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Australian Education System

To provide registered qualifications to Australian students, training provider must be a "Registered Training Organisation" - RTO. That's mean they must meet set of quality standards under AQTF. This also means that the qualification issued by RTO is recognised everywhere in Australia. Once the institute is RTO, they can add or take off Qualifications from their "scope of registration". This mean whether they can deliver particular Qualification.

To check if the provider is RTO and their scope of registration, to find the course you are interested in, and many more, visit NTIS webste.

To provide the service - courses to overseas students the RTOs must meet additional set of requirements as it is stated in ESOS act. Then the RTO is also CRICOS (The Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students) registered. Not all courses from the RTO's scope must be registered on CRICOS.

To check if the RTO is CRICOS registered and their courses visit CRICOS webste.

How to study in Australia from overseas

If you have decided to study in Australia, you have to visit your local "Education Agent". It's the easiest way for you if you have no experience.
If you have decided to apply by your self, check our "Forum" where you can find usefull informations and links, or you can ask us for help with your visa application.

Example

If OzStudy would like to deliver a course, let's say "Diploma of Graffiti Painting", we can do so. However the course will be not nationally recognised, therefore you can't gain any credits on other institutions including universities. It will be more less a piece of paper - Award.
If we decide to deliver for example Diploma of Information Technology - Multimedia Integration, we have to be an RTO. So we have to go through the registration process with local authority ensuring that we have number of procedures and policies in place and we are maintaining the quality standards for Australian education. For each course we have to provide evidence that we have the qualified teaching staff, facilities and resources to deliver the course.

If we (OzStudy) would like to provide another course let's say Diploma of Hospitality Management, we have to go through the process of "extension of scope". This mean that we have to show again that we have the qualified teaching staff, facilities and resources to deliver the new course.

Same will apply if we would like to deliver those courses to overseas students. In addition to AQTF standards we have to meet the ESOS requirements which are very strict.