TEQSA
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) is Australia’s independent national quality assurance and regulatory agency for higher education. All organisations that offer higher education qualifications in or from Australia, must be registered by TEQSA.The following Guidance Notes may be helpful to understand TEQSA’s expectations in relation to course delivery, student learning and student wellbeing and safety.
Academic integrity toolkit. https://www.teqsa.gov.au/toolkit
Discussion paper: Making and assessing claims of scholarship and scholarly activity. (2020, October). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/discussion-paper-making-and-assessing-claims-scholarship-and-scholarly
Good practice note: Addressing contract cheating to safeguard academic integrity. (2017, October). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/good-practice-note-addressing-contract-cheating.pdf?v=1507082628
Good practice note: Preventing and responding to sexual assault and sexual harassment in the Australian higher education sector. (2020, July 9). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/good-practice-note-preventing-responding-sexual-assault-sexual_harassment-v2-0-web.pdf?v=1600140035
Guidance note: Academic governance. (2017, October 11). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/guidance-note-academic-governance-2-3-web.pdf?v=1581307179
Guidance note: Academic integrity. (2019, March 28). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-academic-integrity
Guidance Note: Academic Leadership. (2019, June 18). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/guidance-note-academic-leadership-beta-v1-0-web.pdf?v=1581307385
Guidance note: Academic quality assurance. (2017, October 11). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-academic-quality-assurance
Guidance note: External referencing including benchmarking. (2019, April 16). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-external-referencing-including-benchmarking
Guidance note: Grievance and complaint handling. (2019, February 22). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/guidance-note-grievance-and-complaint-handling-v1-1-web.pdf?v=1581308537
Good practice note: Improving retention and completion of students in Australian higher education. (2020, February 6). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/good-practice-note-improving-retention-and-completion-students-australian
Guidance note: Monitoring and analysis of student performance. (2020, January 6). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-monitoring-and-analysis-student-performance
Guidance note: Research and research training. (2018, July 5). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-research-and-research-training
Guidance note: Scholarship. (2018, December 12). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-scholarship
Guidance Note: Staffing, learning resources and educational support. (2017, October-b). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-staffing-learning-resources-and-educational-support
Guidance note: Technology enhanced learning. (2019, April 11). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-technology-enhanced-learning
Guidance note: Wellbeing and safety. (2018, January 8). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/guidance-note-wellbeing-and-safety-v1-2-web.pdf?v=1581310140
Guidance note: Workforce planning. (2019, April 3). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/guidance-note-workforce-planning-v1-1-web.pdf?v=1581310323
Key risk findings on Australia’s higher education sector. (2019, July). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/key-risk-findings-2019-18-7-19.pdf?v=1563406977
Online learning good practice. https://www.teqsa.gov.au/online-learning-good-practice
Discussion paper: Making and assessing claims of scholarship and scholarly activity. (2020, October). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/discussion-paper-making-and-assessing-claims-scholarship-and-scholarly
Good practice note: Addressing contract cheating to safeguard academic integrity. (2017, October). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/good-practice-note-addressing-contract-cheating.pdf?v=1507082628
Good practice note: Preventing and responding to sexual assault and sexual harassment in the Australian higher education sector. (2020, July 9). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/good-practice-note-preventing-responding-sexual-assault-sexual_harassment-v2-0-web.pdf?v=1600140035
Guidance note: Academic governance. (2017, October 11). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/guidance-note-academic-governance-2-3-web.pdf?v=1581307179
Guidance note: Academic integrity. (2019, March 28). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-academic-integrity
Guidance Note: Academic Leadership. (2019, June 18). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/guidance-note-academic-leadership-beta-v1-0-web.pdf?v=1581307385
Guidance note: Academic quality assurance. (2017, October 11). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-academic-quality-assurance
Guidance note: External referencing including benchmarking. (2019, April 16). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-external-referencing-including-benchmarking
Guidance note: Grievance and complaint handling. (2019, February 22). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/guidance-note-grievance-and-complaint-handling-v1-1-web.pdf?v=1581308537
Good practice note: Improving retention and completion of students in Australian higher education. (2020, February 6). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/good-practice-note-improving-retention-and-completion-students-australian
Guidance note: Monitoring and analysis of student performance. (2020, January 6). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-monitoring-and-analysis-student-performance
Guidance note: Research and research training. (2018, July 5). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-research-and-research-training
Guidance note: Scholarship. (2018, December 12). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-scholarship
Guidance Note: Staffing, learning resources and educational support. (2017, October-b). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-staffing-learning-resources-and-educational-support
Guidance note: Technology enhanced learning. (2019, April 11). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/latest-news/publications/guidance-note-technology-enhanced-learning
Guidance note: Wellbeing and safety. (2018, January 8). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/guidance-note-wellbeing-and-safety-v1-2-web.pdf?v=1581310140
Guidance note: Workforce planning. (2019, April 3). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/guidance-note-workforce-planning-v1-1-web.pdf?v=1581310323
Key risk findings on Australia’s higher education sector. (2019, July). https://www.teqsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/key-risk-findings-2019-18-7-19.pdf?v=1563406977
Online learning good practice. https://www.teqsa.gov.au/online-learning-good-practice