NEAS’ new strategic direction supports English Language Teaching providers in their efforts to create and market their high quality English language courses to the world.  NEAS’ restructure re-focuses our skills towards ensuring the sustainability of that objective, with new roles created in local and international Marketing, Government Liaison and Quality Assurance.

Of particular note is the promotion of Ana Bratkovic to the role of General Manager.

“Ana’s background in ELICOS, AMEP, conference organising and management makes her the logical choice for this critical 2IC position” said NEAS CEO Mark Raven at the team announcement “while the restructure ensures that providers receive real value for their ongoing membership”.

Jen Batten will take on the role of e-Marketing Coordinator, while Suzannah Clerc will head up the International Marketing effort.

Stefan Boffa will take control of the Government Portfolio and Marion Bagot will oversee the Quality Learning Series and NEAS Assist.

Di Price and Jan Collins will continue to work to transition NEAS Accredited providers towards Quality Endorsement.

The new Quality Endorsement process is well underway, with many providers already registering for their first QA review.

Information workshops in Melbourne and Perth have attracted substantial interest, with sessions coming up in Brisbane (3/7), Sydney (31/7) and Cairns (4/9) in coming weeks.

Keep an eye on the Quality Learning Series and book early!

Your NEAS membership puts you into a lower risk category with ASQA, who are updated regularly by NEAS on the accreditation/endorsement status of its members.  Audits against the CRICOS/National Code/ESOS Act will still be conducted by the registering bodies, but if you are approached about an ELICOS National Standards audit, please contact NEAS and we follow this up on your behalf.

In line with NEAS desire to maintain accessible membership, we are limiting our FY 2015 July 1 increment to 2.6%, which is the average inflationary increase for the previous 12 months as per the Reserve Bank website.