The Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021 Explained
The minimum requirements every registered higher education provider must meet, domain by domain, with the changes that start in 2027.
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Planned learning outcomes
- Explain the legal status, structure and current compilation of the Threshold Standards
- Apply the Domain 1 standards to admission, credit, assessment and certification
- Apply the learning environment, teaching and research standards
- Explain institutional quality assurance, including course review and partners
- Describe the governance standards and the 2026 amendments, with their start dates
- Distinguish the provider categories and self-accrediting authority criteria