Renewal of course accreditation

Report on renewal of accreditation of two higher education courses of study offered by North Metropolitan TAFE

On 20 February 2018 a delegate of TEQSA:

• renewed, under section 56 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), the accreditation of the following courses offered by North Metropolitan TAFE, for a period of seven years until 20 February 2025:

  - Associate Degree of Design

  - Associate Degree of Visual Art

• imposed, under section 53 of the TEQSA Act, one condition on the accreditation of the Associate Degree of Design and Associate Degree of Visual art.

Condition 1: Articulation and credit arrangements

North Metropolitan TAFE to provide by 30 July 2018:

1. copies of agreements for credit transfer arrangements and articulation pathways to further learning with its university partners for North Metropolitan TAFE's Associate Degree courses.
2. information for students of North Metropolitan TAFE's credit transfer arrangements which specify the eligibility for acceptance into another course of study and the amount of credit available towards a Bachelor Degree with specific university partners

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made these decisions in light of risks that North Metropolitan TAFE may not continue to meet the following provisions of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015:

1. Section 7.1 of Part A, in relation to representations about the outcomes associated with undertaking a course of study and eligibility for acceptance into another course of study
2. Section 7.2 of Part A, in relation to information for students to enable informed decision making and of information available prior to acceptance of an offer of the standing credit transfer arrangements

TEQSA's assessment considered North Metropolitan TAFE's arrangements for delivery at all Australian sites.

Renewal of course accreditation in teach out mode

Report on renewal of accreditation of four higher education courses of study in teach out mode offered by Asia Pacific International College Pty Ltd

On 17 August 2017, TEQSA varied, under subsection 185(2) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), decisions made by a delegate of TEQSA. The decisions as varied, made after considering an application by Asia Pacific International College (APIC) for internal review, were to:

a. reject, pursuant to subsection 56(1) of the TEQSA Act, APIC's application for renewal of accreditation of the following courses with effect from 31 December 2018:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Master of Business Management (MBM)
• Graduate Diploma of Business Management (GDBM)
• Graduate Certificate in Business Management (GCBM)

b. impose the following three (3) conditions on the courses under subsection 32(1) of the TEQSA Act:

Condition 1

APIC is not to offer any student a place in any of the above higher education courses, or enrol or commence any students in these higher education courses, effective from the date on which APIC is notified of this decision.

Condition 2

APIC must provide each person who is currently enrolled in one of the above courses with a written notice containing the following information no later than 21 days after APIC is notified of this decision:

• That the accreditation of the courses will end on 31 December 2018; and
• The options available to students currently enrolled in the courses, including the possibility of exiting APIC with a higher education award, receiving a refund of fees or transferring to a course of study at another (specified) higher education provider.

Condition 3

By no later than 28 days after APIC is notified of this decision, APIC must provide TEQSA with evidence of how it has complied with Condition 2, as well as the steps APIC proposes to take in relation to each student currently enrolled in one of the above courses to:

• Transition the student to a course of study at another higher education provider; or
• Provide a student with a refund of fees; or
• Confer a higher education award on the student.

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that it was not satisfied that the courses of study continue to meet the following Provider Course Accreditation Standards (PCAS):

1. PCAS 1.7, in relation to extent to which the courses of study provide for appropriate engagement in intellectual inquiry consistent with the nature and level of the units being taught and the expected learning outcomes for the courses of study;
2. PCAS 4.1, in relation to staffing for the courses of study;
3. PCAS 5.4, in relation to the extent to which APIC maintains, monitors and acts on comparative data on the performance of students in the courses; and
4. PCAS 6.1, in relation to arrangements for review of the courses of study.

No new enrolments are permitted in the above course(s).

Renewal of course accreditation in teach out mode

Report on renewal of accreditation of four higher education courses of study in teach out mode offered by Asia Pacific International College Pty Ltd

On 17 August 2017, TEQSA varied, under subsection 185(2) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), decisions made by a delegate of TEQSA. The decisions as varied, made after considering an application by Asia Pacific International College (APIC) for internal review, were to:

a. reject, pursuant to subsection 56(1) of the TEQSA Act, APIC's application for renewal of accreditation of the following courses with effect from 31 December 2018:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Master of Business Management (MBM)
• Graduate Diploma of Business Management (GDBM)
• Graduate Certificate in Business Management (GCBM)

b. impose the following three (3) conditions on the courses under subsection 32(1) of the TEQSA Act:

Condition 1

APIC is not to offer any student a place in any of the above higher education courses, or enrol or commence any students in these higher education courses, effective from the date on which APIC is notified of this decision.

Condition 2

APIC must provide each person who is currently enrolled in one of the above courses with a written notice containing the following information no later than 21 days after APIC is notified of this decision:

• That the accreditation of the courses will end on 31 December 2018; and
• The options available to students currently enrolled in the courses, including the possibility of exiting APIC with a higher education award, receiving a refund of fees or transferring to a course of study at another (specified) higher education provider.

Condition 3

By no later than 28 days after APIC is notified of this decision, APIC must provide TEQSA with evidence of how it has complied with Condition 2, as well as the steps APIC proposes to take in relation to each student currently enrolled in one of the above courses to:

• Transition the student to a course of study at another higher education provider; or
• Provide a student with a refund of fees; or
• Confer a higher education award on the student.

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that it was not satisfied that the courses of study continue to meet the following Provider Course Accreditation Standards (PCAS):

1. PCAS 1.7, in relation to extent to which the courses of study provide for appropriate engagement in intellectual inquiry consistent with the nature and level of the units being taught and the expected learning outcomes for the courses of study;
2. PCAS 4.1, in relation to staffing for the courses of study;
3. PCAS 5.4, in relation to the extent to which APIC maintains, monitors and acts on comparative data on the performance of students in the courses; and
4. PCAS 6.1, in relation to arrangements for review of the courses of study.

No new enrolments are permitted in the above course(s).

Renewal of course accreditation in teach out mode

Report on renewal of accreditation of four higher education courses of study in teach out mode offered by Asia Pacific International College Pty Ltd

On 17 August 2017, TEQSA varied, under subsection 185(2) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), decisions made by a delegate of TEQSA. The decisions as varied, made after considering an application by Asia Pacific International College (APIC) for internal review, were to:

a. reject, pursuant to subsection 56(1) of the TEQSA Act, APIC's application for renewal of accreditation of the following courses with effect from 31 December 2018:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Master of Business Management (MBM)
• Graduate Diploma of Business Management (GDBM)
• Graduate Certificate in Business Management (GCBM)

b. impose the following three (3) conditions on the courses under subsection 32(1) of the TEQSA Act:

Condition 1

APIC is not to offer any student a place in any of the above higher education courses, or enrol or commence any students in these higher education courses, effective from the date on which APIC is notified of this decision.

Condition 2

APIC must provide each person who is currently enrolled in one of the above courses with a written notice containing the following information no later than 21 days after APIC is notified of this decision:

• That the accreditation of the courses will end on 31 December 2018; and
• The options available to students currently enrolled in the courses, including the possibility of exiting APIC with a higher education award, receiving a refund of fees or transferring to a course of study at another (specified) higher education provider.

Condition 3

By no later than 28 days after APIC is notified of this decision, APIC must provide TEQSA with evidence of how it has complied with Condition 2, as well as the steps APIC proposes to take in relation to each student currently enrolled in one of the above courses to:

• Transition the student to a course of study at another higher education provider; or
• Provide a student with a refund of fees; or
• Confer a higher education award on the student.

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that it was not satisfied that the courses of study continue to meet the following Provider Course Accreditation Standards (PCAS):

1. PCAS 1.7, in relation to extent to which the courses of study provide for appropriate engagement in intellectual inquiry consistent with the nature and level of the units being taught and the expected learning outcomes for the courses of study;
2. PCAS 4.1, in relation to staffing for the courses of study;
3. PCAS 5.4, in relation to the extent to which APIC maintains, monitors and acts on comparative data on the performance of students in the courses; and
4. PCAS 6.1, in relation to arrangements for review of the courses of study.

No new enrolments are permitted in the above course(s).

Renewal of course accreditation in teach out mode

Report on renewal of accreditation of four higher education courses of study in teach out mode offered by Asia Pacific International College Pty Ltd

On 17 August 2017, TEQSA varied, under subsection 185(2) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), decisions made by a delegate of TEQSA. The decisions as varied, made after considering an application by Asia Pacific International College (APIC) for internal review, were to:

a. reject, pursuant to subsection 56(1) of the TEQSA Act, APIC's application for renewal of accreditation of the following courses with effect from 31 December 2018:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Master of Business Management (MBM)
• Graduate Diploma of Business Management (GDBM)
• Graduate Certificate in Business Management (GCBM)

b. impose the following three (3) conditions on the courses under subsection 32(1) of the TEQSA Act:

Condition 1

APIC is not to offer any student a place in any of the above higher education courses, or enrol or commence any students in these higher education courses, effective from the date on which APIC is notified of this decision.

Condition 2

APIC must provide each person who is currently enrolled in one of the above courses with a written notice containing the following information no later than 21 days after APIC is notified of this decision:

• That the accreditation of the courses will end on 31 December 2018; and
• The options available to students currently enrolled in the courses, including the possibility of exiting APIC with a higher education award, receiving a refund of fees or transferring to a course of study at another (specified) higher education provider.

Condition 3

By no later than 28 days after APIC is notified of this decision, APIC must provide TEQSA with evidence of how it has complied with Condition 2, as well as the steps APIC proposes to take in relation to each student currently enrolled in one of the above courses to:

• Transition the student to a course of study at another higher education provider; or
• Provide a student with a refund of fees; or
• Confer a higher education award on the student.

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that it was not satisfied that the courses of study continue to meet the following Provider Course Accreditation Standards (PCAS):

1. PCAS 1.7, in relation to extent to which the courses of study provide for appropriate engagement in intellectual inquiry consistent with the nature and level of the units being taught and the expected learning outcomes for the courses of study;
2. PCAS 4.1, in relation to staffing for the courses of study;
3. PCAS 5.4, in relation to the extent to which APIC maintains, monitors and acts on comparative data on the performance of students in the courses; and
4. PCAS 6.1, in relation to arrangements for review of the courses of study.

No new enrolments are permitted in the above course(s).

Revocation of accreditation condition

Report on revocation of condition imposed on accreditation of one higher education course of study offered by Photography Holdings Pty Ltd

On 20 March 2018 a delegate of TEQSA revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Condition One imposed on the accreditation of the following course offered by Photography Holdings Pty Ltd (refer public report of 23 June 2017):

• Bachelor of Photography

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that it was satisfied that the condition has been met.

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of six higher education courses of study offered by The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)

TEQSA has determined, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), to grant accreditation of the following higher education courses of study offered by The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) for a period of seven years until 12 May 2021:

• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting);
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Costume);
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design for Performance);
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Properties and Objects);
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Staging); and
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Technical Theatre and Stage Management).

Background to Decision

NIDA submitted an application for accreditation of six courses of study under Part 4 of the TEQSA Act. Subsection 45(4) of the TEQSA Act requires a registered higher education provider who is not authorised to self-accredit the course of study to apply to TEQSA for accreditation. Subsection 49(6) enables TEQSA to grant accreditation of a course of study for a period not exceeding seven years.

Main Reasons for the Decision

TEQSA has determined that the six higher education courses of study submitted by NIDA for accreditation comply with the Provider Course Accreditation Standards. The course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of six higher education courses of study offered by The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)

TEQSA has determined, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), to grant accreditation of the following higher education courses of study offered by The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) for a period of seven years until 12 May 2021:

• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting);
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Costume);
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design for Performance);
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Properties and Objects);
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Staging); and
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Technical Theatre and Stage Management).

Background to Decision

NIDA submitted an application for accreditation of six courses of study under Part 4 of the TEQSA Act. Subsection 45(4) of the TEQSA Act requires a registered higher education provider who is not authorised to self-accredit the course of study to apply to TEQSA for accreditation. Subsection 49(6) enables TEQSA to grant accreditation of a course of study for a period not exceeding seven years.

Main Reasons for the Decision

TEQSA has determined that the six higher education courses of study submitted by NIDA for accreditation comply with the Provider Course Accreditation Standards. The course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of six higher education courses of study offered by The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)

TEQSA has determined, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), to grant accreditation of the following higher education courses of study offered by The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) for a period of seven years until 12 May 2021:

• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting);
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Costume);
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Design for Performance);
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Properties and Objects);
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Staging); and
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Technical Theatre and Stage Management).

Background to Decision

NIDA submitted an application for accreditation of six courses of study under Part 4 of the TEQSA Act. Subsection 45(4) of the TEQSA Act requires a registered higher education provider who is not authorised to self-accredit the course of study to apply to TEQSA for accreditation. Subsection 49(6) enables TEQSA to grant accreditation of a course of study for a period not exceeding seven years.

Main Reasons for the Decision

TEQSA has determined that the six higher education courses of study submitted by NIDA for accreditation comply with the Provider Course Accreditation Standards. The course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.