Renewal of registration

Report on renewal of registration of Australian Institute of Business and Management Pty Ltd

TEQSA has renewed the registration as a higher education provider, under Section 36(1) of the TEQSA Act, of Australian Institute of Business and Management Pty Ltd for a period of four years to 14 December 2020 in the provider category of 'Higher Education Provider'.

TEQSA has, under subsection 32(1) of the TEQSA Act, imposed two (2) conditions on the registration of Australian Institute of Business and Management Pty Ltd as a higher education provider.

On 5 January 2017, TEQSA varied, under subsection 32(2) of the TEQSA Act, the Condition 2 imposed on Australian Institute of Business and Management Pty Ltd on 14 December 2016. The revised conditions are set out below:

Condition 1:

a) Commencing from Trimester 1 2017, Australian Institute of Business and Management Pty Ltd must endeavour to maintain a maximum student to academic staff ratio of no more than 30:1, calculated based on the methodology set out on page 18 of the TEQSA Risk Assessment Framework (Version 2.1) document.

b) Australian Institute of Business and Management Pty Ltd must notify TEQSA if its student to academic staff ratio increases above 30:1 for a period longer than 10 business days.

Condition 2:

Within 3 months of the conclusion of each Academic Year, Australian Institute of Business and Management must provide to TEQSA:

a) A report on the implementation of its Retention Strategy that details its performance against each of the four priority areas within the strategy including relevant student performance data that details attrition, progression, completion and grade distributions. Calculations must be based on the methodology set out on pages 15 and 16 of the TEQSA Risk Assessment Framework (Version 2.1).

b) Evidence by way of meeting minutes that the report has been considered by the AIBM Academic Board and Council which includes any action in response to the report.

The first report is due to TEQSA within 3 months of the conclusion of the 2017 academic year.

Main Reasons for Decision

As part of the renewal of registration process, TEQSA has assessed the application submitted by Australian Institute of Business and Management Pty Ltd against the Threshold Standards. The scope of the assessment included all its Australian sites.

TEQSA considers that the decision to apply conditions to Australian Institute of Business and Management Pty Ltd's registration is consistent with the basic principles for regulation in Part 2 of the TEQSA Act, as Australian Institute of Business and Management Pty Ltd is at risk of not complying with a number of the Threshold Standards.

• The broad issues which relate to the Australian Institute of Business and Management Pty Ltd's registration include:

  a) Provider Registration Standard (PRS) 5.2, in relation to KOI's staffing and the extent to which staffing levels ensure the achievement of student learning outcomes; and

  b) PRS 3.4 and 3.8, in relation to the consideration of, and action in response to student performance in KOI's risk management and quality assurance processes.

Renewal of registration

Report on renewal of registration of Australian Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd

TEQSA has renewed the registration as a higher education provider, under Section 36(1) of the TEQSA Act, of Australian Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd (AIH) for a period of three years to 26 February 2018 in the provider category of Higher Education Provider.

TEQSA has, under subsection 32(1) of the TEQSA Act, imposed three conditions on the registration of Australian Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd as a higher education provider.

Condition 1

Within three months of the date of notification of this decision, AIH is required to:

a) provide TEQSA with a workforce plan. At a minimum the workforce plan must identify recruitment strategies, discipline needs, academic and career development strategies incorporating scholarly activity, appropriate full-time to sessional staffing ratios and key implementation dates for the plan.

Condition 2

AIH is required to:

a) provide TEQSA, within three months of the date of notification of this decision, with a comprehensive diagnostic analysis of the probable causes for observed rates and trends for student attrition, progression and minimum time completion rates and failure rates, for each accredited higher education course it offers and each year, for the period 2011 to 2014 inclusive. The analysis must include accurate data on student attrition, completion, progression and grade distribution and include analysis by:

1. entry path (comparing students admitted under each entry pathway);
2. credit awarded (comparing students admitted with no credit awarded to students admitted with credit for up to a third of the course and between a third and two thirds of the course);
3. study mode (comparing students who take less than a full-time study load, exactly a full-time study load and greater than a full-time study load, where full-time study load is equal to 120 credit points in a calendar year);
4. place of study;
5. whether students are domestic or international students;
6. referral to and uptake of student support (including participation in formal study support programs); and
7. student achievement in similar courses at other higher education providers.

b) develop and provide to TEQSA by 30 August 2015, a detailed strategy, having regard to the comprehensive diagnostic analysis required under (a) above, which:

1. includes specific targets for improvement of student attrition, completion and progression rates and failure rates for each course and each year over the forward registration period; and
2. gives consideration to admission practices and standards, study load of students, the identification of students at risk of not progressing academically, and the adequacy and effectiveness of student support.

c) revise the targets determined in accordance with (b) above if and as directed by TEQSA.

d) demonstrate improvement, with reference to the targets to be established under (b) and (c), overall and for each course of study, through annually reporting to TEQSA on these rates by 31 January each year (for the rates in the previous calendar year) throughout the period of registration, with these reports to commence on 31 January 2016.

Condition 3

AIH must provide to TEQSA:

a) By 30 June 2015, evidence to demonstrate to TEQSA that its governing Body has an effective risk management framework for all AIH's higher education operations. The evidence should include:

1. an updated risk management framework which accounts for academic risk; and
2. Minutes of meetings of the Academic Board that demonstrate that AIH has considered all conditions and requests for information imposed by TEQSA on the registration of AIH and the accreditation of its courses;

b) By 30 June 2016, minutes of the Academic Board meetings for the preceding 12 months which demonstrate:

1. that it has effective development, approval, implementation and review of all academic policies; and
2. the nature of its considerations in relation to any of its policies or procedures, including any recommendations and changes to those academic policies and procedures.

Main reasons for decision

As part of the renewal of registration process, TEQSA has assessed the application submitted by Australian Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd against the Threshold Standards. The scope of the assessment included all its Australian sites.

TEQSA considers that the decision to apply conditions to Australian Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd registration is consistent with the basic principles for regulation in Part 2 of the TEQSA Act, as Australian Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd is at risk of not complying with a number of the Threshold Standards.

• The broad issues which relate to the Australian Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd registration include:

  a) AIH's management of human resources

  b) Student outcomes including attrition and progression

  c) Risk management

  d) academic policy development and review

Renewal of registration

Report on renewal of registration of Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police

TEQSA has determined, under Section 36(1) of the TEQSA Act, that registration of Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police as a higher education provider be renewed for a period of seven years to 6 November 2021 in the provider category of 'Higher Education Provider'.

Background to Decision

Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police submitted an application for renewal of registration in the category of 'Higher Education Provider' under Section 35 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act). Subsection 36(4) of the TEQSA Act enables TEQSA to renew a provider's registration for a period not exceeding seven years.

Main Reasons for Decision

As part of the renewal of registration process, TEQSA has assessed the application submitted by Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police against the Threshold Standards. The scope of the assessment included its Australian site.

Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police has demonstrated to TEQSA that he continues to meet the Threshold Standards.

Renewal of registration

Report on renewal of registration of Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School Pty Limited

TEQSA has renewed the registration as a higher education provider, under Section 36(1) of the TEQSA Act, of Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School Pty Limited for a period of seven years to 17 December 2022 in the provider category of 'Higher Education Provider'.

Main reasons for decision

TEQSA has assessed the application submitted by Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School Pty Limited against the Threshold Standards. The scope of the assessment included all its Australian sites.

Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School Pty Limited has demonstrated to TEQSA that it continues to meet the Threshold Standards.

Renewal of registration

Report on renewal of registration of Campion Institute Limited

TEQSA has renewed the registration as a higher education provider, under Section 36(1) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011, of Campion Institute Limited for a period of seven years to 11 June 2022 in the provider category of 'Higher Education Provider'.

Main reasons for decision

TEQSA has assessed the application submitted by Campion Institute Limited against the Threshold Standards. The scope of the assessment included all its Australian sites.

Campion Institute Limited has demonstrated to TEQSA that it continues to meet the Threshold Standards.

Renewal of registration

Report on renewal of registration of the Governance Institute of Australia Ltd

TEQSA has renewed the registration of the Governance Institute of Australia as a higher education provider, under subsection 36(1) of the TEQSA Act, for a period of seven years to 26 May 2023 in the provider category of 'Higher Education Provider'.

On 26 May 2016, TEQSA imposed a registration condition, under subsection 32(1) of the TEQSA Act. On 25 January 2017 TEQSA varied the reporting date and condition requirements on its own initiative, under subsection 32(2) of the TEQSA Act, to the wording below:

Condition 1:

By 31 August 2017, the Governance Institute of Australia must provide to TEQSA the report approved by the Board of Directors and Education Committee on how the Governance Institute of Australia supports the varying learning needs of its students in terms of computer literacy, academic skills and exam preparation. The report should include an update on implementation against each of the strategies, and address how these improvements were resourced, in terms of the student to staff ratio and availability of support staff.

Main Reasons for Decision

As part of the renewal of registration process, TEQSA has assessed the application submitted by the Governance Institute of Australia against the Threshold Standards. The scope of the assessment included all its Australian sites.

TEQSA considers that the decision to apply a condition to the Governance Institute of Australia's registration is consistent with the basic principles for regulation in Part 2 of the TEQSA Act, as the Governance Institute of Australia is in the process of implementing a number initiatives to address its risk of not complying with Threshold Standards relating to:

a) Academic workforce planning

b) Attrition and student support.

Renewal of registration

Report on renewal of registration of The College of Nursing

TEQSA has determined, under Section 36(1) of the TEQSA Act, that registration of The College of Nursing as a higher education provider be renewed for a period of seven years to 24 April 2020 in the provider category of Higher Education Provider.

Background to Decision

The College of Nursing submitted an application for renewal of registration in the category of Higher Education Provider under Section 35 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act). Subsection 36(4) of the TEQSA Act enables TEQSA to renew a provider's registration for a period not exceeding seven years.

Main Reasons for Decision

As part of the renewal of registration process, TEQSA has assessed the application submitted by the College of Nursing against the Threshold Standards. The scope of the assessment included all its Australian sites.

The College of Nursing has demonstrated to TEQSA that it continues to meet the Threshold Standards.

Revocation of a condition on registration

Report on the revocation of a condition imposed on the registration of Group Colleges Australia Pty Ltd

In accordance with Subsections 32(2) of the TEQSA Act, TEQSA may vary or revoke a condition imposed on the registration of a higher education provider, either on its own initiative, or upon application by the provider for variation or revocation.

TEQSA made a decision on 6 September 2015 to revoke condition iv (imposed on Group Colleges Australia Pty Ltd's registration on 2 April 2015) on the basis that Group Colleges Australia Pty Ltd had met the requirements of this condition.

Revocation of conditions on registration

Report on the revocation of conditions imposed on the registration of Group Colleges Australia Pty Ltd

In accordance with Subsections 32(2) of the TEQSA Act, TEQSA may vary or revoke a condition imposed on the registration of a higher education provider, either on its own initiative, or upon application by the provider for variation or revocation.

TEQSA made a decision on 23 July 2015 to revoke conditions i-iii (imposed on Group Colleges Australia Pty Ltd's registration on 2 April 2015) on the basis that Group Colleges Australia Pty Ltd had met the requirements of these conditions.