Fees for program accreditation
from 1 July 2024
Accreditation fees are set on a cost recovery basis.
Programs currently accredited
An annual fee is levied on July 1 each year:
| Annual fee (2024/2025 financial year) | $10,850.00 |
| Annual fee (2025/2026 financial year) | $11,176.00 |
| Annual fee (2026/2027 financial year) | $11,511.00 |
| Annual fee (2027/2028 financial year) | $11,856.00 |
| Annual fee (2028/2029 financial year) | $12,212.00 |
| Annual fee (2029/2030 financial year) | $12,578.00 |
Programs of study offered across multiple campuses receive a 50 per cent discount to the annual fee for each additional campus.
Where a program(s) of study is offered at a satellite* campus or at a university study hub**, a 75 percent discount will be applied.
Where an education provider offers multiple programs of study, a 50 percent discount will be applied to each additional program. A 75 percent discount will be applied to fully embedded programs e.g. a Master’s program when it is also delivered as part of a Bachelor/Master’s program. There is no additional fee for embedded Honours programs when they are delivered concurrently with a Bachelor level program of study.
Where a program is in teach-out, the annual accreditation fee ceases to be charged from the first year where there is nil intake.
[* A satellite campus is distinct geographically and experientially. The core occupational therapy program lecturers are based at another larger campus.
** A university study hub is a facility where students can study tertiary programs locally delivered by distance from an education provider.]
New programs seeking initial accreditation
Initial accreditation fee levied at the time the Stage 2 accreditation application is received. New programs include when an education provider plans to commence delivery of an established program at a new campus, including a satellite campus.
| 2024/2025 | $8,300.00 |
| 2025/2026 | $10,000.00 |
| 2026/2027 | $10,300.00 |
| 2027/2028 | $10,600.00 |
| 2028/2029 | $10,900.00 |
| 2029/2030 | $11,200.00 |
An annual fee will commence in the first year of delivery of a new program.
Site visit costs
A site visit fee will be levied at the time of a scheduled accreditation assessment visit. Scheduled visits include the Stage 3 accreditation site visit for new programs and a reaccreditation site visit usually every five (5) years for established programs. Site visits are usually 2-3 days.
| 2024/2025 | $8,600.00 |
| 2025/2026 | $10,000.00 |
| 2026/2027 | $10,300.00 |
| 2027/2028 | $10,600.00 |
| 2028/2029 | $10,900.00 |
| 2029/2030 | $11,200.00 |
An additional fee, typically $3,000 (+CPI) per additional day, will apply when a site visit requires additional time to review of programs delivered at more than one campus. Additional site visits e.g. to assess major changes to program of study, will be charged on the same daily fee basis.
Site visits to programs delivered off-shore will be charged on a cost recovery basis.
The OTC will appropriately and transparently adjust site visit fees where accreditation and reaccreditation deviate from the usual process; for example, where a site visit requires additional days as described above, or in other specific situations. In these circumstances, liaison will occur with the head of program prior to the site visit.