Guidance Note: Wellbeing and Safety

"The Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015" (HES Framework) includes a Section on wellbeing and safety that requires providers to provide timely and accurate advice on access to student support services and to promote and foster a safe environment on campus and online. While the Standards of the HES Framework encompass organisational responsibilities for the wellbeing of staff, their primary focus is on supporting the wellbeing and promoting the safety of students. This Guidance Note focuses generally on current students, irrespective of their mode of participation. Special requirements exist for younger students, particularly in relation to international students under the "Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000" [ESOS Act]. This Guidance Note is focused on the requirements of the HES Framework. [For "Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015 -- TEQSA Contextual Overview. Version 1.1," see ED606470.]