Administration backlog paralyses Australia’s higher education sector

By Marie Sansom. Australia’s booming private higher education industry is being paralysed by backlogs in provider registrations and course approvals.
University of Technology Sydney Senior Lecturer Dr Keri Spooner, a public sector administration expert, said there was a growing backlog of private higher education providers waiting to register or renew their registrations with the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). More...