Accreditation 26 February 2014

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of two higher education courses of study offered by Box Hill Institute of TAFE

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 Box Hill Institute of TAFE for a period of seven years until 26 February 2021:

• Bachelor of Biosecurity Science
• Bachelor of Community Services

Background to Decision

Box Hill Institute of TAFE 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 higher education courses of study submitted by Box Hill Institute of TAFE for accreditation comply with the Provider Course Accreditation and Qualification Standards. The course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.