The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) is working with providers to minimise the impact COVID-19 has on both providers and students.

Coronavirus regulatory information for universities VET, ELICOS and higher education providers

DET to reduce administrative burden for higher education providers while they respond to the COVID‑19 situation, DET, Skills and Employment will be delaying a number of higher education activities, such as reports and data required from higher education providers.

Further details are available on the specific activities that have been delayed or deferred.

The Hon Dan Tehan MP, the Minister for Education and Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, announced the Higher Education Relief Package.

The package will support workers displaced by the COVID-19 crisis to upskill or retrain, and support universities and other higher education providers to continue teaching

Frequently asked questions

You can also find more information relevant to providers and services in DET's Frequently Asked

Questions.

Short, online courses for workers who have been affected by COVID-19 are listed on Course Seeker. 

For a list of courses, fees or enrolment information, visit www.CourseSeeker.edu.au.

Clinical education during the COVID-19 pandemic

As health service providers respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, some student placements have been paused or cancelled. The Australian Government, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra), national boards and accreditation authorities, want to encourage student placements to continue where this is safe and possible, recognising that health services and supervising clinicians will need to balance the risks and benefits to students and the health workforce.

A set of principles for student clinical education have been developed to help guide these decisions.

All this information can be accessed for FREE using this link: https://docs.education.gov.au/node/53248