Extension of Accreditation 13 October 2023

Extension of course accreditation

Report on accreditation of one higher education course of study offered by National Institute of Organisation Dynamics Australia Ltd

On 13 October 2023, a delegate of TEQSA:

• extended, under section 57A of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act), the accreditation of the following courses offered by National Institute of Organisation Dynamics Australia Ltd, for a period of two years until 17 March 2027:
  • Master of Leadership and Management (Organisation Dynamics).
• imposed, under section 53 of the TEQSA Act, one condition on the accreditation of the Master of Leadership and Management (Organisation Dynamics)./li>

Condition 1. Quality Assurance

By 3 March 2026, NIODA must provide, to the satisfaction of TEQSA, the following:

1. A copy of the independent and external review obtained by NIODA as required by NIODA's academic and review procedures and in compliance with Standard 6.1.3 paragraph d.
2. Evidence to demonstrate that NIODA's Academic Governing Board (AGB) and Governing Board (GB) have considered the recommendations of the independent external review, have an action plan with respect to adopted recommendations, have commenced steps from the action plan, and have a timetable for review of the effectiveness of steps from the action plan.

Main reasons for the decision

TEQSA made these decisions in light of risks that the course submitted for renewal of accreditation by National Institute of Organisation Dynamics Australia Ltd may not meet, or continue to meet, the following provisions of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021:

1. Standards 5.1.2 and 5.1.3 of Part A in relation to the requirement for course approval processes to be overseen by peak institutional academic governance processes and courses are re-accredited only when the decision to approve is informed by overarching academic scrutiny of the course of study.
2. Standards 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, and 5.3.4 of Part A in relation to the requirement for monitoring, review and improvement to include periodic comprehensive reviews which are informed and supported by internal analysis of student data, external referencing, and benchmarking against comparable courses of study.

Application to withdraw conditions

In accordance with section 53 of the TEQSA Act, TEQSA may vary or revoke a condition imposed on the accreditation of a higher education course of study, either on its own initiative, or upon application by the provider for variation or revocation.