These programs support higher education providers and professionals to deliver high quality outcomes.
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Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander higher education
Find programs and funding that support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to participate and succeed in higher education.
- Closing the Gap
- More opportunities for indigenous students
- Policies and programs
Support for students with disability
The Higher Education Disability Support Program helps universities improve access for students with disability.
- Eligible funding activities
- Program changes
- Evaluating the program
Support for universities to enrol students from low SES backgrounds
The Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP) provides more opportunities for regional, remote, low SES and Indigenous students people to access university.
- 2021 Reform of Equity Funding
- The current Program
- Partnership projects and priorities
Ensuring graduates are job-ready
The Job-Ready Graduates Package (the package) increases funding to Australian universities to support student research, learning and access. Learn about the package's:
- Funding allocated
- The consultation process
- Draft guidelines
Maintaining higher education standards
The Higher Education Standards Panel is an expert panel that makes recommendations about higher education to the Minister for Education.
- Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015
- Panel members and responsibilities
- Current and previous work
Ensuring quality and compliance in Australia's higher education system
A number of programs enhance the reputation of higher education in Australia.
- Australia's independent national higher education sector regulator
- Australian Qualifications Framework
- International education legislation
Protecting Australian universities from foreign interference
Guidelines intended to protect the university sector against foreign interference.
- Learn about the University Foreign Interference Taskforce
- Explore best practice guidelines
- Find more information
Enhancing learning and teaching
Excellence in higher education learning and teaching is supported and recognised by the Australian Awards for University Teaching.
- Find out about the awards
- Explore the Learning and Teaching Repository
Australia's commitment to innovation and science
The Innovation and Science agenda makes sure Australia is ready for the future.
There are programs for schools and higher education.
- Learn about school programs
- Explore higher education and research initiatives
- Find more information
Advancing national education priorities
The Education Ministers Meeting progresses items of national importance across:
- Early childhood education and care
- School education
- Higher education
- International education.
Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education
The Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education will assist higher education providers to design and deliver microcredentials in fields of national priority, in partnership with industry.
- Table A, Table B, Table C and non-university higher education providers eligible
- $2 million in funding to design microcredentials and $16.5 million to deliver microcredentials
- Up to 4,000 students to benefit
Microcredentials platform for lifelong learners
The Microcredentials Marketplace initiative, which has been officially named MicroCred Seeker, is a nationally consistent platform for students to search and compare microcredentials offered by registered higher education providers and selected VET organisations.
Learners can search and compare courses by a range of options, including industry area, price and credit value towards other courses to facilitate upskilling and reskilling through microcredential offerings.
The website can be found at https://www.microcredseeker.edu.au/
Learn more about MicroCred Seeker