Bibliography

All of the information below can be accessed on the Internet.

Main sites:

• Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DIISRTE):
  http://www.heimshelp.DIISRTE.gov.au and http://www.DIISRTE.gov.au/HigherEducation
• Our universities - Backing Austrlia's Future:
  http://www.backingaustraliasfuture.gov.au
• Going to uni:
  http://www.goingtouni.gov.au

VET-related sites:

• Apprentices and trainees, training and skills:
  http://www.DIISRTE.gov.au/
• Australian Bureau of Statistics:
  www.abs.gov.au to find Classifications and WorkManuals, select ‘Methods, Classifications, Concepts & Standards’, then ‘ABS concepts, classifications and statistical standards’ then select appropriate category.
• Australian Qualifications Framework:
  www.aqf.edu.au
• Australian Quality Training Framework:
  http://www.DIISRTE.gov.au/
• AVETMISS Standards and related resources:
  Go to: http://www.ncver.edu.au/
• Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DIISRTE)
  http://www.heimshelp.DIISRTE.gov.au
• Industry Skills Councils’ links and contacts:
  www.isc.org.au
• National Centre for Vocational Education Research:
  www.ncver.edu.au
• National Training Information Service:
  www.ntis.gov.au
• Training Package Development Handbook:
  http://www.tpdh.DIISRTE.gov.au/ or http://www.DIISRTE.gov.au/skills/tpdh
• VOCED (UNESCO/NCVER research database for international research abstracts):
  www.voced.edu.au/index.htm

Legislation

Commonwealth funding and regulation of Australia’s higher education sector is provided for through the following two legislative acts:

• Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA)
• Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 (TCA)

Guidelines

The Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) provides for Guidelines to contain administrative matters or details related to particular higher education funding programmes. These Guidelines are subordinate legislation and must be presented to both Houses of Parliament. They are:

• Administrative Guidelines
• Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines
• Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines
• FEE-HELP Guidelines
• Higher Education Provider Guidelines
• OS-HELP Guidelines
• Student Learning Entitlement Guidelines
• Superannuation Programme – Other Grants Guidelines
• Transitional Arrangements for Students Guidelines
• Tax File Number (TFN) Guidelines for Higher Education Providers
• Tax File Number (TFN) Guidelines for Higher Education Providers
• Tax File Number (TFN) Guidelines for Higher Education Providers

Administrative information for Providers (AIP)

This administrative information for providers (AIP) has been developed to help higher education providers interpret and implement the student support policies that are enacted under Commonwealth legislation. It explains the rules and procedures associated with administering:

• Places for Commonwealth supported students;
• The Student Learning Entitlement; and
• The Higher Education Loan Programme.

The information on the above initiatives takes into account the implementation of the higher education reforms, announced in the policy statement, Our Universities: Backing Australia’s Future. It should be read in conjunction with the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA), the Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 (TCA), and associated guidelines.

• Administrative Information for Providers (AIP) 2005
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• Administrative Information for Providers (AIP) 2005

Any changes made in new versions of the AIP are documented in the HESAT change register. Each version is indicated by the date on the document.

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