Regulatory decisions

On Monday 18 December 2017, ASQA agreed to a request from TAFE SA for an extension of time to lodge a reconsideration application to 2 March 2018.

ASQA has suspended 10 qualifications from the scope of registration of TAFE SA (RTO number 41026).

ASQA has announced its intention to cancel 434 sham qualifications and statements of attainment issued to 277 individuals by former training provider Premier Training Institute Pty Ltd.

ASQA has imposed a raft of data retention and reporting conditions on the registration of Gurkhas Institute of Technology Pty Ltd.

A man who issued seven vocational education and training statements of attainment despite not being authorised to do so has been convicted and fined $3,000 in the ACT Magistrates Court.

ASQA has welcomed a decision by the Federal Court to impose substantial financial penalties on Get Qualified Australia Pty Ltd (GQA) and its sole director, Mr Adam Wadi, for multiple breaches of the Australian consumer law.

ASQA has recently become aware the organisation’s website is still advertising vocational education and training (VET) courses.

ASQA has cancelled the registration of Productivity Partners Pty Ltd (RTO number 30169).

ASQA has cancelled the registration of ACT Education Group Pty Ltd (RTO number 40264).

ASQA has suspended the registration of Cooloola Training & Counselling Service Pty Ltd (RTO number 31797).