55ZUAccreditation of education program

55ZU Accreditation of education program

(1)  [Section 55ZU Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 100, Applied:01 Jul 2023] [Section 55ZU Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2015, s. 86, Applied:29 May 2015] On receipt of an application under section 55ZT , the Board may –

(a) accredit the education program for provision to overseas students; or

(b) refuse to so accredit the education program.

(2)  [Section 55ZU Subsection (2) amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 100, Applied:01 Jul 2023] [Section 55ZU Subsection (2) amended by No. 15 of 2015, s. 86, Applied:29 May 2015] In determining whether to accredit a proposed education program for provision to overseas students, the Board is to have regard to –

(a) any relevant national standards in relation to the principles, process or other matters to be applied in accrediting education programs for overseas students; and

(b) whether each of the following matters is adequately provided for and of sufficient standard to allow the conferral or issue of a qualification on the successful completion of the proposed education program:

(i) the aims and learning outcomes of the proposed education program;

(ii) the scope of the studies involved in the proposed education program;

(iii) the manner in which the proposed education program is to be delivered;

(iv) the processes to be used to monitor the progress and attendance of a student;

(v) the assessment processes to be used to determine whether a student has achieved the learning outcomes of the proposed education program; and

(c) whether the contents and standards of the proposed education program, and the methods of delivering the proposed education program, are consistent with any relevant national standards in relation to the principles, process or other matters to be applied in accrediting or otherwise authorising education programs for overseas students; and