Resources
Australian Strategy for International Education 2021-2030
On 26 November 2021 the Australian Government released the Australian Strategy for International Education 2021-2030 and announced key initiatives supporting its implementation. As borders reopen to welcome international students back into Australia, the new Strategy aims to rebuild the sector more sustainably and create new opportunities for growth.
Australian Strategy for International Education 2021-2030 – Fact Sheet
On 26 November 2021 the Australian Government released the Australian Strategy for International Education 2021-2030 and announced key initiatives supporting its implementation. As borders reopen to welcome international students back into Australia, the new Strategy aims to rebuild the sector more sustainably and create new opportunities for growth.
ESOS Review – Fact Sheet – Australian Strategy for International Education 2021-2030
A review of the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act and the National Code to ensure that Australia’s legislation continues to support innovation within the sector, high quality education provision online and offshore and an optimal experience for all students.
Innovation Development Fund – Fact Sheet – Australian Strategy for International Education 2021-2030
$9.4 million for the Innovation Development Fund to provide short-term targeted support to private English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers to diversify their education offerings into online and offshore delivery.
Regulatory fee relief – Fact Sheet – Australian Strategy for International Education 2021-2030
$27.8 million in fee relief from regulatory charging which will assist the international education sector to build capacity now so that as students return, Australian providers can bounce back quickly.
Factsheet on the reopening of international travel to students
All visa holders who are fully vaccinated in accordance with Australia’s international border entry requirements are able to arrive in Australia without an approved travel exemption. This includes fully vaccinated international students and Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa holders.
Foundation Program Standards consultation paper
A paper to support and guide consultation to remake the Foundation Program Standards (the Standards) before the Standards expire on 1 October 2021.
Consultation Paper on the ESOS course exemption instrument
The Department of Education, Skills and Employment is seeking comments to inform the drafting of a new ESOS legislative instrument that will exempt certain courses from the ESOS Act, removing the need for them to registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS). We want to ensure the final instrument is effectively informed by stakeholder feedback to achieve its intended aims.
Consultation Response Document on the ESOS course exemption instrument
Please use this template to make your submission for feedback on the proposed instrument.
Reducing regulatory barriers in the international education sector
The Australian Government is moving to implement changes to the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (ESOS Act) to allow some courses to be offered to international students without being registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS). These courses are referred to as supplementary courses and are low-cost, short in duration and allow overseas students to gain pre-requisite industry qualifications that will enrich their Australian experience and also improve their skills and employability, making them less vulnerable to exploitation in the workplace. Supplementary courses can be undertaken by students alongside their principal course, for which their visa was granted.