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Enhancing Performance and Quality in Australian Higher Education: National Protocols and Monitoring

This document discusses the current state and future directions of performance and quality monitoring in Australian higher education. Led by Richard Symonds from the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science, and Technology of South Australia, it highlights the ongoing review of National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes aimed at achieving national consistency. The text addresses the growth of private providers, pathways to self-accreditation, and the importance of institutional assessments against these protocols. Key elements include external monitoring, quality audits by AUQA, and emerging issues in diversity and globalization.

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Enhancing Performance and Quality in Australian Higher Education: National Protocols and Monitoring

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  1. Monitoring performance and quality in Australian Higher EducationRichard SymondsDirector, Higher Education DirectorateDepartment of Further Education, Employment, Science and TechnologyGovernment of South Australia

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. External Monitoring • Quality and accountability requirements • Institutional Assessment Framework (IAF) • Performance assessment • Educational Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act

  5. External Monitoring: performance assessment • Learning and Teaching Performance Fund • The Research Quality Framework

  6. External monitoring: transnational quality strategy • better communication • access to data and information • strengthened quality framework to ensure quality of Australian education transnationally

  7. 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

  8. Emerging Issues • national consistency • diversity and globalisation • students and graduates

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