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The Australian Government has announced significant reforms to the VET sector including a new VET Stakeholder Committee and plans to expand ASQA’s role to provide more education to providers.

We are making some improvements to asqanet. A new feature will change how stakeholders and students lodge complaints to ASQA, helping us better identify and target provider risk.

ASQA is updating its policy around change of ownership obligations from 31 October 2019. All parties involved in the sale or merger of a provider must understand their new obligations.

As part of a collaboration between the Australian Department of Education, ASQA and the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), ASQA is now able to upload the academic results from closed RTOs to students’ Unique Student Identifier (USI)

ASQA is aware that unfortunately, there are unqualified organisations issuing fake certificates in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector.

In response to user feedback, ASQA has made a number of revisions to the Financial Viability Risk Assessment (FVRA) tool to make it more user friendly.

The Standards for VET Accredited Courses 2012 require a course developer to provide:

Any organisation seeking to deliver a new or renewed accredited course must apply to have the course added to its scope of registration for delivery.

The recording from this webinar is now available online.

From 1 October 2019, CRICOS-registered providers must comply with new Regulations.

The transition period for existing third-party arrangements to meet the requirements set out in the General Direction has been extended from 1 November 2019 to 1 January 2020.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for CPP qualifications and units of competency.

Read the ‎September 2019 edition of the ASQA Update newsletter.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for 13 High-risk work Units of Competency.

ASQA has developed responses to the most popular questions from the Training Provider Briefing sessions held in June and July 2019.

ASQA has today released its regulatory strategy for the 2019-21 period.

ASQA published its strategic review into international education, Protecting the quality of international VET and English language education, on 31 July 2019.

ASQA has published a new fact sheet providing a summary of provider responsibilities.

The Education Services for Overseas Students (ASQA Registration Renewal Application Period) Determination 2019 commenced Friday 19 July 2019.

Customised Training Pty Ltd (RTO code 21613) was placed into liquidation on 8 July 2019.

Our new plan contains our planned activities and key strategies for the year ahead.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for four RGR racing qualifications.

Read the ‎June 2019 edition of the ASQA Update newsletter.

ASQA has opened a new training provider briefing in Port Macquarie on Monday, 15 July 2019.