澳大利亚高等教育课程政府认证制度及其特点分析

The Governmental Accreditation System for Higher Education Course of Study in Australia and Its Characteristics

2011年以来,澳大利亚联邦政府颁布了《高等教育质量与标准署法》,成立了高等教育质量与标准署,由其对全国大部分高校课程进行直接认证,加强了课程认证权的"收"。与此同时,澳大利亚联邦政府授权部分高校对课程进行自我认证,实现了课程认证权的"放"。这种"收放"结合的高等教育课程政府认证制度取得了良好的运行效果,逐渐形成了较鲜明的特色:构建起了有机统一的法律体系;以标准为本,标准的执行权与制定权分离;认证评估采用统一的系列表格和步骤,规范化程度高;建立了内外结合的申请者权益保障机制;信息管理全面、系统;个案式管理专员模式有效提升了认证效率。

In 2011,the federal government of Australia promulgated the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act and established the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency.TEQSA began to accredit courses of study for most Australian higher education providers directly,which can be regarded as the centralization of authority over higher education accreditation.At the same time,some qualified higher education providers gained self-accreditation authority,which can be regarded as the decentralization of authority over higher education accreditation.This accreditation system for higher education course of study has proven to be effective and distinguished by the following characteristics：a unified legal system,a separation between the implementation of standards and the formulation of standards,standardized assessment,a combination of internal and external mechanisms for the protection of the rights and interests of applicants,comprehensive and systematical information management,and the provider case management system..