Reining in the higher education regulator

By Jeannie Rea. The Review of Higher Education released today by Minister for Higher Education, Senator Kim Carr, will be welcomed members of the National Tertiary Education Union because it explicitly recognises the distinction between regulation and quality assurance, National President Jeannie Rea said today.
“The NTEU strongly agrees with the finding of the review that the legislation which governs the operation of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) is not operating in a manner intended by the Government or the sector,” Rea said.
“The NTEU shares the concern of the authors Professors Kong Lee Dow and Valarie Braithwaite that the operation of TEQSA does not reflect the regulatory principles of risk, proportionality and necessity as outlined in the legislation, but rather constitutes a data collection and audit model where all institutions are treated as equal regardless of their size, history or reputation. Read more...