IHEA supports the recommendations of the PCS Review and their implementation in the TEQSA Act. These recommendations provide coherence and transparency to the categories of Australian higher education providers through abolition of little used, or less …

IHEA Members, RedHIll Education and Le Cordon Bleu have secured funding from the OpenCreds Investment Fund to develop micro-credentials.

Read IHEA’s submission in response to the Senate Education and Employment Committee Inquiry into the Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready Graduates and Supporting Regional and Remote Students) Bill 2020.

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement of an extension to the JobKeeper program today, which will provide much-needed support to many of Australia’s 128 independent higher education providers.

Though not directly affected by the university funding reforms announced by the Education Minister today, independent higher education providers are focussed on career outcomes for their students and creating job-ready graduates at minimal cost to the taxpayer.

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) welcomes the Australian Parliament’s passage of the Education Legislation Amendment Bill today enacting a temporary exemption for students from the unfair 25% FEE-HELP Loan Fee.

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement today that the Australian Government is working with the States and Territories to establish pilot programs for international student travel to recommence this year.

Independent Higher Education Australia welcomes the COAG Education Council’s agreement to establish nationally consistent messaging about higher education admissions processes for 2021 to ensure that students completing their secondary schooling in 2020 receive clear guidance on the process for transition into tertiary study.

IHEA’s member institutions are independent higher education providers with a range of business models and they have all been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis in a variety of ways.

The Peer Review Portal has been working with Independent Higher Education Australia over several years to offer a benchmarking mechanism to IHEA members.