Media releases

ASQA has welcomed a decision by the Federal Court to impose substantial financial penalties on Get Qualified Australia Pty Ltd (GQA) and its sole director, Mr Adam Wadi, for multiple breaches of the Australian consumer law.

Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) regulator will target international education as part of its regulatory strategy for the next 12 months.

ASQA will this week commence consultation with the VET sector on a proposed schedule of revised fees and charges to come into effect from 1 January 2018

ASQA has published the findings of its national strategic review of issues relating to unduly short training.

ASQA has cancelled the registration of Productivity Partners Pty Ltd (RTO number 30169).

ASQA has cancelled the registration of ACT Education Group Pty Ltd (RTO number 40264).

ASQA has suspended the registration of Cooloola Training & Counselling Service Pty Ltd (RTO number 31797).

ASQA has cancelled the registration of Gurkhas Institute of Technology Pty Ltd (RTO number 22088)

ASQA has taken regulatory decisions against two related training providers - Asia Pacific Training Institute Pty Ltd (APTI, RTO number 21378) and Franklyn Scholar (Australia) Pty Ltd (RTO number 7134).

An independent evaluation of ASQA's new audit approach has found widespread support among providers and other stakeholders in the VET sector.