Self-assurance

ASQA webinar—Working together towards effective self-assurance.

ASQA is taking a staged approach to promoting a culture of self-assurance and continuous improvement, to support improved training outcomes in the VET sector. This work is part of a suite of VET quality reforms aiming to improve training outcomes for students and employers.

We are working with training providers to co-design a model for self-assurance.

In recent years, ASQA has been working closely with the sector to increase the focus on how RTOs monitor and evaluate, continuously improve and manage risk to quality training outcomes.

In 2020, we commenced a program of work to gain better understanding of self-assurance practices in the sector and used this to inform the transition of our regulatory approach with a greater focus on self-assurance.

The Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) is revising the Standards with the aim of providing greater clarity for RTOs and regulators, strengthening the focus on quality outcomes for learners and employers, and allowing for more flexibility and innovation in training delivery.

ASQA is developing Regulatory Guidelines to support providers’ understanding of our regulatory expectations against the revised Standards.

ASQA will engage with the sector ahead of the revised Standards taking full regulatory effect on 1 July 2025. ASQA will publish an engagement calendar of events to inform and educate providers soon.

The Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) has released the policy version of the revised Standards and supplementary draft Policy Guidance.