Our office is located in the Melbourne CBD and we employ a team of highly mobile specialist consultants who travel frequently to service our member needs.
AHEIA provides advice, assistance and representation to its members on workplace relations matters, including appearing for members in proceedings before the Fair Work Commission, on either an individual or collective basis, and in internal disciplinary proceedings.
AHEIA provides a range of learning and development services, including a suite of workplace relations training programs, leadership development programs and wellbeing programs specifically designed for university staff. The Association designs bespoke and customised programs for ‘in-house’ delivery as well as offering training workshops throughout the year in all mainland State capital cities.
AHEIA is heavily involved in assisting members with their enterprise bargaining, including through facilitating the sharing of information between members on bargaining developments in the sector as they unfold.
We make formal submissions on behalf of our members to Government and Parliamentary inquiries on workplace relations matters, and provide public commentary on workplace relations matters affecting our members.
Membership of AHEIA is open to all Australian universities and colleges of advanced education established under State, Commonwealth or Territory legislation. AHEIA’s current members are listed below.




































AHEIA President
AHEIA President
Australian Catholic University

AHEIA Vice-President
AHEIA Vice-President
The University of Newcastle

Executive Committee Member
Swinburne University of Technology

Executive Committee Member
Executive Committee Member
Southern Cross University
The Australian Higher Education Industrial Association (AHEIA) advises that alterations to its Rules were approved at the Annual General Meeting held in 2 December 2025.
In accordance with regulatory requirements, notification of these rule changes was lodged with the Fair Work Commission on 3 March 2026 and is currently awaiting approval.