Australian Qualifications Framework

But let's then jump forward to March twenty twenty-four, the next, um, big announcements that, uh, came in.

We saw, um, increased English language requirements for many, um, uh, qualifications, uh, AQF levels, and also the introduction of a genuine student test replacing the previous genuine temporary entrant.

We wanted to get away from whether a student was here temporarily or not.

Hmm.

I think taking a decision offshore of who to study with and being locked into that provider or having to go overseas and lodge another application because you got it wrong, 'cause you got the course wrong, or because you really feel unwelcome or unhappy with the provider that you're studying at, I, I think students ought be able to make a change, um, if that suits them better.

On the other hand, I am conscious that there are some who have been gaming this.

So in future, students will only be able to transfer while they are currently studying to a course which is at the same or higher AQF level.

And if they have finished their current course and want to stay and do some more study, they will only be able to do a new course at a higher AQF level.

This next section is quite interesting.

This one talks about, and it's based on the Australian Qualifications Framework.

So for those international listeners, we have, you know, junior school, middle school, senior school.

Then we have, you know, usually high Certificates 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.