Quality assurance to students

Australia provides one of the world's most meticulous consumer protection mechanism for international students through the unique (ESOS) framework and the CRICOS sytem.

Australia is firmly committed to providing quality education and training and offers strong assurances to international students. Australia takes its responsibility towards international students seriously and has enacted the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000. This legislation requires institutions that provide education to international students to meet nationally consistent standards in education delivery, facilities and services. It ensures consistency with the standard of education delivered to Australian students. Tuition and financial assurance for international students is also provided under the Act, so that if an institution is not able to meet its commitments, the student will receive alternative tuition or a refund. It ensures a nationally consistent approach to provider registration and enables the Australian Government to monitor education providers. Breaches of the Act are treated very seriously and the penalties can be significant. Australia provides the world's most rigorous protection for international students through the Common-wealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS). Every provider that seeks to recruit, enroll or teach overseas students, or to advertise their ability to do so, must be registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS). CRICOS lists all providers registered to offer courses to people studying in Australia on student visas and details of the courses offered by them.