A comprehensive review and redevelopment of the Third-Party Academic Partnerships Policy, Third-Party Academic Partnerships Procedures, and associated templates was recently undertaken by the Office of Academic Quality and Enhancement in close consultation with key stakeholders.
This process has resulted in a revised suite of documents, including:
- Third-Party Academic Partnerships Policy
- Third-Party Academic Partnerships Procedures
- Preliminary Business Case
- Full Business Case
- Annual Self-Assurance Report, and
- Site Visit Report.
The improvements include:
- clarification of roles and responsibilities across the third-party delivery lifecycle
- stronger alignment between third-party partnership proposals and curriculum development
- inclusion of a TEQSA notification section within the policy
- introduction of a Risk-Based Monitoring and Review Schedule
- expanded procedures to include guidance on agreement renewal and close-out
- strengthened governance through enhanced Terms of Reference and clearer identity for the Third-Party Delivery Oversight Committee (formerly the Third-Party Arrangements Advisory Committee)
- refined definitions of third-party academic delivery arrangement types
- implementation of a new Annual Self-Assurance Report
- improved structure and content of the Full Business Case clarified reporting framework to support governance oversight.
The new policy and procedures are available now in the Policy Library.