What does ESOS mean and what does the legislation involve?
A ESOS stands for Education Services for Overseas Students. The Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 and associated legislation is the legal framework governing the responsibility of education institutions towards overseas students. Five pieces of law make up the ESOS legislative framework: • Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 • Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Regulations 2001 • The National Code of Practice for Registration Authorities and Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students (National Code) • Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Act 1997 • ESOS Assurance Fund Act. The ESOS legislation protects overseas students coming to Australia on student visas. The legislation sets out clear roles and responsibilities for education institutions wanting to teach overseas students. It results in a nationally consistent approach to registering education providers so that the quality of the tuitio
