Accreditation 21 August 2014

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of two higher education courses of study offered by the Governance Institute of Australia Ltd.

TEQSA has determined, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), to grant accreditation of the following higher education courses of study offered by the Governance Institute of Australia Ltd for a period of seven years until 21 August 2021:

• Graduate Certificate of Applied Risk Management
• Graduate Diploma of Applied Risk Management and Corporate Governance

Background to Decision

The Governance Institute of Australia Ltd submitted an application for accreditation of two courses of study under Part 4 of the TEQSA Act. Subsection 45(4) of the TEQSA Act requires a registered higher education provider who is not authorised to self-accredit the course of study to apply to TEQSA for accreditation. Subsection 49(6) enables TEQSA to grant accreditation of a course of study for a period not exceeding seven years.

Main Reasons for the Decision

TEQSA has determined that the two higher education courses of study submitted by the Governance Institute of Australia Ltd for accreditation comply with the Provider Course Accreditation Standards. The course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.