IHEA Members Taking Advantage of Exclusive Membership Savings on My eQuals Implementation
This article was originally posted on Sep 7, 2022Higher Ed Services (HES) and Digitary[1] are thrilled to welcome a number of new members of the Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA), the peak body representing independent higher education providers in Australia to the My eQuals community, as part of an agreement between My eQuals and IHEA to offer exclusive membership savings.
“IHEA is pleased to partner with My eQuals to assist our members to engage with the official tertiary credentials digital platform for the higher education sector in Australia. By signing up to the My eQuals digital tertiary credentials platform, IHEA members receive a discount plus the benefits of speed and productivity in accessing verified qualification documents, increased trust in authenticity of student records, and a greater ability to meet student expectations of immediacy and accuracy of support.” says Dr Peter Hendy, CEO of Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA).
Some of the institutions that have joined My eQuals
Australian College of Physical Education (ACPE)
As Australia’s leading provider of specialist undergraduate degrees in the related disciplines of sport, dance, health, business, and physical education, it was ideal to implement My eQuals to offer their learners anytime access to digitised academic credentials for work readiness.
“ACPE are proud to have joined the My eQuals community in 2022, with the ability to issue digital credential documents and badges to recognise our students qualifications, skills and competencies. The My eQuals solution aligns with our objectives of having ACPE students becoming the best version of themselves and through My eQuals by being able to present the best version of themselves with their earned credentials. The My eQuals and Digitary teams have been extremely supportive in setting ACPE up to issue through the My eQuals platform and we look forward to continuing to work closely together ongoing.” says Debbie Le Roux, CEO, Australian College of Physical Education.
ACPE is passionate about adopting digital technologies to support students in a modern learning environment and sees My eQuals as a strong solution to enable their goals.
Avondale University, a leading not-for-profit provider of tertiary education, was keen to join the My eQuals community to offer their students digital access to their official academic records. Enabling them to access and be recognised wherever they are in the world for further study and employment opportunities.
“Avondale University joined the My eQuals community recently and we are looking forward to being able to digitally issue our students with their credentials that can be accessed and recognised anywhere in the world. The My eQuals and Digitary teams were very supportive during our implementation, and we are excited to empower our students with a recognised digital experience upon graduation.” says Kevin Petrie, Vice-Chancellor and President, Avondale University.
Avondale University offers undergraduate, postgraduate and vocational (VET) courses across Arts, Business, Teaching, Nursing, Ministry and Theology and Outdoor Leadership.
Christian Heritage College (CHC)
When My eQuals was conceived it was to support a learner’s life-long learning journey. Christian Heritage College (CHC), passionately believe that their course offerings are not just about gaining a degree or a specific skill set for future employment (as important as these are) but, rather, the development of the whole person. By implementing the My eQuals solutions and enabling 24/7 access to digital academic achievements, CHC is enabling students and graduates to be able to showcase their whole selves.
“Christian Heritage College is proud to join the My eQuals community and is looking forward to using My eQuals to offer our students digital access to their official academic credentials, that they can access anywhere and be recognised wherever they are in the world for further study and employment opportunities” says Jacqueline Greentree, Director of Quality and Standards, Christian Heritage College (CHC).
As a member of IHEA, CHC was able to take advantage of the greater cost savings for their participation due to the agreement between My eQuals and IHEA, with the implementation helping to improve processes and student experience.
Governance Institute of Australia
Through the membership agreement with IHEA, the Governance Institute of Australia implemented the My eQuals solution, offering their community of 43,000 governance and risk management professionals access to their official digital academic credentials, competencies, and achievements, anywhere around the world.
“The team was very helpful and gave us all the training needed to ensure a smooth transition into understanding the workings of administering My eQuals for our graduating students. All training was clear and concise, overall an easy streamlined customer focused group who like to work with you to ensure a successful implementation. We are looking forward to using My eQuals for the first time in the coming weeks and we are confident we feel supported by the team to ensure a smooth run.” said Belinda Prentoski, Senior Administrator, Governance Institute of Australia.
As the only Australian provider of chartered governance accreditation, the Governance Institute of Australia offers a range of short courses, certificates and postgraduate study to help further the knowledge and education of the fast-growing governance and risk management profession. This made My eQuals the perfect solution to offer their members anytime access to their digitised awards and certificates.
International College of Hotel Management (ICHM)
International College of Hotel Management’s (ICHM) focus on the learning of tomorrow to create industry-ready graduates with the skills, networks and hands-on experience they need, was what drew ICHM to the My eQuals solution, being able to offer their students the tools to hit the ground running.
“ICHM are excited to have joined the My eQuals community in 2022, to enable our students to be recognised with their earned credentials and have access immediately so that they can hit the ground running into employment with the recognition of skills and hands on experience provided by ICHM. As a participating institution on My eQuals, the ability to provide secure digitally certified credentials that can be accessed and recognised wherever they are, helps ensure our students are receiving a valuable digital experience at ICHM.” says Kellie Lumsden, Head of ICHM, ICHM.
With the newly implemented My eQuals solution ICHM will also issue to their COVID-affected cohorts so that the last 2 years of students will get a My eQuals record.
For Marcus Oldham College, My eQuals had been on their radar for some time. As an independent Higher Education institution the opportunity became an option for the institution through their membership with IHEA. The ability to have a way for students and graduates to be in control of their official academic records, and who they share them with, fits very well with the College’s student-centred approach to teaching and learning.
“The implementation process ran very smoothly with input from our Director of Teaching and Learning Governance Heather Davis, IT Manager Scott Vanderkley and Student Support Officer Cathy Bell, working closely with the My eQuals team to set up a system that works specifically for our needs.“ says Andrew Baker, Principal, Marcus Oldham College.
Not only was the ability for students to have easier access to their achievements a big draw card but also using banking-level digital security to assure validity, security and privacy for personal information contained in each record was also important for the College, as a measure of their commitment to high standards of academic and corporate governance. From a workload perspective, they expect to save a lot of time by being able to automate the production of interim and final transcripts at the end of each year, and now they have the added opportunity to securely provide official digital testamurs and College prizes.
My eQuals is reinventing how awards, achievements and other credentials are shared in education by putting students at the centre of the experience. The My eQuals platform has been widely adopted by tertiary education institutions in Australia and New Zealand making it possible for learners to access official digital academic credentials, competencies, and achievements securely and easily from anywhere around the world.
About My eQuals
My eQuals is the official tertiary credentials digital platform for the higher education sector, students and verifiers. It is a Pan-Pacific solution providing easy, secure access to certified, official qualification records for Australian and New Zealand universities and their learners.
My eQuals was conceived in 2015 in response to the need for higher education institutions to have an easy and secure place to issue and manage official credentials for their students and graduates. It also recognised the need for those learners to have an easy and secure place to view and share the same credentials in a way that they could be easily verified by employers, recruitment professionals and verification agencies.
About Digitary
Digitary was launched in Dublin, Ireland in 2005, and has grown to become the leading online platform for certifying, sharing, and verifying academic credentials. Learner-centric since the very start, Digitary enables millions of learners to access their verified achievements and to share them with others securely, quickly, and easily. Digitary is now used by organisations in over 135 countries.
About Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA)
IHEA represents the majority of Australia’s registered and accredited independent higher education providers. Their membership includes independent universities and colleges with campuses across Australia. IHEA members educate students in a range of disciplines including Law, Engineering, Agricultural Science, Architecture, Business, Accounting, Tourism and Hospitality, Education, Health Sciences, Theology, Creative Arts, Information Technology and Social Sciences. For further details visit www.ihea.edu.au
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Dr Peter Hendy, CEO, Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) – peter.hendy@ihea.edu.au
Scott Clayton, Operations Manager, Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) – scott.clayton@ihea.edu.au
Jay Segeth, My eQuals Program Director, Higher Education Services (HES) – jsegeth@hes.edu.au
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[1] Digitary was acquired by Parchment in July 2021. You can read more about it here.