Notice information
- Topic
- School registration
Official notice
Amendments to the Guidelines for School Providers (CRICOS, Nov 2017)
Read about changes to the guidelines commencing 1 January 2018.
- Effective
- 1 January 2018
- Reference
- NESA 48/17
Who needs to read this?
- Principals and proprietors of non-government schools with overseas students
- Representatives of systems of schools with overseas students
- Principal Executive Officers of school providers (CRICOS)
The Guidelines for Approved NSW School Providers Delivering Courses to Overseas Students ('the Guidelines') have been amended to reflect the Commonwealth's revised National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018 ('the National Code').
Implementation of the amended Guidelines will commence 1 January 2018.
The changes to the Guidelines include:
- restructuring and streamlining of 'Section 3 - Requirements for approved school providers'
- updating the 'Evidence of compliance' for each requirement in Section 3 in line with the revised National Code
- minor administrative amendments to provide clarity and reflect updated agency names.
The amended Guidelines are available to download from the Regulation > CRICOS section of the NESA website.
The following support materials are also available:
- amended Proforma checklists for approval
- marked-up version of the Guidelines reflecting the changes.
For more information, contact:
Dave Kermode
Inspector, School Registration and Accreditation
david.kermode@nesa.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8497