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The March 2025 edition of ASQA IQ – Integrity and Quality in Focus is out now.

This edition explores the 2024-25 Regulatory Risk Priority, student work placement.

Due to the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the deadline for submission of the Annual Declaration on Compliance (ADC) has now been deferred to 11.59pm on 14 April 2025. 

The legislative instruments which give effect to the revised Standards for Registered Training Organisations are now in place.

We have now published draft Practice Guides on VET Workforce – VET Workforce Management, VET Workforce – Trainer and Assessor Competencies and Governance – Continuous Improvement.

Due to the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the deadline for submission of the Annual Declaration on Compliance has been deferred to 14 April 2025. 

Welcome to the first ASQA Update for 2025. In this edition we bring you up to date on some of our key areas of focus and updates on recent regulatory action.

The February 2025 edition of ASQA IQ – Integrity and Quality in Focus is out now.

This edition continues to explore our 2024-25 Regulatory Risk Priorities, focusing on shortened course duration.

Our 2025 RTO and ESOS obligations checklists are now available. These checklists will help training providers stay on top of their reporting obligations. The ESOS obligations checklist is also suitable for ELICOS providers.

The Annual Declaration on Compliance (ADC) is an online declaration that all Registered Training Organisation (RTOs) must complete. The submission period for the 2025 ADC will be 3 March to 31 March 2025.

Non-genuine providers and bad faith operators who engage in illicit or unethical activities damage the reputation of the sector and present a significant threat to the integrity of VET.

We have now published draft Practice Guides on Training and assessment – Facilities, resources, and equipment, VET student support – Feedback, complaints and appeals, VET student support – Information and VET student support – Training support.

ASQA is empowered to approve transition periods longer than those detailed in Clause 1.26(a) of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015.

Thank you to all respondents for taking the time and effort to provide feedback through the 2024 ASQA Provider and Course Owner Survey, which ran from 24 April to 19 May this year.

The December 2024 edition of ASQA IQ – Integrity and Quality in Focus is out now.

This month’s newsletter is a special edition which focuses on the revised Standards.

We've published a special edition of ASQA Update to bring you up to date on some of our key areas of focus and work which will continue into 2025.

The November 2024 edition of ASQA IQ – Integrity and Quality in Focus is out now.

In this One Year Anniversary edition of ASQA IQ, we continue to explore our 2024-25 Regulatory Risk Priorities, focusing on Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

The final quarterly edition of the ASQA Update for 2024 has been published. In this special edition we are covering the Revised Standards for RTOs and more.

The Australian National Audit Office recently audited fraud control arrangements in the Australian Skills Quality Authority and the Auditor-General’s report was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday 30 October 2024.

The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has tabled its Annual Report 2023–24 in the Australian Parliament.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for AHC20720 - Certificate II in Nursery Operations, AHC21020 - Certificate II in Conservation and Ecosystem Management, AHC30620 - Certificate III in Production Horticulture, AHC30820 - Certificate III in Arboriculture, AHC31021 - Certificate III in Parks and Gardens, AHC31319 - Certificate III in Sports Turf Management, AHC31421 - Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management, AHC32422 - Certificate III in Irrigation Technology, AHC31120 - Certificate III in Nursery Operations and AHC51019 – Diploma of Sports Turf Management.

The October 2024 edition of ASQA IQ – Integrity and Quality in Focus is out now.

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) has released the policy version of the revised Standards, which will come into full regulatory effect from 1 July 2025.

ASQA is empowered to approve transition periods longer than those detailed in Clause 1.26(a) of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015.

ASQA is empowered to approve transition periods longer than those detailed in Clause 1.26(a) of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015.