Quality and Quality Assurance (QA)

AUQA

Base Funding Review “in right direction”, but postgraduates lose out

The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) welcomed today’s release of the Base Funding Review led by Professor Lomax-Smith. “The twenty-nine recommendations put forward are predominantly sound and cover a breadth of issues,” said National President John Nowakowski. “Ultimately, the Review shows that whilst the Government has been moving in the right direction, there’s still a lot more funding needed to adequately support studies nationally.”

Minimum Resources for Postgraduate Study 2010

Minimum resources for postgraduate study

In 1997, the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) Published the Model Code For The Conduct Of Postgraduate Research and Statement of Minimum Resources. This was followed in 1998 by A Strategy Guide to Postgraduate Supervision including the 1998 Model Code for the Conduct of Postgraduate Research and Statement of Minimum Resources. A revised statement was again published in 2004.

Submission in response to Inquiry into the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010

On Tuesday 21 October 2010 the Selection Committee asked the Committee to inquire into and report on the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010.

The Committee invites interested persons and organisations to make submissions addressing the terms of reference by Thursday 4 November 2010.

Submission to the Senate Inquiry into New Student Fees under the Senate Select Committee on the Scrutiny of New Taxes

On 30 September 2010 the Senate referred the following matter to the Select Committee on New Taxes for inquiry and report.

CAPA's submission in response to the Strengthening the AQF Consultation Paper

The AQF Council is seeking stakeholder comments on the full package of specifications and policies as part of a strengthened AQF.

The AQF Council met on Wednesday 16 June 2010 and agreed on the package of policies that should comprise the strengthened AQF, including:

AQF Must Support a Baseline for Quality

 

It is vital that the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is able to effectively sustain the national and international reputation of Australian degrees.  As the current cycle of consultation on the revised AQF framework draws to a conclusion, CAPA has released a brief statement in support of the quality of Australian postgraduate degrees.

Strengthening the AQF Consultation Paper

Submitted by Nigel Palmer on Fri, 2010-07-16 16:46

The AQF Council is seeking stakeholder comments on the full package of specifications and policies as part of a strengthened AQF.

The AQF Council met on Wednesday 16 June 2010 and agreed on the package of policies that should comprise the strengthened AQF, including:

Senate Inquiry: ESOS Amendments Bill 2010

Submitted by Nigel Palmer on Fri, 2010-07-16 12:50

On 24 June 2010 the Senate referred the Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 for inquiry and report.

The Bill amends the ESOS Act 2000 in relation to:

  • the registration process for approved providers;
  • financial penalties;
  • the publication of certain information.

The Bill amends the Ombudsman Act 1976 to enable the Ombudsman to:

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