This occasional paper is the first in a series on the National Quality Framework (NQF). This paper offers detailed insights into education and care service quality ratings for Quality Area 1 – Educational Program and Practice, which focuses on ensuring that educational program and practice is stimulating and engaging, enhances children’s learning and development, and...

The State of Australian University Research 2015–16: Volume 2 Institutional Insights looks at selected topics to provide further understanding of the state of Australian university research. With three rounds of Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) now complete, the ERA dataset covers all Australian university research outputs, staffing and activity from 2003 to 2013, and...

This policy paper outlines ways to strengthen incentives for industry and universities to support industry driven research.

The NQF Snapshot Q3 2015 is ACECQA’s 11th national report on children’s education and care services operating under the National Quality Framework. The data presented in this Snapshot was taken from the National Quality Agenda IT System (NQA ITS) on 1 October 2015 for the period ending 30 September 2015. Snapshot highlights include:

More than $2 billion in surpluses from teaching are being used to fund research in Australian universities, according to this report. Summary More than $2 billion in surpluses from teaching are being used to fund research in Australian universities. On a conservative estimate, one dollar in five spent on research comes from surpluses on teaching...