Your profile and documents are shared across both — nothing is ever submitted twice. Switch between the two to see how each works.
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Answer a few plain-language questions and we'll show you which requirements you already meet — and exactly what to prepare before you apply. No account needed.
Start the self-check →Five clear stages, with a real person you can reach at each one — and you always know exactly where you stand.
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Real institutions moving through registration and accreditation in one place — and telling us it finally feels fair and clear.
Browse the register →Create your institution's account to begin an expression of interest or a Form 6 application. One login for everything — and nothing is ever submitted twice.
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The single source of truth for higher education in Papua New Guinea. Search every institution recognised by DHERST and every programme accredited against the national standards.
Official forms, templates, standards and guides for registration and accreditation — always the current version, downloadable any time.
Since 2020, higher education institutions across PNG have moved under DHERST's oversight. The standards were sound — but the service around them was fragmented across email, paper and trips to Port Moresby, with no single source of truth.
SWLT brings registration and accreditation into one trusted digital service — shifting from manual compliance toward proactive, data-informed quality improvement, and rebuilding relationships across the sector along the way.
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Create your institution's account to begin an expression of interest or a Form 6 application. One login for everything — and nothing is ever submitted twice.
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Sign in to update your details, submit an application, or track a case in real time. Everything about your institution lives in one place.
Thank you. A QAD case officer will review your request and set up your account within two working days — you'll get an email at the address you gave us.
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We'll only use these details to set up your account and contact you about it.
New and prospective higher education institutions across Papua New Guinea can now register their intent to be recognised — entirely online, through a single trusted service.
For the first time, the expression of interest that begins the registration journey no longer means email chains, paper forms, or a trip to Port Moresby. Institutions complete a short, plain-language form, and a named case officer in the Quality Assurance Division picks it up from there.
Every document, message and decision now lives in one auditable record shared between the institution and DHERST. Nothing is ever submitted twice — the profile and document store carry across both registration and accreditation.
"We can finally see exactly where our application stands, and who to talk to. It used to feel like shouting into the dark."
— Contact Person, a registered college in the Highlands
This is a service redesign, not a form. The standards were always sound — now the path to meeting them is clear.
Alongside the digital EOI, institutions can use the readiness self-check to understand what they already meet and what to prepare — no account required. The documents hub keeps every official form and template in one, always-current place.
Expressions of interest are open now. Institutions ready to begin can request an account, and the QAD helpdesk is on hand for anyone who needs a person to talk to along the way.
Accessibility is treated as part of the design, not a box to tick at the end. Every screen is built with semantic structure, clear focus states and generous contrast so it works with a keyboard, a screen reader, or a small screen on a slow connection.
This is a living commitment — as the service grows we test against the standard and fix what falls short.
A few older documents in the hub are not yet fully tagged for screen readers. We are working through them and can provide an accessible version on request in the meantime.
Need a form or page in large print, a different format, or read aloud? The QAD helpdesk will provide it — there is no cost and no need to explain why.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA, covering contrast, keyboard access, visible focus, clear labels and reliable structure.
If something on this service is hard to use, we want to know. We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within two working days.