AusLIST is an online directory of:
- Australian education and training providers
- the Australian courses they deliver offshore
- locations where those courses are delivered.
When the searchable site is available from July 2008, AusLIST will enable prospective students, their familles, overseas governments and other stakeholders to access information about courses offered offshore by Australian institutions. To list on AusLIST, institutions are required to declare their commitment to providing quality education delivery offshore and are verified by Australian authorities as being bona fide Australian institutions and qualifications. AusLIST will therefore give reassurance to students and stakeholders that the courses listed meet Australian domestic registration and accreditation standards.
AusLIST will list Australian education and training providers who:
- are approved to operate as an Australian education and/or training provider
- deliver education and/or training both in Australia and offshore
- have no known persistent and/or significant non-compliance with nationally agreed standards outstanding at the time of application for Listing or re-Listing
- have no adverse findings against them by an external review body that is relevant to the provider’s ability to deliver quality education and training.
AusLIST will list Australian education and training providers who offer courses that:
- are an AQF qualification for which the provider is approved to deliver (higher education) or which is within the provider’s scope of registration (VET)
- are an English Language Training (ELT) course (however, pending the finalisation of nationally agreed ELICOS standards, AusLIST will only list ELT courses where the Australian provider is either registered on CRICOS, or is an Australian Registered Training Organisation, an Australian University or an Australian School)
- are delivered in a manner consistent with the relevant agreed national standards
- are available for enrolment at the time of listing
- include a compulsory face-to-face component (which does not include supervised examinations, but includes work placements if they form part of the accredited course) outside of Australia.
Further Information
Information on AusLIST, including how to apply for listing, is available at www.aei.gov.au/offshore. Further information can be sought through the AusLIST helpline on 02 6240 7171 or by email at: auslist@deewr.gov.au. User guides on the operation of the AusLIST on-line application are available at https://tqs.deewr.gov.au. In addition, training and information sessions on AusLIST will be made available in every capital city subject to demand over the coming months.