Policies and procedures in the student lifecycle

Read the rules and guidelines that relate to each part of the academic journey.

Our annual reports Policies and procedures in the student lifecycle

Program approval

The Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) is the statutory authority responsible for ensuring that employers of apprentices and trainees and providers of education and training (including course and qualification owners) meet quality standards, and that information is readily available to support informed choice in education and training.

Overarching policies

Academic Governance Policy
Corporate Governance Policy
Global Partners and Community Engagement Policy
Operations Governance Policy
People and Culture Policy
Research and Research Training Policy
Students and Support for Students Policy

The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) is the national regulator for Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector. ASQA regulates courses and training providers to ensure nationally approved quality standards are met.

Overarching policies

Acceptance and enrolment

VET Pre-Enrolment and Enrolment Procedure
Enrolment Withdrawal (TAFE) Procedure
VET Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfer Assessment Procedure

Program approval

VET Program Approval and Maintenance Procedure

Program delivery

Australian Apprenticeship Traineeship Delivery (VET) Procedure
Gap Training and Assessment Procedure
Student Appeal Procedure
Complaints Management Procedure
Third Party Delivery of VET Training and Assessment Procedure
VET Assessment Procedure
VET Qualification Delivery Procedure
VET Teacher Qualifications and Competency Procedure
VET Work Based Training and Practical Placement Requirements Procedure
Vocational Education and Training Delivered to Secondary Students (VETDSS) Course Development and Delivery Procedure

Qualifications and graduations

Vocational Education and Training (VET) Awards Procedure

Student recruitment and offer

VET (TAFE) Student Refund Procedure

Corporate governance

Equal Opportunity and Valuing Diversity Guidelines
Material Change Procedure
Quality Framework
Quality Regulatory Compliance Guidelines
Risk Management Framework Procedure

Human resources

Continuing and Fixed-Term Recruitment and Appointment Procedure

Information management

Records Management Procedure

The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) is Australia's independent national regulator of the higher education sector.

Overarching policies

Acceptance and enrolment

Application to Enrolment Guidelines
Higher Education Enrolment Procedure
Higher Education Recognition of Prior Learning Procedure
International Admissions Procedure
Pre-enrolment Appeal Procedure
Course Credit Transfer Application for International Students Procedure
Student Support and Orientation for International Students Guidelines

Program approval

Affiliate Institutes Guidelines
Appointment and Assessment of Partner Teaching Staff Procedure
Approval and Maintenance of Award Courses (Higher Education) Procedure
CRICOS Registration of Higher Education and VET Programs Procedure
Establishment and Operational Requirements for Partner Provider Agreements Procedure
Research Integrity and Misconduct Procedure
Reviewing and Monitoring TAFE Procedure

Program delivery

Academic Integrity Procedure
Appeals to the University Appeals Committee Procedure
Authorship Procedure
Completion Within the Expected Duration of Study Procedure
Higher Education Assessment (inclusive of FedTASKs) Procedure
Higher Education Examinations Procedure
International Student Attendance Requirements Procedure
Use of Learning and Teaching Technology Procedure
Monitoring Course/Qualification Progression Procedure
Outside Studies Program (Higher Education) Procedure
Research Data Management Procedure
Student Appeal Procedure
Complaints Management Procedure
Higher Education Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Placement Requirements Procedure

Qualifications and graduations

Review of Established Sealed Award Programs (Higher Education) Procedure
Revocation of Awards Procedure

Student recruitment and offer

Agent Appointment Monitoring and Termination Procedure
Deferment, Suspension or Cancellation of a Student's Enrolment (ESOS Specific) Procedure
Higher Education Admission: Selection and Offers Procedure
Marketing Information and Practices Procedure
Partner Provider Agent Appointment, Monitoring and Termination Procedure
Partner Provider Exit Strategy Procedure
Higher Education Domestic Student Refund Procedure
Higher Education International Student Refund Procedure
Scholarships and Grants Procedure
Student Fees and Charges Procedure
Withdrawal from All Studies Procedure (Higher Education)
Quality Framework
Quality Regulatory Compliance Guidelines

Corporate governance

Children in University Activities Procedure
Managing Conflicts of Interest Procedure
Copyright and Takedown Procedure
Health and Safety Operations Manual
Policy Governance Framework Procedure

Finance

Finance Governance Procedural Manual - Budget Forecasting, Management Reporting, Revenue Collection, and Debt Management Receivables
Delegations - Contract, Financial, Staffing and Tender Procedure

Human resources

Academic Promotion (Higher Education) Procedure
Induction Procedure
Performance Review and Development Program Procedure
Professional Development Procedure
Continuing and Fixed-Term Recruitment and Appointment Procedure
Staff Code of Conduct
Staff Grievance Procedure

Information management

Information Privacy Procedure
Records Management Procedure

Physical facilities

Project Management Framework Procedure

Research

Applying for Research Funding Procedure (Pre-Award)
HDR Admission and Induction Guidelines
HDR Candidature Guidelines
HDR Scholarship Guidelines
HDR Candidate Procedure
RTP and HDR Scholarship Procedure
HDR in Partnership Procedure
HDR Supervision Procedure
Management of Research Funding Procedure (Post-Award)
Professional Development Procedure
Research Ethics and Institutional Biosafety Procedure
Research Export Controls Procedure
Research and Research Training Policy
University Research Centres (URC) Procedure

Student support

Critical Incident Management - International Students Procedure

Teaching staff

Transfer Between Teaching Locations Procedure

The Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (ESOS Act) establishes legislative requirements and standards for the regulation of education and training institutions offering courses to international students in Australia on a student visa.