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Assuring Quality in Australian Higher Education  
URL:http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/higher_education/policy_issues_reviews/key_issues/assuring_quality_in_higher_education/default.htm
Category:Quality Assurance  Quality assurance agencies 

This page provides information on how Australia assures the quality of its higher education system and how to find out if a university or a course offered by a particular higher education provider is accredited.

Australia's Quality Assurance Framework  
URL:http://www.transnational.deewr.gov.au/quality_assurance.htm
Category:About Australian Education  Quality assurance agencies  Quality Assurance 

The Australian Education and Training system has a well established, comprehensive and robust quality assurance and accreditation framework to protect the quality of its qualifications in each of the major education sectors - Schools, Vocational Education and Training and Higher Education. Included on this page is the National Quality Strategy for Australian Transnational Education and Training.

Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research  
URL:http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/r39syn.htm
Category:Research Policy and Reports  Quality Assurance 

The Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research guides institutions and researchers in responsible research practices and promotes integrity in research for researchers. The Code shows how to manage breaches of the Code and allegations of research misconduct, how to manage research data and materials, how to publish and disseminate research findings, including proper attribution of authorship, how to conduct effective peer review and how to manage conflicts of interest. It also explains the responsibilities and rights of researchers if they witness research misconduct.

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine  
URL:http://www.acrrm.org.au/about
Category:Other Peak Bodies  Quality Assurance 

The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is the peak professional organisation for rural medical education and training in Australia. The College's core function is to determine and uphold the standards that define and govern competent unsupervised rural and remote medical practice.

Australian Higher Education Quality Assurance Framework  
URL:http://www.dest.gov.au/archive/highered/occpaper/00g/default.htm
Category:Quality Assurance 

Expansion of the higher education sector and changes in organisation, scale and mode of delivery have led to increased public concern about the maintenance of programme quality. This site contains the full report (in PDF format) of the Higher Education Quality Assurance Framework.

Australian Institute of Building  
URL:http://www.aib.org.au/
Category:Quality Assurance  Architecture and Urban Environment resources 

The organisation is the leading body in the building industry, representing the views of its members and reflecting their ideals for education and ethics standards. The site informs about the services available to professionals in the industry and provides links to relevant resources and publications.

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) - Quality Assurance Statements  
URL:http://www.aqf.edu.au/AbouttheAQF/AQFQualifications/QualityAssurance/tabid/151/Default.aspx
Category:Quality Assurance  Quality Assurance  Quality Assurance 

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) was developed under instruction from the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) and is a key national policy instrument to protect the quality of Australian education and training. Documents relating to quality assurance are listed on this web site.

Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA)  
URL:http://www.auqa.edu.au/
Category:Quality assurance agencies  Quality Assurance 

The Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) is an independent, not-for-profit national agency to promote, audit, and report on quality assurance in Australian higher education. It was established by the Ministerial Council on Education, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) and operates independently of governments and the higher education sector under the direction of a Board of Directors.

Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)  
URL:http://www.arc.gov.au/era/
Category:Assessment and competency standards  Research Policy and Reports  Quality Assurance 

Announced in February 2008, the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative will be developed by the Australian Research Council, to assess research quality within Australia's higher education institutions using a combination of indicators and expert review by committees comprising experienced, internationally-recognised experts. ERA will use leading researchers to evaluate research in eight discipline clusters.

Fake Degrees and Unaccredited Higher Education Providers  
URL:http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/higher_education/policy_issues_reviews/key_issues/assuring_quality_in_higher_education/fake_degrees.htm
Category:Quality Assurance  Australian 

This page contains an alerts on Fake Degrees and Unaccredited Higher Education Providers, including information about who can offer degrees in Australia and a frequently asked questions section.