Student Assistance (Education Institutions and Courses) Determination 2009 (No. 1)
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In this Determination:
accredited higher education course means a course that is:
(a) accredited as a higher education course by an authority responsible for the accreditation of higher education courses in a State or Territory; or
(b) if a higher education institution is authorised by a law of the Commonwealth or a law of the State or Territory in which the institution is located to accredit its own higher education courses — a course conducted and accredited as a higher education course by that institution.
accredited secondary course means a course accredited as a secondary course by the State or Territory authority responsible for the accreditation of secondary courses in the State or Territory in which the course is conducted.
accredited vocational education and training course means a course that leads to an award of an AQF qualification or a Statement of Attainment, and the course must be accredited as a vocational education and training course by:
(a) the authority responsible for the accreditation of vocational education and training courses in the State or Territory in which the course is conducted; or
(b) if the State or Territory in which the course is conducted recognises the accreditation of vocational education and training courses in another State or Territory — the authority responsible for the accreditation of vocational education and training courses in that other State or Territory.
Act means the Student Assistance Act 1973.
AQF means the Australian Qualifications Framework guidelines.
AQTF means the Australian Quality Training Framework.
Australian Apprenticeships Access Programme means the program of that name funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
bridging study for overseas-trained professionals means the occupation-related subjects, course, tuition or training program that:
(a) is necessary for an overseas-trained professional to complete in order to meet the requirements for entry into their profession in Australia; and
(b) is provided by an educational institution that has been approved as a higher education provider under the Higher Education Support Act 2003.
course of combined studies means a vocational education and training course that:
(a) consists of modules from two or more separate vocational education and training programs; and