A
variety of Australian education and training
programs are offered offshore. These programs allow
you to obtain Australian qualifications in your own
country or to combine study at home with study in
Australia.
With
over 80 years of experience, Australian institutions
use leading-edge technologies and innovative
approaches to deliver flexible learning programs
that can be tailored to your needs. Where an
Australian university offers courses at an offshore
campus or through an agent, the institution will be
expected to maintain standards at least equivalent
to those provided in Australia and carry full
responsibility for all aspects of delivery. However,
it is important to know that Australian Government
quality assurance measures can only extend to
students who are in Australia and enrolled in a
registered institution and course.
For
December 1999–February 2000 there were almost
30,000 students visas issued offshore, representing
an overall growth of just under 10 per cent on the
same period last year. In fact, the number of visas
issued offshore in January 2000 is the greatest
monthly number ever.
Distance
education courses are delivered by public and
private institutions in Australia. Here are some
examples of the way distance education can be
delivered to you:
-
courses
taught in association with institutions in your
country to ensure that they are appropriate to
local conditions and adequately serviced by
readily accessible staff
-
Australian
institutions having set-up regional study
centres in other countries
-
courses
involving Australian lecturers and tutors
providing short periods of face-to-face tuition
-
on-line
interactive courses delivered via the Internet
Entry requirements
You
should check with the institution of your choice
about what courses are offered in distance mode and
the entry requirements. You will probably need a
Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (Year 12)
or an equivalent certificate from another country
for admission to undergraduate distance education in
Australia. Admission into a distance education
course is also possible by demonstrating maturity,
motivation, work experience in a relevant area and
through mature age special entrants’ schemes.
