Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of one higher education course of study offered by Kaplan Higher Education Pty Ltd

On 29 May 2018, a delegate of TEQSA:

• accredited, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), the following course offered by Kaplan Higher Education Pty Ltd, for a period of seven years until 29 May 2025:
  • Bachelor of Financial Planning
• imposed, under section 53 of the TEQSA Act, three conditions on the accreditation of the Bachelor of Financial Planning

Condition 1:

Prior to marketing and enrolling students into the Bachelor of Financial Planning KHE must provide to TEQSA:

1. Evidence that the course is accredited by the Financial Advisor and Ethics Authority (FASEA) or the Financial Planning Education Council (FPEC) as applicable.

Condition 2:

By 31 March 2019, and each following year for the period of accreditation KHE must provide a report on its academic workforce plan approved by the corporate governing body, in order to demonstrate its continued responsibility

1. The report should include the responses and actions arising from the corporate governing body's review of the academic workforce, including the confirmation of next year's academic resourcing allocation, as informed by the recommendations of the academic governing body.
2. The report should include, but not limited to, the number of academic leaders (expressed as FTE) across all fields of education, resourcing for academic support outside of timetabled classes (expressed as FTE), student to staff ratio and the mixture of academic staffing (expressed as ongoing/casual) for the previous year.

Condition 3:

Within 90 days of the decision provide all policies and assessments linked to the internship elective unit. This includes but is not limited to:

• WIL Implementation Guide
• WIL Policy
• WIL Handbook
• Selection Procedures
• Privacy agreements
• Host Company Guidelines
• Student Guidelines

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA has made these decisions in light of risk that KHE may not continue to meet the following provisions of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015:

1. Section 3.5 in relation to the need for professional accreditation of a course of study being achieved when it is required for a graduate to be eligible to practise.
2. Section 3.2 in relation to the numbers of qualified staffing for a course of study being sufficient to meet the educational, academic support and administrative needs of students.
3. Section 5.4.1 in relation to work-integrated learning arrangements being quality assured, including the assurance of the quality of supervision of student experiences.

TEQSA's assessment considered Kaplan Higher Education Pty Ltd's arrangements for delivery at all Australian sites.

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of two higher education courses of study offered by Eastern College Australia

On 14 October 2016, 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 Eastern College Australia Incorporated, for a period of four years until 14 October 2020:
• Master of Teaching (Primary)
• Master of Teaching (Secondary)
• imposed, under section 53 of the TEQSA Act, four conditions on the accreditation of the Master of Teaching (Primary) and Master of Teaching (Secondary).

Condition 1:

Prior to marketing the courses and enrolling students, Eastern College Australia Incorporated must provide to TEQSA, evidence that the course is accredited by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).

Condition 2:

Prior to marketing the course and enrolling students, Eastern College Australia Incorporated must provide to TEQSA a report, approved by the Academic Board, which describes a comprehensive rationale for the units in the course, including for the sequence of units in the course. This rationale must state how the units and the unit sequencing prepares students to undertake practicums, and enables students to achieve the course learning outcomes.

Condition 3:

Eastern College Australia must provide TEQSA with a report, not later than four weeks prior to the commencement of each semester for its higher education course, which, in relation to each staff member at each location proposed to teach one or more units in the course, describes:

1. the highest qualification in the discipline of the course being taught;
2. the units proposed to be taught;
3. the professional experience held; and (where applicable)
4. a summary of how Eastern College Australia's policy for academic staff qualifications and experience has been applied to that staff member.

Condition 4:

Eastern College Australia must provide to TEQSA by 30 June 2017, a copy of a written agreement with another higher education provider that will enable it to benchmark the academic standards intended to be achieved by students and the standards actually achieved by students in the course against similar accredited courses of study offered by other higher education providers.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made these decisions in light of risks that the courses submitted by Eastern College Australia Incorporated may not meet, or continue to meet, the following provisions of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2011:

1. Provider Course Accreditation Standard (PCAS) 1.2, in relation to course design and professional accreditation
2. PCAS 1.7, in relation to course documentation and overall coherence:
3. PCAS 4.2, in relation to appropriately qualitied and experienced academic staff
4. PCAS 5.5 in relation to benchmarking against similar accredited courses of study

TEQSA's assessment considered Eastern College Australia Incorporated's arrangements for delivery at all Australian sites.

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of two higher education courses of study offered by Eastern College Australia

On 14 October 2016, 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 Eastern College Australia Incorporated, for a period of four years until 14 October 2020:
• Master of Teaching (Primary)
• Master of Teaching (Secondary)
• imposed, under section 53 of the TEQSA Act, four conditions on the accreditation of the Master of Teaching (Primary) and Master of Teaching (Secondary).

Condition 1:

Prior to marketing the courses and enrolling students, Eastern College Australia Incorporated must provide to TEQSA, evidence that the course is accredited by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).

Condition 2:

Prior to marketing the course and enrolling students, Eastern College Australia Incorporated must provide to TEQSA a report, approved by the Academic Board, which describes a comprehensive rationale for the units in the course, including for the sequence of units in the course. This rationale must state how the units and the unit sequencing prepares students to undertake practicums, and enables students to achieve the course learning outcomes.

Condition 3:

Eastern College Australia must provide TEQSA with a report, not later than four weeks prior to the commencement of each semester for its higher education course, which, in relation to each staff member at each location proposed to teach one or more units in the course, describes:

1. the highest qualification in the discipline of the course being taught;
2. the units proposed to be taught;
3. the professional experience held; and (where applicable)
4. a summary of how Eastern College Australia's policy for academic staff qualifications and experience has been applied to that staff member.

Condition 4:

Eastern College Australia must provide to TEQSA by 30 June 2017, a copy of a written agreement with another higher education provider that will enable it to benchmark the academic standards intended to be achieved by students and the standards actually achieved by students in the course against similar accredited courses of study offered by other higher education providers.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made these decisions in light of risks that the courses submitted by Eastern College Australia Incorporated may not meet, or continue to meet, the following provisions of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2011:

1. Provider Course Accreditation Standard (PCAS) 1.2, in relation to course design and professional accreditation
2. PCAS 1.7, in relation to course documentation and overall coherence:
3. PCAS 4.2, in relation to appropriately qualitied and experienced academic staff
4. PCAS 5.5 in relation to benchmarking against similar accredited courses of study

TEQSA's assessment considered Eastern College Australia Incorporated's arrangements for delivery at all Australian sites.

Revocation of accreditation condition

Report on revocation of condition imposed on accreditation of one higher education course of study offered by Eastern College Australia Incorporated

On 1 June 2018 a delegate of TEQSA revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Condition 2 imposed on the accreditation of the following course offered by Eastern College Australia Incorporated (refer public report of 16 October 2017):

• Master of Education

Main reasons for the decision

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

Revocation of accreditation conditions

Report on revocation of conditions imposed on accreditation of two higher education courses of study offered by Eastern College Australia Incorporated

On 1 June 2018, a delegate of TEQSA revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1, 2, 3 and 4 imposed on the accreditation of the following courses offered by Eastern College Australia Incorporated (refer public report of 14 October 2016):

• Master of Teaching (Primary)
• Master of Teaching (Secondary)

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that it was satisfied the conditions were met.

Revocation of accreditation conditions

Report on revocation of conditions imposed on accreditation of two higher education courses of study offered by Eastern College Australia Incorporated

On 1 June 2018, a delegate of TEQSA revoked, under section 53 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1, 2, 3 and 4 imposed on the accreditation of the following courses offered by Eastern College Australia Incorporated (refer public report of 14 October 2016):

• Master of Teaching (Primary)
• Master of Teaching (Secondary)

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made this decision on the basis that it was satisfied the conditions were met.

Revocation of registration conditions

Report on revocation of the condition imposed on registration of the International College of Management, Sydney Pty Ltd

On 29 June 2018, a delegate of TEQSA revoked under section 32 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Condition 2D imposed on the registration of the International College of Management, Sydney (ICMS) (refer public report of 2 December 2016).

Main reasons for the decision

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

Revocation of registration and course conditions

Report on the revocation of conditions imposed on the registration of, and courses offered by, the Australian Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd

On 2 July 2018 TEQSA revoked, under Section 32 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1, 2 and 3 on the registration of the Australian Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd (refer public report of 26 February 2015).

On 28 June 2018 TEQSA revoked, under section 53(2) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1, 2 and 3 on the following courses offered by the Australian Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd (refer public report of 11 April 2014):

• Bachelor of Business Information Systems
• Associate Degree in Business Information Systems
• Diploma of Business Information Systems

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made the decision on registration conditions on the basis that it was satisfied that registration conditions 1 and 3 have been met. Registration condition 2 is no longer necessary and relevant matters are being assessed in the concurrent renewal of registration assessment.

TEQSA made the decision on accreditation conditions on the basis that it was satisfied that accreditation condition 2 has been met. Accreditation conditions 1 and 3 are no longer necessary and residual risk is being assessed in the concurrent assessments.

Revocation of registration and course conditions

Report on the revocation of conditions imposed on the registration of, and courses offered by, the Australian Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd

On 2 July 2018 TEQSA revoked, under Section 32 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1, 2 and 3 on the registration of the Australian Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd (refer public report of 26 February 2015).

On 28 June 2018 TEQSA revoked, under section 53(2) of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), Conditions 1, 2 and 3 on the following courses offered by the Australian Institute of Higher Education Pty Ltd (refer public report of 11 April 2014):

• Bachelor of Business Information Systems
• Associate Degree in Business Information Systems
• Diploma of Business Information Systems

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made the decision on registration conditions on the basis that it was satisfied that registration conditions 1 and 3 have been met. Registration condition 2 is no longer necessary and relevant matters are being assessed in the concurrent renewal of registration assessment.

TEQSA made the decision on accreditation conditions on the basis that it was satisfied that accreditation condition 2 has been met. Accreditation conditions 1 and 3 are no longer necessary and residual risk is being assessed in the concurrent assessments.