AUSTRALIA EDUCATION
Quality and diverse education choices
students in a safe, open and welcoming society. Australia’s legislated protections and other assurances for international students are world best practice, ensuring that students also receive quality education. In 2009, Australia’s former Minister
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for Education, Julia Gillard, released a statement titled International education – its contribution to Australia. This highlighted how international students
he Australian Government takes seriously its reputation as a provider of high-quality education for international
enrich our society and promote cross- cultural experiences that support long- lasting diplomatic, research, cultural and business relations.
Quality Australia is renowned for government initiatives and policies that encourage quality teaching and learning and many countries look to Australia for advice and policy − the Australian Government is determined to continue to be judged by these international benchmarks. The Australian Qualifications
Framework is a single national system
that covers work-based and academic qualifications, supports national standards and emphasises learning pathways (see
www.aqf.edu.au). The new Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) will work from 2012 with the higher education sector (universities) to develop objective and comparative benchmarks and to improve areas such as retention, selection and exit standards and graduate outcomes.
Student experience The Australian Government is pursuing a number of initiatives to improve
7 reasons to choose the Canberra Institute of Technology. . .
1. Established in 1928 with over 80 years experience 2. Over 35,000 enrolments annually
3. Host to over 2000 international students from more than 80 countries
4. 85% of TAFE graduates in Canberra are employed within six months of completing their program
5. Four large campuses located across Canberra 6. Offers Certificate to Bachelor Degree level qualifications 7. Finalist in the 2009 Australian Export Awards
In my classes at CIT there are a lot of students who come from many countries to study English, so I have lots of friends and it helps me to practice my English skills. Now my English is improving and I am so happy studying in Canberra.
Bandar Alzaid, Saudi Arabia
www.cit.act.edu.au/international Canberra 22 AUSTRALIA AND THE ARAB COUNTRIES | 2010
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