All Australian higher education providers must offer students quality higher education and access to information related to their experience.

Overview

In order to offer higher education courses of study, providers must be registered with TEQSA and meet the requirements of the Higher Education Standards Framework (HES Framework).

Student wellbeing is one of the sector-wide issues to which TEQSA responds. Part of our role in the safeguarding of student wellbeing is the work we do with all higher education providers towards the improvement of their ability to prevent and respond to sexual assault and sexual harassment.

In February 2021, the Australian Parliament passed the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Category Standards and Other Measures) Bill 2020.

The information TEQSA receives through concerns helps us to identify potential risks of non-compliance with a provider’s obligations under the legislation we administer.

Overview

The Compliance Monitoring Framework supports our regulatory oversight of providers’ compliance and enhances community confidence that the quality of Australian higher education is maintained. 

Updated on 3 September 2021

UPDATE – Will TEQSA continue to offer regulatory flexibility beyond the 2021-22 financial year in response to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic?

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