International education regulation in Australia has entered a new phase of enforcement. For the first time, the Australian federal government is using the new ones. All right, class cancellation powers. , Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) (c) Take action to prohibit educational institutions and recruitment agents from continuing to enrol or opening new international students.
In Australia, ABC reported on September 3, that this measure focused on: Stop new international student recruitment and start new school ； Students who have already started their studies are still able to complete their existing courses, and therefore not all students are immediately removed from their studies or from their established qualifications.
Why can the Australian government take action directly against the "class class"?
According to the EOS legal update released this year by the Australian Department of Education, the Minister of Education can now initiate a cancellation mechanism for specific "curricular categories" through the legalization of education. Ei Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 Sections 96B to 96E provide that the Minister may designate a class of courses and trigger a subsequent suspension and cancellation effect if he determines, on reasonable grounds, that there is a systemic quality of teaching problem, that there is limited value for Australia ' s current and future skills needs, or that it is necessary in the public interest.
This, unlike previous sanctions, which were mainly directed at a single provider, represents that Australian regulatory tools have been able to deal directly with the `course itself', which is considered to be a systemic problem.
Which class is the government locking in?
This time, it's locked in. Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) Australia VET National Qualification Code BSB80120 。 This AQF Level 8 qualification was originally offered to international students by a large number of CRICOS-registered vocational education institutions.
ABC quotes from the Government that there are currently 452 VET witnesses Registered for international students, cumulatively 41,033 valid , approximately 15,772 students It's recorded as being in school.
Another indicator of concern to the Government is the number of students transferred to the curriculum in the country. ABC reports that the number of people transferred from 510 in 2020 Increase to About 4,000 in 2025 Of which **77 per cent** comes from the higher education system. The Government is concerned that the primary purpose of some students is not to study per se, but to extend student status arrangements in Australia.
What happens to students who are already studying?
The most important distinction now is between "existing students" and "new generations".
Students who have officially started their studies can continue to complete their courses; However, VET institutions and educational agents offering the course will no longer be able to recruit new international students and no new international students will be allowed to start the course.
Thus, if Taiwan’s students were comparing the Australian course of promotion to either Graduate Diploma or VET, they could not read only the intake date or the CRICOS curriculum page, which is still available on the school website, but should confirm again whether the course is still open to new overseas students.
Implications for Taiwanese students and families
This incident is more notable than the suspension of a single course. It's the Australian government. First actual use of the new curriculum to revoke power 。
Similar controls may be faced in the future if other VET or international education programmes are subject to abnormal transfers, high failure rates, low completion rates, or government decisions regarding systematic abuse of the student visa system.
Taiwan students who are planning to travel to Australia, particularly VET, Graduate Diploma, or transfer from school to higher education to vocational education, should be confirmed before applying for a course that is still effectively registered by the CRICOS, is still admitted to an international school, and is subject to new restrictions on the course, such as the new technical education or other ESOS.
For students who are studying in Australia, a change in provider or curriculum should also be considered prior to confirming the impact of the student visa and CoE to the School International Student Office and qualified immigration professionals, and it would not be appropriate to rely solely on the transfer information provided by the enrolment agent.
