Key findings from the 2021 risk assessment cycle

This report summarises the outcomes of TEQSA’s 2021 risk assessment cycle.

TEQSA conducts risk assessments of higher education providers (providers) each year. These are a key tool in supporting proportionate, responsive regulation of providers in line with the TEQSA Corporate Plan 2022-26. The outcomes of the risk assessment cycle enable us to:

• focus our regulatory activities on areas of greatest risk, through targeted quality assurance activities
• inform providers of TEQSA’s understanding of their risk landscape, pointing to potential areas for quality enhancement.

The 2021 risk assessment cycle was completed in 2022. The cycle used operational and financial data for 2020, which was supplied by providers in 2021. The analysis provides an indication of the early impact of COVID-19 on Australian higher education providers.