration and deliberation of the above matters. The minutes must contain a clear record of the following:
   
   1. The identification and consideration of any deficiencies relating to the matters outlined in parts (a) and (b) above.
   2. Targeted action items and proposed completion dates to address any deficiencies identified.
   3. Monitoring of the implementation of all actions taken since 1 January 2025, including an analysis of the success thus far of all actions either completed or under way.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that these decisions were a necessary update with regard to risk, reporting, and administrative streamlining in the context of TEQSA's Basic Principles for Regulation.

Revocation of accreditation conditions

Report on the revocation of conditions imposed on the accreditation of one course of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1 and 2 imposed on the accreditation of the following course offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd (refer public report of 18 December 2023):

• Bachelor Business (Accounting)

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA revoked these conditions on the basis that the delegate is satisfied that the conditions are no longer necessary in light of the proposal for new conditions to be imposed that will effectively combine them into a new single set of conditions covering this course and the two cited below.

Report on the revocation of conditions imposed on the accreditation of two courses of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA also revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1, 2, and 3 imposed on the accreditation of the following course offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd (refer public report of 18 December 2023):

• Diploma of Business Management
• Bachelor of Business

Main reasons for the decision

With regard to Conditions 1 and 2, TEQSA made this decision on the basis that the conditions were no longer necessary in light of the impositions below. With regard to Condition 3, TEQSA made this decision on the basis that the condition had been met.

Imposition of accreditation conditions

Report on the imposition of conditions imposed on accreditation of 3 higher education courses of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA imposed, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), two conditions on the accreditation of the following courses offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd:

• Bachelor Business (Accounting)
• Diploma of Business Management
• Bachelor of Business

strong>Condition 1: Staffing

By 31 December of each year and until further notice, the Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology will provide to TEQSA the following information for the Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and the Diploma of Business Management:

1. Student enrolment numbers and EFTSL for the calendar year of the report.
2. Updated position descriptions for each role relating to the delivery of each course (including both sessional and permanent roles).
3. The most up-to-date versions of its documentation relating to determining academic equivalence for staff members who do not hold a qualification in a relevant discipline at least one level higher than is awarded for each course (AQF+1 qualification).
4. A staffing matrix for all its staff with responsibilities for academic oversight and those with teaching and supervisory roles within the three courses which will include:
   
   1. Full name and position title.
   2. Employment status (sessional/permanent) and their full-time equivalent (FTE) of employment.
   3. Specific units they have taught and/or over which they have had academic oversight. If the staff member's qualifications and previous roles are not clearly linked to the discipline of business and/or business management, include an indication as to how the qualifications and expertise are relevant to the units delivered by the staff member.
   4. Whether the staff member meets the AQF+1 requirement. For each staff member who does not hold a qualification in a relevant discipline at least one level higher than is awarded for each course, clear evidence of the following must be provided: equivalent relevant academic or professional or practice-based experience and expertise; a clear basis upon which the decision to award academic equivalence has been made; and the meeting minutes of the relevant governing body that has endorsed the decision to award academic equivalence.
   5. Itemisation of recent scholarly engagement as defined in TEQSA's Guidance Note on Scholarship, as distinct from professional development, in the relevant discipline or field, including scholarly activities, research activities, and/or advances in practice.
   6. Itemisation of recent engagement in pedagogy related to contemporary teaching, learning and assessment principles in the relevant discipline.
   7. For each staff member who does not fully meet the requirements of Standard 3.2.3 either by qualification or equivalence, evidence to demonstrate they have their teaching guided and overseen by staff who meet the standard.
5. A curriculum vitae (CV) for each of its staff members included in the matrix submitted in part (d) above. The CV must clearly detail all formal qualifications, when the qualifications were awarded, and clearly outline each staff member's relevant academic, professional, or practice-based, experience and expertise.
6. Evidence that it has sufficient quality assurance arrangements in place for the student internship placement within the Bachelor of Business, including evidence that demonstrates assurance of the quality of supervision of student experiences.
7. Evidence that its budgeting and workload allocations have allowed for all permanent and sessional teaching staff to provide 2 hours of student consultation time per week.

Condition 2: Course Review

By 31 December of each year and until further notice, the Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology will provide the following evidence to TEQSA for the Bachelor of Business (Accounting), the Bachelor of Business and the Diploma of Business Management:

1. Evidence of its regular interim monitoring of the quality of teaching, student progress, and the overall delivery of units within each course.
2. Evidence of its regular review and improvement activities, which include external referencing of the success of student cohorts against comparable courses of study, including the following:
   
   1. Analyses of progression rates, attrition rates, and completion times and rates, for each delivery location.
   2. Moderation activities relating to assessment methods and grading for selected units of study within each course, and analysis of these results.
3. Meeting minutes of the relevant governing bodies and committees for the previous 12 months, which record detailed consideration and deliberation of the above matters. The minutes must contain a clear record of the following:
   
   1. The identification and consideration of any deficiencies relating to the matters outlined in parts (a) and (b) above.
   2. Targeted action items and proposed completion dates to address any deficiencies identified.
   3. Monitoring of the implementation of all actions taken since 1 January 2025, including an analysis of the success thus far of all actions either completed or under way.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that these decisions were a necessary update with regard to risk, reporting, and administrative streamlining in the context of TEQSA's Basic Principles for Regulation.

Revocation of accreditation conditions

Report on the revocation of conditions imposed on the accreditation of one course of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1 and 2 imposed on the accreditation of the following course offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd (refer public report of 18 December 2023):

• Bachelor Business (Accounting)

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA revoked these conditions on the basis that the delegate is satisfied that the conditions are no longer necessary in light of the proposal for new conditions to be imposed that will effectively combine them into a new single set of conditions covering this course and the two cited below.

Report on the revocation of conditions imposed on the accreditation of two courses of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA also revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1, 2, and 3 imposed on the accreditation of the following course offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd (refer public report of 18 December 2023):

• Diploma of Business Management
• Bachelor of Business

Main reasons for the decision

With regard to Conditions 1 and 2, TEQSA made this decision on the basis that the conditions were no longer necessary in light of the impositions below. With regard to Condition 3, TEQSA made this decision on the basis that the condition had been met.

Imposition of accreditation conditions

Report on the imposition of conditions imposed on accreditation of 3 higher education courses of study offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd

On 19 September 2025 a delegate of TEQSA imposed, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), two conditions on the accreditation of the following courses offered by Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology Pty Ltd:

• Bachelor Business (Accounting)
• Diploma of Business Management
• Bachelor of Business

strong>Condition 1: Staffing

By 31 December of each year and until further notice, the Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology will provide to TEQSA the following information for the Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and the Diploma of Business Management:

1. Student enrolment numbers and EFTSL for the calendar year of the report.
2. Updated position descriptions for each role relating to the delivery of each course (including both sessional and permanent roles).
3. The most up-to-date versions of its documentation relating to determining academic equivalence for staff members who do not hold a qualification in a relevant discipline at least one level higher than is awarded for each course (AQF+1 qualification).
4. A staffing matrix for all its staff with responsibilities for academic oversight and those with teaching and supervisory roles within the three courses which will include:
   
   1. Full name and position title.
   2. Employment status (sessional/permanent) and their full-time equivalent (FTE) of employment.
   3. Specific units they have taught and/or over which they have had academic oversight. If the staff member's qualifications and previous roles are not clearly linked to the discipline of business and/or business management, include an indication as to how the qualifications and expertise are relevant to the units delivered by the staff member.
   4. Whether the staff member meets the AQF+1 requirement. For each staff member who does not hold a qualification in a relevant discipline at least one level higher than is awarded for each course, clear evidence of the following must be provided: equivalent relevant academic or professional or practice-based experience and expertise; a clear basis upon which the decision to award academic equivalence has been made; and the meeting minutes of the relevant governing body that has endorsed the decision to award academic equivalence.
   5. Itemisation of recent scholarly engagement as defined in TEQSA's Guidance Note on Scholarship, as distinct from professional development, in the relevant discipline or field, including scholarly activities, research activities, and/or advances in practice.
   6. Itemisation of recent engagement in pedagogy related to contemporary teaching, learning and assessment principles in the relevant discipline.
   7. For each staff member who does not fully meet the requirements of Standard 3.2.3 either by qualification or equivalence, evidence to demonstrate they have their teaching guided and overseen by staff who meet the standard.
5. A curriculum vitae (CV) for each of its staff members included in the matrix submitted in part (d) above. The CV must clearly detail all formal qualifications, when the qualifications were awarded, and clearly outline each staff member's relevant academic, professional, or practice-based, experience and expertise.
6. Evidence that it has sufficient quality assurance arrangements in place for the student internship placement within the Bachelor of Business, including evidence that demonstrates assurance of the quality of supervision of student experiences.
7. Evidence that its budgeting and workload allocations have allowed for all permanent and sessional teaching staff to provide 2 hours of student consultation time per week.

Condition 2: Course Review

By 31 December of each year and until further notice, the Whitecliffe Institute of Creative Arts and Technology will provide the following evidence to TEQSA for the Bachelor of Business (Accounting), the Bachelor of Business and the Diploma of Business Management:

1. Evidence of its regular interim monitoring of the quality of teaching, student progress, and the overall delivery of units within each course.
2. Evidence of its regular review and improvement activities, which include external referencing of the success of student cohorts against comparable courses of study, including the following:
   
   1. Analyses of progression rates, attrition rates, and completion times and rates, for each delivery location.
   2. Moderation activities relating to assessment methods and grading for selected units of study within each course, and analysis of these results.
3. Meeting minutes of the relevant governing bodies and committees for the previous 12 months, which record detailed consideration and deliberation of the above matters. The minutes must contain a clear record of the following:
   
   1. The identification and consideration of any deficiencies relating to the matters outlined in parts (a) and (b) above.
   2. Targeted action items and proposed completion dates to address any deficiencies identified.
   3. Monitoring of the implementation of all actions taken since 1 January 2025, including an analysis of the success thus far of all actions either completed or under way.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that these decisions were a necessary update with regard to risk, reporting, and administrative streamlining in the context of TEQSA's Basic Principles for Regulation.