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What is ACIR?
ACIR is a register of accredited courses offered by Australian Universities, TAFE institutes and Registered Training Organisations managed by Hobsons.
What courses are included on ACIR?
A course must be:
- an accredited course accredited by an Australian University or Registered Higher Education Provider OR
- an accredited course or unit of competency accredited by an Australian state or territory accreditation body, as listed on the National Training Information Service (NTIS) web site OR
- a foundation program preparing students for university entrance OR
- a bridging program in a specific subject preparing students for university studies OR
- an English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) preparing overseas students for further university or TAFE studies
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- available for entry by the general public.
What courses are NOT included on ACIR?
- Non-award or non-accredited courses except for those preparatory courses listed above
- Courses which are enterprise only, i.e. only available to employees of a specific company
- Doctor degrees by research. Note that doctor degrees by coursework are included, as are master degrees by research.
- Honours degrees unless there is no related pass degree.
- Masters Preliminary courses
- Exit-point only courses, ie courses in which you can not enrol, although you may receive a lesser qualification if you complete only part of the course.
Which organisations are included on ACIR?
Hobsons is an educational publishing organisation based in Melbourne, registered as Hobsons Australia Pty Ltd (ABN: 16 085 983 875).
Address: Level 12, OCBC House, 565 Bourke St, MELBOURNE 3000 Phone: 03 9627 4899 Fax: 03 9614 8886
Web site: http://www.hobsons.com.au
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