International Education

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Special notice: VRQA forms and guides under review

We are currently revising our forms and guides to reflect the VRQA’s changed regulatory functions as a result of the commencement of the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) on 1 July 2011. Thank you for your patience during this transition. We will begin uploading the revised documents as soon as possible, until then you may continue to use the current forms.

To read about the VRQA’s changed regulatory functions, see: About Us

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The VRQA manages registration and quality assurance arrangements for certain providers of education services to international students in Victoria. This includes:

  • approving schools for registration on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)
  • making changes to a provider's CRICOS registration details
  • approving and quality assuring Overseas Secondary Student Exchange Organisations (OSSEOs)
  • giving approval for certain types of providers to be included on AusLIST, a register of education and training providers delivering Australian Qualifications to students outside of Australia. For more information, see: AusLIST

In this section

This section contains information for certain providers wishing to be registered on CRICOS to provide courses to international students in Victoria under the authority of the VRQA. An organisation wishing to be registered on CRICOS to provide courses to international students in Victoria should read the overview of CRICOS registration. 

In addition, organisations should consult the pages specific to their sector:

This section also contains information for organisations or schools who wish to conduct overseas secondary student exchange programs. Organisations and schools wishing to offer secondary student exchange programs should read the Student Exchange Organisations page.