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Monitoring performance and quality in Australian Higher Education Richard Symonds Director, Higher Education Directorate Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology Government of South Australia. National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes.
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Monitoring performance and quality in Australian Higher EducationRichard SymondsDirector, Higher Education DirectorateDepartment of Further Education, Employment, Science and TechnologyGovernment of South Australia
National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes • the National Protocols are the ‘gateway’ to the system. • the Protocols are currently being reviewed principally for national consistency • growth in the private provider market is a key driver
Revision of National Protocols • developing pathways to self-accrediting status • all institutions to be assessed against the National Protocols • processes for assessment of overseas institutions • consideration of specialist university-level institutions
External Monitoring • Quality and accountability requirements • Institutional Assessment Framework (IAF) • Performance assessment • Educational Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act
External Monitoring: performance assessment • Learning and Teaching Performance Fund • The Research Quality Framework
External monitoring: transnational quality strategy • better communication • access to data and information • strengthened quality framework to ensure quality of Australian education transnationally
Independent Quality Audit - Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) • audits all government accreditation processes every 5 years. • audits report on standards, and accreditation and approval processes. • audit reports are public www.auqa.edu.au
Emerging Issues • national consistency • diversity and globalisation • students and graduates