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Course design and accreditation support for higher education providers
We design courses, prepare TEQSA accreditation documents and write the unit outlines and teaching materials that bring a course to life. Everything is written in your templates, at the right AQF level and aligned to the Higher Education Standards Framework.
What we deliver
Take a single service, such as a set of unit outlines, or bring us in for a whole course from concept to accreditation.
Curriculum and course design
For new courses and for reviews of existing ones.
- Course design for diplomas, bachelor degrees, graduate certificates, graduate diplomas and master's degrees
- Course and unit learning outcomes written to the correct AQF level
- Constructive alignment of outcomes, content and assessment
- Mapping to professional body requirements, such as the ACS Core Body of Knowledge for IT courses
- Benchmarking against comparable Australian courses
TEQSA registration and accreditation
Documents prepared to the standard reviewers expect.
- Course accreditation and re-accreditation applications
- Evidence mapping against the Higher Education Standards Framework
- Self-assurance and internal review reports
- Responses to TEQSA requests for information and expert reviewer comments
- CRICOS course registration documents
- Credit transfer and recognition of prior learning (RPL) mappings
Unit outlines and teaching materials
Written in your template and ready for teaching staff.
- Unit outlines, also known as subject outlines
- Weekly lecture slides for a full teaching period
- Tutorial activities with solutions
- Assessment briefs, marking rubrics and exemplars
- Materials for face-to-face, blended, online and block-mode delivery
- Prescribed and recommended readings checked for currency and availability
Academic governance and quality
Support for the committees and processes that oversee your courses.
- Course Advisory Committee and Academic Board papers, agendas and minutes
- Academic policy and procedure development and review
- Assessment moderation and marking support
- External expert review of courses and units
Alignment a reviewer can follow
Reviewers look for a clear line from each course learning outcome to the units, assessments and AQF level that support it. We document that line in every course we design. The table below shows the kind of mapping we provide.
| Unit outcome | Statement | Course outcomes | Assessment | AQF criterion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Assess information security risks in an organisational context | CLO1CLO3 | Risk assessment report, 30% | Knowledge |
| ULO2 | Design a security governance framework aligned to recognised standards | CLO2 | Governance framework, 40% | Skills |
| ULO3 | Recommend and justify security controls to senior management | CLO4 | Executive briefing, 30% | Application of knowledge and skills |
Where we fit in the life of a course
We can support any stage, and many providers use us across all five.
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Concept
Course rationale, evidence of demand and benchmarking.
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Design
Course structure, learning outcomes, unit outlines and assessment.
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Accreditation
Application documents, evidence mapping and responses to reviewer feedback.
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Delivery
Teaching materials, assessment and moderation support.
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Review
Monitoring and the comprehensive course review the HESF requires at least every seven years.
Who we work with
Our consultancy work is with Australian higher education providers and the teams who build their courses.
- Established providersAdding new courses or disciplines, or refreshing existing ones.
- New providersPreparing for initial registration and first course accreditation.
- Providers under reviewResponding to TEQSA conditions, reviewer comments or re-accreditation.
- Teams short on timeNeeding extra capacity to develop or update teaching materials before a teaching period starts.
Have a course to design or a deadline to meet?
Tell us the course, the AQF level and your timeline. We will confirm what is needed and what it will cost.