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

This edition explores the final stage of the student journey, with a focus on regulatory compliance and governance.

The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) Corporate Plan 2024-25 underscores our commitment to elevating the integrity, quality and relevance of national qualifications across the vocational education and training sector.

The August 2024 edition of ASQA IQ – Integrity and Quality in Focus is out now.
This edition explores concepts relating to training completion.

In some cases, ASQA is empowered to approve transition periods longer than those detailed in Clauses 1.26 (a), (b) and (c) of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015. 

Welcome to the third edition of the ASQA Update.

We are pleased to share strategic news and insights on quality and standards in VET, and ASQA’s role and regulatory approach.

The July 2024 edition of ASQA IQ – Integrity and Quality in Focus is out now.
This edition continues to explore the assessment side of training and assessment.

Today, we have published our Regulatory Risk Priorities for 2024-25. We identify our Regulatory Risk Priorities through environmental scans and sector research, issues raised by students and other stakeholders, and internal data collection and analysis.

ASQA has recently approved an extended transition period for the qualification CHC43115 Certificate IV in Disability.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for CHC50413 - Diploma of Youth Work, CHC50313 - Diploma of Child Youth and Family Intervention and CHC52015 - Diploma of Community Services

The June 2024 edition of ASQA IQ – Integrity and Quality in Focus is out now. This edition explores the delivery stage of training and assessment.

The May 2024 edition of ASQA IQ – Integrity and Quality in Focus is out now. This edition explores the delivery stage of training and assessment.

The 2024 ASQA Provider and Course Owner Survey has been extended and is now open until midnight, Sunday 19 May 2024. 

ASQA’s online registration portal asqanet, and community space asqaconnect – will be unavailable from 5:00 pm AEDT Thursday 9 May 2024 for regular system maintenance.

Welcome to the second edition of the ASQA Update.

We are pleased to share strategic news and insights on quality and standards in VET, and ASQA’s role and regulatory approach.

The 2024 ASQA Provider and Course Owner Survey is open from Wednesday 24 April 2024 until midnight Monday 13 May 2024.

The April 2024 edition of ASQA IQ is the first of several which explores the next stage of the student journey: training and assessment.

Update: On 29 March 2024, amendments were made to the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011.

The March 2024 edition of ASQA IQ continues focussing on the importance of support and progression to the student journey.

The Minister for Skills and Training has signed off on the Standards for Registered Training Organisations Amendment (VET Workforce Support) Instrument 2024 which is in effect from today, 1 March 2024.

The February 2024 edition of ASQA IQ – Integrity and Quality in Focus explores the support and progression stage of the student journey.

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) announced that Skills Ministers have agreed to progress changes to the current Standards in advance of the broader revisions to the Standards for RTOs. 

The Annual Declaration on Compliance (ADC) 2024 is open until 29 February 2024 – ASQA has emailed the unique weblink of the online declaration to all CEOs of ASQA-regulated RTOs.

Welcome to the first edition of the new ASQA Update.

We are pleased to introduce the new quarterly ASQA Update, sharing strategic news and insights on quality and standards in VET, and ASQA’s role and regulatory approach.

The ASQA 2024 RTO and ESOS obligations checklists will help training providers stay on top of reporting obligations. The ESOS obligations checklist is also suitable for ELICOS providers.