Reflecting the regulated and high quality of international education in Australia, the School holds full national and state accreditation including:

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (National level). More and more overseas students are choosing Australia as their preferred study destination. Education offered in Australia to international students is highly regulated by the Federal Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations through the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) legislative framework. The Department regulates the education and training sector’s involvement with overseas students studying in Australia on student visas. The ESOS framework protects Australia’s reputation for delivering quality education services and the interests of overseas students, by setting minimum standards and providing tuition and financial assurance.

The legislation mandates a nationally consistent approach to registering education providers so that the quality of the tuition, and care of students, remains high. The professionalism and integrity of the industry is further strengthened by the ESOS legislation’s interface with immigration law. This imposes visa related reporting requirements on both students and providers. All international education providers must comply with a National Code. To view a copy of the ESOS National Code please click here or visit www.aei.gov.au

New South Wales Department of Education & Training (State level).  The School is on the Register of Higher Education, and the accreditation processes seeks to ensure that courses are equivalent in standard to a qualification of that level in a similar field in other Australian higher education institutions. including universities. For further information please visit www.det.nsw.edu.au

As a leader in hospitality education delivery in Australia, the School is also accredited with the following for benchmarking purposes:

World Tourism Organisation (WTO)

The WTO is an agency and forum of the United Nations that specialises in tourism policy and projects.  The School is a certified institution of the WTO’s Department of Education and Knowledge Management gaining certification under the Tourism Education Quality program. Blue Mountains is one of only two institutions in Australia who are certified - the other being the School’s strategic partner, the University of Queensland. For further information visit www.unwto.org

Institute of Hospitality

Blue Mountains also attained accreditation for its programs from the Institute of Hospitality, the only internationally recognised professional management association for managers in hospitality, leisure and tourism. The Institute of Hospitality is also a highly regarded accreditation and benchmarking agency for education globally. Visit www.instituteofhospitality.org for more information.

THE-ICE

The School is a founding member of The International Centre of Excellence in Tourism & Hospitality Education (THE-ICE), which is an independent not-for-profit organisation. Membership includes world-leading universities, private hotels and vocational colleges.

The role of THE-ICE has been to recognise, develop and promote excellence in tourism, hotel and event education. Member institutions have had their qualifications and programs reviewed by an independent panel of assessors to ensure that they meet Standards of Excellence. The programs at Blue Mountains have not only been assessed to meet these standards but have also been recognised for their applied learning and strong links to the hotel and tourism industries. For further information visit www.the-ice.org