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Criteria for Accreditation and Authorisation

Before approving an application for accreditation and authorisation, the Minister for Education must be satisfied that the course and the way of delivering it is appropriate to the type of award that is to be conferred.  The Minister must also be satisfied that the provider has the resources and financial capacity to deliver the course.

The provider must provide detailed information on its organisational infrastructure and demonstrate that it is appropriate to support a course at higher education level.

The Higher Education Regulation Branch will request access to detailed financial information to determine whether the institution has financial resources and business systems sufficient to enable the delivery of the course for the period of accreditation.  The information will be subject to scrutiny by an independent expert.

The course must satisfy the guidelines for the proposed qualification as outlined in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) and be comparable in standard and educational value to a course leading to a similar award in a university.

The general educational practices and standards of the provider and the processes adopted for monitoring the operation of the educational program must also be adequate to maintain the offering of the course.