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ASQA today published a new guide to help course owners understand what they need to do when applying for course accreditation. 

ASQA recognises that many providers and students continue to be affected by the catastrophic flooding in New South Wales and Queensland, particularly where training premises and workplaces have been damaged or lost and are inaccessible to staff and students.

The Australian Government has decided (in consultation with states and territories) that the Training Package Assurance function will not transition to the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).

A unanimous decision of 3 Federal Court judges has dismissed an appeal from ASQA’s decision to reject the renewal of registration of Site Skills Group Pty Ltd (SSG) as a vocational education and training (VET) provider.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for RII60215 Advanced Diploma of Extractive Industries Management.

ASQA applies a proportionate regulatory approach for training providers impacted by the recent weather events in south east Queensland and NSW.

The Federal Court has ordered a training provider to pay significant penalties for 11 contraventions of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (the NVR Act). 

• Launching our third online learning insights paper
• Annual declaration on compliance due 31 March
• Checklists for RTO and ESOS providers
• Self-assurance focus groups continue

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for 10 TLILIC units.

Each year, the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015 (the Standards) require all ASQA-regulated RTOs to submit an annual declaration on compliance.

We continue to share insights from our strategic review of online learning.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for HLT35015 Certificate III in Dental Assisting and HLT45015 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for CPP40516 Certificate IV in Strata Community Management.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for PMB30116 Certificate III in Polymer Processing and PMB40116 Certificate IV in Polymer Technology.

• Consultation on fees and charges closing 9 February
• Supporting provider self-assurance
• Actions following VET delivered to secondary school students scoping study
• Temporary changes to student visas

Our first round of provider engagement to co-design a self-assurance model with the VET sector is underway. The model will support providers to monitor, evaluate and improve their own performance against the Standards.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for FNS42115 Certificate IV in Personal Injury Management.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for TLI32515 Certificate III in Rail Infrastructure.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for RII30919 Certificate III in Civil Construction.

ASQA is progressing stakeholder consultation on a proposed schedule of revised fees and charges to come into effect from 1 July 2022.

View the discussion of the early insights from the Strategic Review of Online Learning in the vocational education and training (VET) sector.

As part of our regulatory reforms, and contribution to improving confidence in the VET sector, we have initiated a 4-year program of work to co-design a model for self-assurance with the sector.

• VET fee relief and ASQA’s full cost recovery model deferred
• Join us to co-design an effective self-assurance model
• Provider survey insights
• Our stakeholder engagement activity

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for ICT, AHC, NWP, MAR & CPC Training packages.