Recent Policy Documents
IRU response to AQF discussion papers - graduate certificates/diplomas and addition of profession to Masters (Extended)
February 2012
Response to AQF discussion papers. The IRU is pleased to respond to the two AQF papers released for comment. 1. Review of Graduate and Vocational Graduate Certificates and Diplomas in the AQF; and 2. Criteria for determining the addition of a profession permitted to use the alternative title ‘Doctor of’ for the Masters Degree extended.
IRU response to performance measurement instruments
February 2012
The Australian Government has released for comment three papers: - Development of Performance Measurement Instruments in Higher Education; - Assessment of General Skills; and - Review of the Australian Graduate Survey. It has also released the report on the development of a University Experience Survey, one of the proposed performance measurement instruments. The IRU response to the papers focuses on the major issues for the future collection of information on university learning and teaching outcomes, covering:
IRU response - Proposed fees for TEQSA services
January 2012
It is valuable that TEQSA has provided for comment indicative fees for its major services of registration and accreditation. However, the TEQSA statement provides little information about the basis on which the fees are being set. This raises many questions about the nature of the fees and how TEQSA proposes to operate rather than permit a definite response to the fees proposed
IRU response - Allocation and funding of Commonwealth Supported Postgraduate Places
December 2011
The Government’s Consultation Paper “Allocation and funding of Commonwealth Supported Postgraduate Places” addresses the challenge of integrating a demand driven undergraduate funding scheme with provision to fund some, but not all, postgraduate places. The IRU’s response is framed against the following themes:
IRU response - Defining Quality for Research Training
November 2011
The consultation paper “Defining quality for research training” is the first paper concerning the future arrangements for the Commonwealth’s funding and regulation of research training in Australia. A further paper focussed at the Research Training Scheme is to follow.
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