Education Reviewer

An Education Reviewer evaluates educational programmes, institutions, and teaching practices against national quality standards and regulatory frameworks in Australia. They conduct systematic assessments of curriculum design, student outcomes, staff capability, and compliance with legislation such as the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 and accreditation requirements set by bodies like TEQSA or state-based regulators. They produce detailed reports and recommendations to improve educational quality and ensure institutional accountability.

Conduct on-site and desk-based audits of educational institutions to assess compliance with ESOS Act, National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students, and state-based education legislation. Evaluate curriculum design, learning outcomes, and assessment practices against Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) standards and discipline-specific accreditation requirements. Review institutional policies and procedures relating to student welfare, academic integrity, financial management, and duty of care. Assess teaching staff qualifications, professional development participation, and adherence to teacher registration standards set by state teaching councils. Analyse student performance data, completion rates, retention statistics, and graduate employment outcomes to determine educational effectiveness. Interview institutional leadership, academic staff, student services personnel, and students to gather evidence of programme quality and learner experience. Examine student files, assessment submissions, and learning records to verify fair marking practices and alignment with stated learning outcomes. Investigate complaints and breach reports against registered training organisations or higher education providers referred by ASQA, TEQSA, or state regulators.

The standard entry pathway requires a bachelor degree or higher (ABS Skill Level 1). Specific qualification requirements vary by employer and state. Some employers may accept equivalent experience. Check yourcareer.gov.au for available courses and dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/free-tafe for subsidised training options.

You'll need to master a maze of overlapping legislation (ESOS, National Code, AQF, state regs, TEQSA or ASQA rules) that changes regularly. The compliance knowledge burden is steep and ongoing. Pay also tends to cap out unless you move into management, and the work can feel repetitive: you're essentially checking the same boxes at different institutions.

Most roles are office-based with site visits to institutions, so remote work is limited. You'll find positions with TEQSA, ASQA, state education departments, and larger training organisations and universities.

Published for ANZSCO unit group 2491, the wider group this job sits in, not for this job on its own.

This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.

Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.

• Attention to Detailcore
• Feedback Collection and Actioningcore
• Policy Interpretationcore
• Process Improvement Identificationcore
• Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
• Quality Assurance Monitoringcore
• Record Managementcore
• Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
• Report Writingcore
• Research and Analysiscore
• Stakeholder Communicationcore
• Verbal Communicationcore
• Written Communicationcore
• Active Listening
• Confidentiality and Privacy Compliance
• Continuous Learning and Upskilling
• Goal Setting and Planning
• Inclusive Practice
• Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency
• Problem Solving
• Process Documentation
• Reporting and Analytics
• Time Management and Prioritisation

• ABS OSCA 2024, occupation definition and task statements
• ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
• ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on usual place of residence (Custom Report). OSCA Experimental Estimates.

Role data is drawn from official Australian Government sources, and each figure names where it comes from. Where a role is not in the ABS classification, the page shows no government figures for it. Data may not reflect every local variation.

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Last updated: 30 October 2026