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ASQA’s Annual Report for the 2020–21 financial year has been tabled in the Australian Parliament. The report is a record of ASQA’s activities and performance for the previous financial year.  

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for HLT First aid units.

• ASQA’s VET in Schools Scoping Study
• Amendments to the ESOS Act
• Sector Engagement: Provider Roundtable and Stakeholder Liaison Group Communiqués
• National Skills Commission consultations

ASQA is committed to ensuring the quality of VET delivered to secondary school students (VETDSSS). As part of this commitment, we published the VETDSSS scoping study.

Recent amendments to the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (ESOS Act) have replaced existing legislation around monitoring, investigation, and enforcement.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for 52707WA Graduate Diploma of Dermal Therapies & 52709WA Graduate Diploma of Cosmetic Nursing.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for CPC30318 Certificate III in Concreting.

ASQA has made a minor amendment to section 12 of the FVRAR Instrument to remove reference to an auditing standard that is no longer current. 

ASQA has recently approved an extended transition period for 6 qualifications from the HLT Health Training Package.

ASQA has recently approved an extended transition period for 13 BSB Qualifications.

ASQA has recently approved an extended transition period for ACM30317 Certificate III in Captive Animals.

Maintaining accurate and up-to-date provider information is a requirement for training providers.

Accurate delivery location data is important to provide students with surety and understanding about how and where your courses can take place.

• ASQA’s 2021-22 Corporate Plan
• Updated Users Guide for VET Accredited Courses
• Strategic Review of Online Learning: Insights Paper
• Mandatory vaccinations for residential Aged Care

The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) has developed information and resources to support the higher education sector in preventing sexual harassment and assault which can be useful for RTOs in safeguarding staff and student wellbeing.<

The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has published its Corporate Plan 2021–22, which sets out the national vocational education and training (VET) regulator’s strategic direction for the next four years.

ASQA has recently approved an extended transition period for AHC30816 Certificate III in Arboriculture.

ASQA has recently approved an extended transition period for a number of Early Childhood Education & Care qualifications.

ASQA has recently approved an extended transition period for CPC60115 Advanced Diploma of Building Surveying.

ASQA has recently approved an extended transition period for 6 qualifications from the ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package.

ASQA has recently approved an extended transition period for NWP30215 Certificate III in Water Industry Operations and NWP20115 Certificate II in Water Industry Operations.

Read the August 2021 edition of the ASQA Update newsletter.

When you apply to become an RTO, and under certain conditions, ASQA requires you to demonstrate financial viability by submitting the Financial viability risk a

If you missed the recent webinar - 'Spotlight On Assessment Validation' as part of the second Spotlight On series, the webinar recording is now available. 

The updates align to the recently endorsed Standards for VET Accredited Courses 2021.