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“Quality and compliance: the influence of the National Code of Practice”
Professor Graham Bowrey
ATMC
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• Introduction
• The National Code
• Quality and compliance
• ATMC’s experience
• Conclusion
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Introduction
• Australia offers a high-quality education experience to overseas students
• Australia has a reputation as a popular education destination.
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Introduction
• ESOS Act 2000:• sets out the legal framework governing
delivery of education to international students
• protects and enhances the experiences of overseas students studying in Australia
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Introduction
• TEQSA Act (2011) outlines that TEQSA:• conduct compliance and quality assessments
• collect and analyse information relating to quality assurance practice and quality improvement in higher education
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The National Code of Practice.
• National Code of Practice (2018) are consistent standards and procedures for the delivery of education services
• The objective is to protect international students and in turn protect Australia’s reputation for high quality education
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The National Code of Practice.
• 11 standards
• Providers need to demonstrate compliance with National Code
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Quality and compliance
• Quality is more than just the quality academic programs
• High quality academics• High quality support staff• High quality policies and procedures
• The above are all evaluated in quality assurance reviews
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Quality and compliance
• Quality assurance reviews demonstrate compliance
• Not focused on finding faults but on identifying opportunities for improvement (ie improve the quality of the education experience of international students)
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Quality and compliance
• To demonstrate compliance there are two key prerequisites • the characteristics of quality are defined
• a judgement of being compliant needs to be made
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ATMC
• Managed Campus Solution (MCS) is an ATMC service, which provides our university partners with an all-inclusive quality academic and management partnership.
• Deliver our university partners’ programs
• Quality is at the forefront of our planning and activities
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ATMC’s experience
• The main objective of the quality assurance reviews undertaken by university partners:• to assess the processes used in meeting the
partner university’s obligations (ESOS, TEQSA, National Codes, HE Framework)
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ATMC’s experience
• Scope of the quality assurance review • Desktop
• Onsite
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ATMC’s experience
• Areas under review• Promotional Material (NCS 1)• Admission of Students (NCS 8)• Enrolment (NCS 3)• Education Agents (NCS 4)• Transferring Between Providers (NCS 7)• Orientation and Student Support (NCS 6)• Deferring or Taking Leave (NCS 9)• Student Records (NCS 3)
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ATMC’s experience
• Areas under review (cont)• Student Feedback (NCS 9)• Program Information/Learning Resources (NCS 3)• Assessment and Moderation (NCS 3)• Monitoring of Academic Progress (NCS 8)• Exams (NCS 3)• Staff Academic • Facilities
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ATMC’s experience
• Fully compliant with each area under review
• Compliance and quality assurance reviews seen as business improvement activities
• Continuous improvement
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Conclusion
• What is really important is not compliance
• But the outcome to which ATMC contributes:
A high-quality education experience
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Conclusion
• The National Codes provide the thresholds which providers aim to exceed
• Quality is not a static position to hold
• National Codes – characteristics
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Conclusion
• By interpreting the National Codes of Practice as characteristics of quality, higher education providers to international students have the opportunity to improve the quality of the education outcomes of their students.
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