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.

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of one higher education course of study offered by Holmesglen Institute

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 course of study offered by Holmesglen Institute for a period of seven years until 29 May 2024:

• Bachelor of Information Systems

Main reasons for decision

TEQSA has determined that the one higher education course of study submitted by Holmesglen Institute for accreditation complies 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 Melbourne Polytechnic.

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 Melbourne Polytechnic for a period of four years from the date of decision:

• Bachelor of Information Technology
• Associate Degree of Information Technology

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

Condition 1

Melbourne Polytechnic must arrange for an independent and external review of student attrition within the Bachelor of Information Technology and the Associate Degree of Information Technology. This external review must include consideration of a possible correlation between student attrition and English language entry requirements. The external review must culminate in a report developed and signed by the independent external reviewer. Melbourne Polytechnic must obtain TEQSA's approval of the reviewer and the review's terms of reference before making an appointment. The report arising from the review must be provided to TEQSA and Melbourne Polytechnic simultaneously and not later than 30 September 2017. Within four weeks of receipt of the report on its attrition Melbourne Polytechnic must provide to TEQSA:

a) a copy of the minutes of the Academic Board meeting which record the Academic Board's response to the report

b) a proposed implementation plan to address the recommendations in the report.

Condition 2

Melbourne Polytechnic must provide to TEQSA:

a) a report on its student performance that:

i. compares and contrasts progression and completion rates and grade distributions at an aggregate level between students enrolled in the revised first year of the courses and the previous cohort. Calculations must be based on the methodology set out within the TEQSA Risk Assessment Framework (Version 2.1).

ii. identifies actions recommended by the Academic Board in response to student performance and an analysis of the effectiveness of those actions.

b) evidence by way of meeting minutes that the report has been considered by the relevant Melbourne Polytechnic governing bodies which includes any action in response to the report.

This report is due to TEQSA by 31 March 2018.

The course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.

Main Reasons for the Decision

TEQSA considers that the decision to apply conditions to Melbourne Polytechnic's application for accreditation of two courses of study is consistent with the basic principles for regulation in Part 2 of the TEQSA Act, as Melbourne Polytechnic 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 Melbourne Polytechnic's capacity to manage and deliver its higher education awards.

• The broad issues which relate to the Bachelor of Information Technology and the Associate Degree of Information Technology include:

  a) Provider Course Accreditation Standards (PCAS) 1.2 in relation to the existence of robust internal processes for design and approval of the course of study.

  b) PCAS 2.1 in relation to the overall resourcing of course of study.

  c) PCAS 2.4 in relation to the provision of accurate and current information and advice about the course of study is provided to prospective and current students.

  d) PCAS 3.2 in relation to ensuring admission criteria are designed to ensure that all students admitted are sufficiently competent in the English language to be able to achieve the course learning outcomes.

  e) PCAS 5.5 in relation to benchmarking against similar accredited courses.

Renewal of course accreditation

Report on renewal of accreditation of two higher education courses of study offered by Melbourne Polytechnic.

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 Melbourne Polytechnic for a period of four years from the date of decision:

• Bachelor of Information Technology
• Associate Degree of Information Technology

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

Condition 1

Melbourne Polytechnic must arrange for an independent and external review of student attrition within the Bachelor of Information Technology and the Associate Degree of Information Technology. This external review must include consideration of a possible correlation between student attrition and English language entry requirements. The external review must culminate in a report developed and signed by the independent external reviewer. Melbourne Polytechnic must obtain TEQSA's approval of the reviewer and the review's terms of reference before making an appointment. The report arising from the review must be provided to TEQSA and Melbourne Polytechnic simultaneously and not later than 30 September 2017. Within four weeks of receipt of the report on its attrition Melbourne Polytechnic must provide to TEQSA:

a) a copy of the minutes of the Academic Board meeting which record the Academic Board's response to the report

b) a proposed implementation plan to address the recommendations in the report.

Condition 2

Melbourne Polytechnic must provide to TEQSA:

a) a report on its student performance that:

i. compares and contrasts progression and completion rates and grade distributions at an aggregate level between students enrolled in the revised first year of the courses and the previous cohort. Calculations must be based on the methodology set out within the TEQSA Risk Assessment Framework (Version 2.1).

ii. identifies actions recommended by the Academic Board in response to student performance and an analysis of the effectiveness of those actions.

b) evidence by way of meeting minutes that the report has been considered by the relevant Melbourne Polytechnic governing bodies which includes any action in response to the report.

This report is due to TEQSA by 31 March 2018.

The course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.

Main Reasons for the Decision

TEQSA considers that the decision to apply conditions to Melbourne Polytechnic's application for accreditation of two courses of study is consistent with the basic principles for regulation in Part 2 of the TEQSA Act, as Melbourne Polytechnic 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 Melbourne Polytechnic's capacity to manage and deliver its higher education awards.

• The broad issues which relate to the Bachelor of Information Technology and the Associate Degree of Information Technology include:

  a) Provider Course Accreditation Standards (PCAS) 1.2 in relation to the existence of robust internal processes for design and approval of the course of study.

  b) PCAS 2.1 in relation to the overall resourcing of course of study.

  c) PCAS 2.4 in relation to the provision of accurate and current information and advice about the course of study is provided to prospective and current students.

  d) PCAS 3.2 in relation to ensuring admission criteria are designed to ensure that all students admitted are sufficiently competent in the English language to be able to achieve the course learning outcomes.

  e) PCAS 5.5 in relation to benchmarking against similar accredited courses.

Renewal of course accreditation

Report on renewal of accreditation of one higher education course of study offered by Melbourne Polytechnic

A delegate of TEQSA has renewed the accreditation under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), the following higher education course of study offered by Melbourne Polytechnic for a period of seven years until 16 February 2024.

• Associate Degree of Veterinary Nursing

Main reasons for decision

TEQSA has determined that the higher education courses of study submitted by Melbourne Polytechnic for re-accreditation complies with the Provider Course Accreditation Standards and arrangements for delivery at all Australian sites.

Revoke/Vary Conditions

Report on revocation of condition of accreditation of two higher education courses of study offered by William Angliss Institute

On 27 April 2017 a delegate of TEQSA revoked under section 53(2) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), Condition One imposed on the accreditation of the following higher education courses of study offered by William Angliss Institute (refer public report 30 November 2016):

• Master of Philosophy (Major Thesis)
• Master of Philosophy (Praxis and Exegesis)

The decision to revoke the condition was made on the basis that TEQSA was satisfied that the condition had been met.

Revoke/Vary Conditions

Report on revocation of condition of accreditation of two higher education courses of study offered by William Angliss Institute

On 27 April 2017 a delegate of TEQSA revoked under section 53(2) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), Condition One imposed on the accreditation of the following higher education courses of study offered by William Angliss Institute (refer public report 30 November 2016):

• Master of Philosophy (Major Thesis)
• Master of Philosophy (Praxis and Exegesis)

The decision to revoke the condition was made on the basis that TEQSA was satisfied that the condition had been met.

Renewal of course accreditation

Report on renewal of accreditation of one higher education course of study offered by Montessori World Educational Institute (Australia) Inc

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 Montessori World Educational Institute (Australia) Inc for a period of seven years until 23 December 2023:

• Graduate Diploma of Education (Montessori)

Main reasons for decision

TEQSA has determined that the higher education course of study submitted by Montessori World Educational Institute (Australia) Inc for renewal of accreditation complies with the Provider Course Accreditation Standards and arrangements for delivery at all Australian sites.

Varying Conditions on Registration and Accreditation

Report on varying conditions on the registration of ParaPharm Pty Ltd and the accreditation of the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Mind Body Medicine) offered by ParaPharm Pty Ltd

A delegate of TEQSA has varied under subsection 32(2) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), Condition 1 imposed on registration of ParaPharm Pty Ltd (refer to Renewal of Registration Public Report dated 21 September 2016).

A delegate of TEQSA also varied under subsection 53(2) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), Condition 3 imposed on the accreditation of the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Mind Body Medicine) course offered by ParaPharm Pty Ltd (refer to Renewal of Registration Public Report dated 21 September 2016).

Attachments 1 and 2 reflect the full suite of active conditions on the registration of ParaPharm Pty Ltd and the accreditation of the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Mind Body Medicine).

Main reasons for decision

The condition was varied to afford ParaPharm Pty Ltd additional time to meet the requirements of Part C of Condition 1 on its registration and Condition 3 on the accreditation of the Bachelor.

Attachment 1

Conditions imposed on the registration of ParaPharm Pty Ltd trading as Paramount College of Natural Medicine:

i. ParaPharm Pty Ltd must review the following three courses of study:

• Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy)
• Bachelor of Health Science (Nutritional Medicine)
• Bachelor of Health Science (Western Herbal Medicine)

  and its information resources in light of the matters described in the 2016 expert reports and, within three months of the date of these orders, provide TEQSA with the following:

  1. a list of the changes to be made to each of the courses;
  2. evidence that the changes have been considered and approved by ParaPharm Pty Ltd's Academic Committee; and

  within six months of the date of these orders, provide TEQSA with the following:

  3. evidence from an independent expert (approved by TEQSA prior to his/her appointment) that the revised courses and information resources will allow students to achieve the learning outcomes of the courses (Condition 1);

ii. ParaPharm Pty Ltd must not enrol any new students in the following three courses of study:

• Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy)
• Bachelor of Health Science (Nutritional Medicine)
• Bachelor of Health Science (Western Herbal Medicine).

  until A and B of Condition 1 are met (Condition 2);

iii. ParaPharm Pty Ltd must, within one month of the date of these orders and, at least one month prior to the beginning of each financial year in which it is registered, provide TEQSA with the following:

1. a budget describing ParaPharm Pty Ltd's planned expenditure on staffing, facilities and educational resources for the financial year, which includes details on how ParaPharm Pty Ltd intends to address the concerns raised in the 2016 expert reports in relation to the currency of ParaPharm Pty Ltd's information resources and the adequacy of ParaPharm Pty Ltd's physical facilities (particularly its specialised facilities); and
2. evidence that the budget has been considered and approved by ParaPharm Pty Ltd's Board of Governors, with the benefit of advice from the ParaPharm Pty Ltd's Academic Committee (Condition 3);

iv. For six months from the date of these orders, ParaPharm Pty Ltd must provide TEQSA with a copy of the minutes of each meeting of its Board of governors and Academic Committee (minutes) no later than 21 days after the meeting takes place. After the initial six month period, ParaPharm Pty Ltd must provide the minutes no later than two weeks after the date the meeting takes place. The minutes must:

1. demonstrate a process consistent with the TEQSA Guidance Notes for the relevant bodies on the matters the subject of discussion;
2. include consideration of the matters required to be considered by the relevant bodies under the Higher Education Standards Framework, including risk management, delegations, course review, student performance, financial sustainability, facilities and staffing; and
3. specify the extent to which the discussion took account of external advice or input (Condition 4);

v. Within one month of the date of these orders, ParaPharm Pty Ltd must provide to TEQSA revised position descriptions for its Faculty Manager and another person or other persons, which set out the specific responsibilities of those staff to guide and support students to access library and information resources (Condition 5); and

vi. Within six months after the date of these orders, ParaPharm Pty Ltd must provide TEQSA with a report from an independent external expert (approved by TEQSA prior to his/her appointment), which reviews ParaPharm Pty Ltd's clinic arrangements and confirms that those arrangements provide for appropriate supervision, resources and student experiences to prepare students for practice in the field of their course of study (Condition 6).

Attachment 2

Conditions imposed on the accreditation of the Bachelor of Health Science (Mind Body Medicine) offered by ParaPharm Pty Ltd trading as Paramount College of Natural Medicine:

i. ParaPharm Pty Ltd must not enrol, or allow to be enrolled, any new students in the Bachelor of Health Science (Mind Body Medicine) course;

ii. any students currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Mind Body Medicine) course who are scheduled to complete the course by 31 July 2017 may continue studying the course; and

iii. any students currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Mind Body Medicine) course who are not scheduled to complete the course by 31 July 2017 must be transferred to another appropriate course or be provided with an appropriate refund within six months of the date of these orders