IARC Membership

Fees For Recognition & Membership	Membership Application Procedure
Documentation Requirements For Membership	Email Us
The Star Award System	IARC Documents (to download)

FEES FOR RECOGNITION MEMBERSHIP

Fees are to be paid annually.

The first fee that a Recognised Member will pay will cover Recognition until June 30th in the year following initial Recognition and Membership being approved.

FEE SCHEDULE

Joining Fee:
AUD $200 (paid once only when first joining)

Annual Fee:

• A flat rate annual fee of AUD$300 will be payable.

The level of fees will be reviewed annually and any increases must be approved by 66% of the Recognised Members.

Members of other professional bodies, which affiliate with the Council, will be entitled to claim a 20% discount on all fees.

Fees for Provisional Recognised Membership:

• The joining fee of AUD$200 will be payable.
• Annual fees will be held over until the IARC Executive Committee ratifies full Recognised Membership.

Fees for Recognised Associates of IARC:

• A flat rate annual fee of AUD$300 will be payable.

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PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR FOR RECOGNISED MEMBERSHIP OF IARC

Only Authorised Representatives of the Organisation must sign the documents listed.

• Complete and sign the application form
• Read Member Responsibilities
• Sign acceptance and support of the IARC Mission Statement
• Sign the confirmation that day to day operating procedures and practices of the Organisation do not deviate from procedures and practices as stated in the documents submitted to IARC as evidence in support of the Organisation's application for Recognition
• Sign acceptance and support of the IARC Complaints Procedure System
• Compile and attach documentary evidence to demonstrate that the Organisation satisfies the stated requirements for Recognition
• For completed membership forms, please do either one of the following
  
  1. Post your application accompanied by initial membership fees to:
  IARC
  c/- ACS Distance Education
  P.O. Box 2092, Nerang MDC, QLD, 4211, Australia
  
  2. Email scanned application to john@iarcedu.com (Please make sure file size is less than 1.5mb)
  and send in your initial membership fees by Post
  
  3. Fax your application to:
  IARC
  c/- ACS Distance Education
  Fax: +61 7 5562 1099
  and send in your initial membership fees by Post

4. Courier your application accompanied by initial membership fees to
IARC
c/- ACS Distance Education
Eastside Building
Space 209, 232 Robina Town Centre Drive, Qld 4226, Australia
Phone : +61 7 5562 1088
Fax: +61 7 5562 1099

METHODS OF PAYMENT

• Organisations within Australia may pay Recognition fees by Cheque, Postal Money Order or Bank Transfer
• Organisations outside Australia may pay Recognition fees by Bank Draft, Bank Transfer or International Money Order
• All Organisations may use Visa or Mastercard for payment of Recognition fees

If any further information is required, about the IARC Recognition Scheme and the procedures for applying for Recognition, please contact IARC at the above address or via the IARC Internet Web site: http://www.iarcedu.com

Or contact the President (John Mason)
email: john@iarcedu.com
Tel: +61 7 5562 1088
Fax: +61 7 5562 1099

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DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED TO SUPPORT APPLICATIONS FOR RECOGNITION BY IARC

To become a member of the International Recognition and Accreditation Council and promote an organisation as an "Internationally Recognised Organisation" through IARC, documentary evidence must be provided as evidence that the organisation satisfies the requirement to attain a minimum of 25 points in each of 4 areas:

1. Administration
2. Course Content
3. Course Delivery
4. Assessment

Points will be awarded on the following:

ADMINISTRATION

Successful operation for 1 or more years* for each year (up to 10) you can claim 1 point	1 point per year (maximum of 10)
A structured and documented mechanism for dealing with administrative errors, mistakes or non compliance.	5 points
References specifically supporting administration supplied by two successful past students	5 points
Procedures are documented (staff manual, job specifications, etc)	5 points
A Quality System in place and externally audited and endorsed	5 points
Letter of support from Organisation's Chartered Accountant attesting to financial and administrative soundness of the organisation.	5 points

* Provisional Membership is available for new institutions.

COURSE CONTENT

Courses are documented (e.g. curriculum documentation, study guides or comprehensive outlines)	5 points
Documented procedure for input from industry in course content	5 points
Documented procedure to update course materials continually (feedback continually sought from students and acted upon)	5 points
Documented procedure to review courses at least every 3 years based upon inputs from students and/or industry	5 points
Recognition or accreditation of a course by a reputable professional body, or articulation established for main courses with another member of this recognition body.	5 points
References supporting content (specifically) supplied by two successful past students	5 points
Documentary evidence that courses are only developed by competent professionals with at least 5 years industry experience (references from colleagues, statutory declaration from staff)	5 points

COURSE DELIVERY

Documentary evidence of physical resources needed to service the quantity and type of students being serviced, such as an extensive library, computer data base, classroom facilities	5 points
Exemplary references specifically supporting delivery supplied by two successful past students	5 points
Exemplary references from two successful employers in a relevant industry attesting to quality delivery (not past or present students)	5 points
All teaching or tutorial staff with 5 years or more continuous and recent industry experience	5 points
All teaching or tutorial staff with a qualification at or above the level they teach plus industry experience exceeding 3 years	5 points
Unrestricted access to staff by students during office hours or class times	5 points
Teaching staff have a teaching or training skills qualification	5 points
Flexibility in the delivery, that allows student to chose the location from where they study	5 points
Flexibility in the delivery, that allows student to chose the times at which they study	5 points

ASSESSMENT

Flexibility –the student has a variety of ways open to them in which they may prove themselves (e.g. written and practical assessments)	5 points
All Assessors have 5 years or more experience, outside education, in what they are assessing	5 points
Assessors have an average of 10 years or more experience within their discipline but outside education, in what they are assessing	5 points
More than one person is involved in assessing a student	5 points
Opportunity for the student to repeat assessments (eg. Supplementary examinations)	5 points
Well structured and documented procedures for assessment	5 points
Industry input in the development of assessment techniques	5 points
A mechanism for students to submit feedback for improving Assessment (which is seriously considered for action)	5 points

PROVISIONAL RECOGNISED MEMBERSHIP

This category is for New Providers, operational for less than one year and additionally, therefore, unable to provide past student references supporting the administration.All other conditions of Recognition must be fulfilled.

Full Recognised Membership will be ratified after 1 year of successful Provisional Recognised Membership, but subject to annual review for 2 years thereafter.

Evidence of successful operation will be provided at each review date by the member organisation.Membership fees will be adjusted as follows:

• The joining fee of AU$200 will be payable.
• Annual fees will be held over until the IARC Executive ratifies full membership.

THE STAR AWARD SYSTEM

The requirement of 25 points in each section gives a total of 100 points out of a possible total of 155 or 64.5%.

An organisation attaining the minimum number of 100 points will be classified as a 2* organisation. 3*, 4*, 5* and 6* awards will then be given on the basis of point increments over the minimum e.g:

(Note: points values have been rounded to the nearest whole number)

• 2* requires 64.5% (= to100 points)
• 3* requires 65-75% (= to112-115 points)
• 4* requires 75-85% (= to115-130 points)
• 5* requires 85-95% (= to130-150 points)
• 6* requires 95%+ (= to 150-155 points)

Recognised Members will be entitled to advertise their Organisation as "Recognised by IARC as a 2*, (3*, 4*, 5*, 6*) Organisation", as appropriate.