March 2026 Updates (NextGen)
This release introduces built-in controls for onshore transfer commission restrictions, improved visibility across agent commissions and scheduled payments, enhanced search capabilities, and a series of UI and integration updates.
Here’s what’s new. ✨
🔥Support for Onshore Transfer Commission Ban
The March 2026 release introduces new functionality to support upcoming onshore transfer commission restrictions in Australia.
eBECAS now includes new fields, a compliance setting, and automated controls over agent commissions.
These controls apply across both the Offer and Enrolment stages, ensuring consistent behaviour and reducing manual handling.
New Fields in Offers
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Two new fields have been added to the Offers to identify onshore transfers:
Onshore Transfer From Another Provider: Indicates that the offer is for a student transferring from another onshore provider.
Previous Provider: An optional field to record the institution the student is transferring from.
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New Setting to Block Agent Commission for Onshore Transfers
NEW NEXTGEN ONLY
A new system setting has been introduced to enforce the commission restriction for onshore transfers in Utilities > Settings > Finances.
When the Onshore Transfer From Another Provider option is selected and the Block Agent Commission on Onshore Transfers setting is enabled, the system applies the following restrictions:
Agent commission is not available on those Offers
Agent commission is not available on enrolments generated from those Offers
If an offer already includes agent commission and is later marked as an onshore transfer, and the compliance setting is enabled, the system will prevent the offer from being accepted until the commission is removed.
Please note:
This setting will be enabled by default for Australian-based providers from 1 April 2026
Institutions can disable this setting if they prefer to manage the restriction manually
Non-Australian institutions will not have this setting enabled by default, but can enable it if needed
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Agents Updates
🔥Agent Scheduled Payments Tab for Easier Payment Review
NEW NEXTGEN ONLY
A new Scheduled Payments tab has been added to Agents. This tab provides a consolidated view of all scheduled payment items associated with the selected agent, allowing users to review and track payments in one place.
Payments can be filtered by a selected period and exported if required.
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🔥New Options to Create or Edit Agent Commission Rates (Australia Only)
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For agents marked as Tax-Registered, commission can now be entered as Net (before tax), with the Gross (after tax) and tax amounts calculated automatically.
Alternatively, you can enter the Gross amount, and the Net and tax amounts will be calculated automatically.
These new Net values are also available in the commissions grid.
The system always uses the Gross rates when calculating the commission amount payable.
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📈New Commission Tax Column in Agent Commission Schedule Payments
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A new Commission Tax column has been added to the Agent Commission Scheduled Payment Due Search and the Agent Commission Scheduled Payment Details. This provides clear visibility of tax amounts alongside commission values, allowing users to review both in a single view.
Finances Updates
🔥New Options to Identify Agent Commission Payments in Debit Transfer Wizard
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The following updates have been made to the Debit Transfer Wizard when transferring fees to another enrolment:
A new Commission Scheduled column shows the commission already scheduled for each invoice item (Agent Fees)
A label has been added to agent fee items to indicate whether a scheduled payment has been partially or fully created
A warning message is displayed when transferring an agent fee item that has been partially or fully scheduled
These updates help users identify the status of agent commission payments before completing the transfer.
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🔥Detailed Scheduled Payments Search
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The Detailed Scheduled Payment Search has been introduced in Next Generation, providing a consolidated way to search across Scheduled Payment items. This search allows users to locate Scheduled Payment items regardless of their type, offering a unified view across different payment structures.
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🔥Better Visibility and Control in Scheduled Payment Due Search
NEW NEXTGEN ONLY
The Scheduled Payment Due Search screen has been enhanced with additional sorting and filtering options.
Users can now:
Sort by Invoice No. and Enrolment No.
Apply column filters to fields such as Invoice No., Enrolment No., and Agent or Provider
When selecting items to pay, the total amount is now displayed directly on the Add to Summary button.
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📊Total Amount Added When Creating Bank Deposit Reconciliation
NEW NEXTGEN ONLY
The Creating Bank Deposit Reconciliation now displays the total amount of selected receipts directly on the Add button. This provides a quick summary of selected receipts before creating a deposit entry, allowing users to review the total amount at a glance.
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Small Changes, Better Experience
🔥Smart Column Chooser
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The Column Chooser has been improved to support a more seamless workflow. The panel now remains open when adding or removing columns, allowing users to make multiple adjustments without interruption. When columns are updated, the grid automatically refreshes to display the latest data.
🪄Improved Layout Spacing
NEW
Layout spacing across Next Generation has been refined to provide a more consistent and structured interface. These adjustments improve readability and allow users to view more information in a cleaner and more organised layout.
Integrations Updates
🔎 Student Job Placements Endpoint (Equator API)
NEW EQUATOR API
A new Student Job Placements endpoint has been added to the Equator API. This endpoint returns an array of all Job Placement records associated with a student, based on the Student ID.
For more details on request parameters, response structure, and usage, please refer to the API documentation.
Student Portals Updates
📝Extra Student Details in Teachers Portal
NEW STUDENTS PORTAL
Additional student details are now available in the Teachers Portal.
The students' Middle Name is now displayed in both Class Absence and Class Results
Country and Birth Country are now available in the Student Details page in the Teachers Portal