The Canberra Institute of Technology has been ordered to urgently fix issues with training and assessment by the national regulator as part of an audit.
The CIT has undergone a review by the Australian Skills Quality Authority to renew its registration, a process which happens every seven years.
Reviewers found "timely rectifications" will be needed relating to training and assessment, international offers and progression to ensure the institute is compliant.
The renewal has come following a turbulent time for the institute after its former chief executive Leanne Cover was found guilty of "serious corrupt conduct" by the ACT Integrity Commission.
Staff at the institute are fearful that if the issues are not fixed the CIT will be deemed non-compliant and the registration would not be renewed.
But the CIT has downplayed these fears, saying the assessment was a standard process.
"CIT considers the ASQA performance assessment a standard process, which critically reviews its systems, procedures and practice by the regulator," a spokeswoman said.
"Any rectifications requested by the regulator will further enhance the outcomes for our students and the community."
A senior manager from the CIT messaged staff about the rectifications last month.
"We are confident that CIT can respond quickly to the required rectifications in a way that will set the institution on a path of maintaining best practice in compliance for the next seven years," the all-staff message said.
When asked what rectifications the CIT was taking, a spokeswoman said the institute was continually working on improving its processes.
"CIT continually updates and improves processes and procedures as part of its continuous improvement and quality management frameworks," she said.
"CIT will work on reviewing policies and templates identified as requiring updating by ASQA."
The institute is expected to receive more information from the authority this month.
Ms Cover resigned in June after being stood down for two years on full pay. The former CEO was found guilty of corruption after awarding more than $8.5 million in contracts to "complexity and systems thinker" Patrick Hollingworth.
The commission found Ms Cover had deliberately concealed contracts with Mr Hollingworth from the institute's board. The contracts and subsequent fallout have left the CIT in a precarious financial position.
The institute has significantly boosted its executive team following the saga and staff have said this has been at the expense of teaching staff.
Staff have reported recruitment freezes and the Australian Education Union ACT said there had been "alarming reports" at growing stress levels among staff. CIT has denied a recruitment freeze.
Leadership tables from the CIT in 2022 and 2024 shows no one from the executive has remained in their roles and the 2024 table is significantly more top-heavy than 2022.
The executive team at the institute has increased from five when Ms Cover was in charge to 15. The number of senior officers has increased from 47 at the end of 2022 to 91 as of June.
The number of staff in the corporate areas of the institute has also grown significantly, from 77 in 2021 to 125 in 2023, CIT annual reports show.
The interim chief executive, Christine Robertson, is based in Melbourne.
