The Department of Education, Science and Training, through Australia Education International (AEI), plays a key role in facilitating a sustainable education and training export industry through collaboration with other government departments and agencies, industry providers and state and territory governments. AEI works through an extensive offshore network to directly promote and market the quality and expertise of Australian education, science and training.
This role includes extensive government-to-government relationship building and participation in international forums to negotiate Australia’s education interests. AEI represents the Australian Government in several Joint Working Groups to further pursue recognition of Australia’s education systems and qualifications, and to open opportunities for the education of the education industry.
AEI is also instrumental in positioning the high quality of Australia’s education and training systems internationally through its extensive support for the Study-in-Australia brand, both on and offshore. AEI delivers services through a network of offshore offices in 15 countries and extends its reach through partnership with Austrade.
The regulatory framework, provided under the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000, the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) and the National Code, assures the quality and sustainability of the education and training industry for overseas students studying in Australia. AEI-NOOSR (formerly the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition) provides a coherent framework for skills and qualifications recognition in collaboration with professional associations and other industry partners. This work supports Australia’s Skilled Migration Programme as well as Australia’s education and training export industry.
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