1. 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

3. National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes the National Protocols are the ‘gateway’ to the system.the National Protocols are the ‘gateway’ to the system. the Protocols are currently being reviewed principally for national consistencythe Protocols are currently being reviewed principally for national consistency growth in the private provider market is a key drivergrowth in the private provider market is a key driver

4. Revision of National Protocols developing pathways to self-accrediting statusdeveloping pathways to self-accrediting status all institutions to be assessed against the National Protocolsall institutions to be assessed against the National Protocols processes for assessment of overseas institutionsprocesses for assessment of overseas institutions consideration of specialist university- level institutionsconsideration of specialist university- level institutions

5. External Monitoring Quality and accountability requirementsQuality and accountability requirements Institutional Assessment Framework (IAF)Institutional Assessment Framework (IAF) Performance assessmentPerformance assessment Educational Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) ActEducational Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act

6. External Monitoring: performance assessment Learning and Teaching Performance FundLearning and Teaching Performance Fund The Research Quality FrameworkThe Research Quality Framework

7. External monitoring: transnational quality strategy better communicationbetter communication access to data and informationaccess to data and information strengthened quality framework to ensure quality of Australian education transnationallystrengthened quality framework to ensure quality of Australian education transnationally

8. Independent Quality Audit - Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) audits all government accreditation processes every 5 years.audits all government accreditation processes every 5 years. audits report on standards, and accreditation and approval processes.audits report on standards, and accreditation and approval processes. audit reports are public www.auqa.edu.auaudit reports are public www.auqa.edu.auwww.auqa.edu.au

9. Emerging Issues national consistencynational consistency diversity and globalisationdiversity and globalisation students and graduatesstudents and graduates