Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Department of Education’s (DoE) Consultation Paper on Modernising and Strengthening TEQSA’s Powers. Submissions are due on 17 October 2025. Please find th …

Independent Higher Education Australia appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback on the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency’s (TEQSA) Fees and Charges consultation paper, for which submissions are due by 5pm (AEST) 26 September 2025. …

IHEA welcomes the release of the 2024 Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) survey on Wednesday 17 September 2025. We congratulate many of our members for being amongst the best performed independent higher education providers.QILT result …

Dear BenThank you for the meeting on 2 July 2025 to discuss higher education priorities and the important role of independent higher education providers in meeting these priorities. It was a constructive and informative meeting that we found very benef …

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) welcomes the increase in the Government’s National Planning Level to 295,000 international student places for 2026, announced earlier today.IHEA remains opposed to caps on international student intakes and …

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the revised Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Qualifications Pathways Policy: Credit and Recognition and Credit Recognition Guidance. BackgroundUpdati …

Dear Minister Butler,I am writing to you on behalf of Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA), which is the peak body representing independent higher education providers.We wanted to express our concern about the Australian Government’s proposal …

Progress of review of usage to inform licence fees for independent higher education providers Dear Ms Johnston,Further to our constructive discussions in 2023, I am writing regarding the next steps in establishing a fairer and evidence-based licence fe …

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Productivity Commission inquiry to Building a Skilled and Adaptable Workforce, particularly in relation to the following policy reform: Support the workfo …

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) welcomes the decision by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency to grant the International College of Management, Sydney (ICMS) self-accrediting authority status. Established in 1996, ICMS is a …