THE ROLE OF THE EECSRS BOARD IN ADMINISTERING LEGISLATION RELATED TO OVERSEAS STUDENTS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA OVERSEAS STUDENTS

THE OS STUDENT INDUSTRY AUSTRALIA’S THIRD BIGGEST EXPORT EARNER ANNUAL INCOME = $16 BILLION approx. SA’S SHARE = $2.5 BILLION approx. SA SCHOOL ENROLMENTS <2000 OS STUDENTS CURRENT ENROLMENTS ACROSS ALL 3 SECTORS < HALF REGISTERED CAPACITY FLOW ON BENEFITS IN MANY AREAS INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT, SERVICES AND MIGRATION STRONG COMPETITION FROM UK, USA, CANADA AND NZ STRONGLY REGULATED VIA ESOS ACT AND NATIONAL CODE

LEGISLATION AFFECTING OS STUDENTS IN SA EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS ACT 2000 (ESOS ACT) NATIONAL CODE OF PRACTICE FOR REGISTRATION AUTHORITIES AND PROVIDERS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO OVERSEAS STUDENTS 2007 (THE NATIONAL CODE) MIGRATION ACT 1958 AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION ACT 2013 EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES (REGISTRATION AND STANDARDS) ACT 2011 (EECSRS ACT) EDUCATION ACT 1972

LEGISLATIVE OVERLAPS ESOS ACT NATIONAL CODE EECSRS ACT AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION ACT MIGRATION ACT

SCOPE OF LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS ESOS ACT – OVERARCHING AUTHORITY NATIONAL CODE – COMPLIANCE STANDARDS AUST. ED. ACT – FUNDING MIGRATION ACT – VISA RULES EECSRS ACT – REGISTRATION ED. ACT 1972 – ATTENDANCE OBLIGATIONS

TERTIARY EDUCATION QUALITY AND STANDARDS AGENCY – TEQSA INDEPENDENT REGULATOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING UNIVERSITIES AUSTRALIAN SKILLS QUALITY AUTHORITY (ASQA) REGULATES REGISTERED TRAINING ORGANISATIONS (RTOS) AND OTHER VOCATIONAL TRAINING ORGANISATIONS THE DESIGNATED AUTHORITY IN EACH STATE AND TERRITORY REGULATES SCHOOLS (BOTH GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT) REGULATORY AUTHORITIES

EECSRSB AS THE DESIGNATED AUTHORITY THE EECSRS BOARD IS THE DESIGNATED AUTHORITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ESOS ACT IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. THIS AUTHORITY DERIVES FROM :- THE ESOS ACT, PART 1, DIVISION 1, SECTION 7A (4) THE EECSRS ACT, PART 5, DIVISION 2, SECTION 49

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DESIGNATED AUTHORITY APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION (1 ST TIME) REVIEWS FOR RENEWALS OF REGISTRATION QUERIES FROM SCHOOLS LIAISON WITH DEPT. OF EDUCATION IN CANBERRA (DoE) ATTENDING MULTI SECTOR MEETINGS MAINTAINING PROVIDER REGISTRATION AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PRISMS) MULTI SECTOR REGISTRATIONS E.G. SCHOOLS THAT ARE ALSO RTOs LIAISON WITH OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITIES

CRICOS THE COMMONWEALTH REGISTER OF INSTITUTIONS AND COURSES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS THE DESIGNATED AUTHORITY HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO RECOMMEND TO THE SECRETARY OF DoE THAT SCHOOLS SHOULD BE ENTERED ON THE CRICOS

CRICOS REGISTERED SCHOOLS IN SA 124 GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS ARE MANAGED BY INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SERVICES (IES) AS A SINGLE REGISTERED ENTITY WITH MULTIPLE SUB-SITES AND 956 OS STUDENTS (at 23 Feb 2015) 50 NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS IN SA ARE SEPARATELY CRICOS REGISTERED WITH 517 OS STUDENTS (IN 2014)

CULTURAL INTERACTIONS AND ENRICHMENT APPROX. INCOME = $65 MILLION pa. FLOW ON ENROLMENTS TO UNIVERSITIES AND RTOs WORD OF MOUTH ADVERTISING IN HOME COUNTRIES CONTRIBUTION TO AUSTRALIA’S GDP EMPLOYMENT BOOST TO EDUCATION SECTORS FLOW-ON REVENUE TO THE GENERAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE SA STRATEGIC PLAN BENEFITS OF OS STUDENT SCHOOLING IN SA

THE REGISTRATION RENEWAL PROCESS NORMAL TERM OF REG. = 5 YEARS CONDITIONS MAY BE IMPOSED BY EECSRSB REVIEWS MUST OCCUR BEFORE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RENEWAL CAN BE MADE A RISK MANAGEMENT APPROACH SHOULD BE USED FLEXIBILITY ABOUT SITE VISITS HAS BEEN ACCOMMODATED CSO ADVICE HAS ASSISTED IN GUIDING THE PROCESS E.G. PRIVACY ISSUES

KEY POINTS OF THE REVIEW PROCESS PRIORITY 1 = IES PLUS A SAMPLE OF 10% OF GS ALL NGS TO BE REVIEWED BY 31 JULY 2015 REMAINING GS TO BE REVIEWED PROGRESSIVELY IN 2015 CONSULTANTS TO ASSIST IN REVIEWS REVISED GUIDELINES AND CHECKLIST TO BE USED AS BASIS FOR REVIEWS DESK TOP AUDITS TO FOLLOW SUBMISSION OF EVIDENCE BY SCHOOLS SITE VISITS GENERALLY OCCUR TO CHECK CONFIDENTIAL FILES SCHOOLS ASSISTED TO REMEDIATE ANY SHORTCOMINGS REPORTS MADE TO THE EECSRSB AS SCHOOLS ARE REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDATIONS MADE TO THE SECRETARY OF DoE AND SCHOOLS INFORMED

INTENDED OUTCOMES OF REVIEWS 100% OF SA CRICOS REGISTERED SCHOOLS REVIEWED INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN SCHOOLS ABOUT COMPLIANCE ONGOING QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL PROVISION FOR OS STUDENTS SETTING A FIRM FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTION TO THE SA STRATEGIC PLAN

CONSIDERATIONS PERCEPTIONS OF COMPLIANCE DIFFICULTY CHANGES TO LEGISLATION AND/OR STANDARDS LIMITED RESOURCES POSSIBLE SURGE IN OS ENROLMENTS ACHIEVING THE BALANCE BETWEEN COMPLIANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES OVERVIEW OF ESOS LEGISLATION UPDATE FROM D. of E. VISA INFORMATION INTRODUCTION TO THE GUIDELINES HOW TO USE THE CHECKLIST OPPORTUNITIES FOR Q & A