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When submitting your application for registration please include the full scope of training package qualifications, accredited courses and units of competency that your RTO seeks to deliver within your first 24 months of operation. 

You will not be permitted to adjust this scope until you have successfully delivered your first 24 months of approved scope. 

Initial RTO registration applications are submitted in 2 stages:  

Stage 1  

Prepare and submit an application for initial registration via the asqanet portal. New users will need to create an asqanet account.  

At this stage, you will be required to upload or enter:  

  1. Your registration details, including:  
    1. your legal entity details (ABN/ACN)  
    2. evidence of your legal entity  
    3. head office or principal place of business  
    4. ownership details  
    5. details of people associated with the organisation  
    6. CEO details  
    7. other existing business registrations  
    8. type of training organisation  
    9. contact details (general enquiries and registration enquiries)  
    10. delivery sites  
    11. your proposed scope items  
    12. any scope-specific evidence  
  2. Fit and proper person declaration forms  
  3. CEO statutory declaration  
  4. Financial viability risk assessment tool and supporting documentation  
  5. Your completed Initial RTO registration application form.  

Stage 2  

You will receive a lodgement fee invoice as soon as you submit your application. We will not commence reviewing your application until the lodgement fee has been received. For more information see Fees and charges.  

Before submitting your application, you should ensure that it is complete    

Under section 16 of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (NVR Act):  

(3) an application for registration must be in a form approved by the National VET Regulator and must be accompanied by:  

(a) any information or documents that the Regulator requires; and  

(b) the application fee determined by the Minister, by legislative instrument, under section 232.

The information and evidence required by the application is the form ASQA has approved as per section 16 of the NVR Act. That means failure to provide all the required information and documents will result in your application being considered incomplete and it will not be assessed.    

You will not be permitted to re-submit the application form, so your responses should be complete, truthful, and accurate. If the information you provide in the application is found to be incomplete, or inaccurate, the application is likely to be rejected. The chances of rejecting the application will be greater if you knowingly provide false or misleading information.    

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Initial ESOS and ELICOS registration applications are submitted in 2 stages:  

Stage 1  

Prepare and submit an application via the asqanet portal. New users will need to create an asqanet account.  

At this stage, you will be required to upload/enter:  

  1. Your registration details, including:  
    1. your legal entity details (ABN/ACN)  
    2. evidence of your legal entity  
    3. head office/principal place of business  
    4. ownership details  
    5. details of people associated with the organisation  
    6. PEO details  
    7. other existing business registrations  
    8. type of training organisation  
    9. contact details (general enquiries and registration enquiries)  
    10. delivery sites  
    11. your proposed scope items  
    12. any scope-specific evidence  
  2. Fit and proper person declaration forms  
  3. PEO statutory declaration  
  4. Financial viability risk assessment tool and supporting documentation  
  5. Your completed Initial ESOS or ELICOS registration application form.

Stage 2  

You will receive a lodgement fee invoice as soon as you submit your application. We will not commence reviewing your application until the lodgement fee has been received. For more information see Fees and charges.  

Before submitting your application, you should ensure that it is complete  

Under section 11A of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (ESOS Act) an application for initial ESOS or ELICOS registration must be:    

(a)  made in the form approved, in writing, by the ESOS agency for the provider or registered provider; and    

(b)  accompanied by any information and documents required by the agency. 

The information and evidence required by the application is the form ASQA has approved as per section 11A of the ESOS Act. That means failure to provide all the required information and documents will result in your application being considered incomplete, and it will not be assessed.    

You will not be permitted to re-submit the application form, so your responses should be complete, truthful, and accurate. If the information you provide in the application is found to be incomplete, or inaccurate, the application is likely to be rejected. The chances of rejecting the application will be greater if you knowingly provide false or misleading information.    

Next steps