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2025 ASQA Provider and Course Owner Survey opens22 Apr 2025The 2025 ASQA Provider and Course Owner Survey is open from 22 April 2025 until midnight 14 May 2025. Providers and course owners will have received an email invitation from ORIMA Research on 22 April to participate in this year’s annual survey.
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Extended transition period: AHC41316 Certificate IV in Wool Classing22 Apr 2025ASQA is empowered to approve transition periods longer than those detailed in Clause 1.26(a) of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015.
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Extended transition period: AHC qualifications - AHC21316, AHC21416, AHC32916, AHC33016, AHC3311622 Apr 2025ASQA is empowered to approve transition periods longer than those detailed in Clause 1.26(a) of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015.
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Extended transition period: CHC50313, CHC50413, CHC5201516 Apr 2025ASQA is empowered to approve transition periods longer than those detailed in Clause 1.26(a) of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015.
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ASQA IQ – April 202515 Apr 2025The April 2025 edition of ASQA IQ – Integrity and Quality in Focus is out now.
This edition explores the 2024-25 Regulatory Risk Priority, academic cheating.
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Revised Standards update – draft Practice Guides released9 Apr 2025We have now published draft Practice Guides on VET Student Support – Diversity and Inclusion and VET Student Support – Wellbeing.
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ASQA IQ – March 202518 Mar 2025
The March 2025 edition of ASQA IQ – Integrity and Quality in Focus is out now.
This edition explores the 2024-25 Regulatory Risk Priority, student work placement.
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Annual Declaration on Compliance extended to 14 April 202517 Mar 2025Due to the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the deadline for submission of the Annual Declaration on Compliance (ADC) has now been deferred to 11.59pm on 14 April 2025.
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The revised Standards released14 Mar 2025The legislative instruments which give effect to the revised Standards for Registered Training Organisations are now in place.
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Revised Standards update – draft Practice Guides released11 Mar 2025
We have now published draft Practice Guides on VET Workforce – VET Workforce Management, VET Workforce – Trainer and Assessor Competencies and Governance – Continuous Improvement.
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Annual Declaration on Compliance: submit by 14 April 20253 Mar 2025Due to the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the deadline for submission of the Annual Declaration on Compliance has been deferred to 14 April 2025.
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ASQA Update – February 202524 Feb 2025Welcome to the first ASQA Update for 2025. In this edition we bring you up to date on some of our key areas of focus and updates on recent regulatory action.
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ASQA IQ – February 202517 Feb 2025
The February 2025 edition of ASQA IQ – Integrity and Quality in Focus is out now.
This edition continues to explore our 2024-25 Regulatory Risk Priorities, focusing on shortened course duration.
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2025 RTO and ESOS obligations checklists14 Feb 2025Our 2025 RTO and ESOS obligations checklists are now available. These checklists will help training providers stay on top of their reporting obligations. The ESOS obligations checklist is also suitable for ELICOS providers.
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The 2025 Annual Declaration on Compliance13 Feb 2025The Annual Declaration on Compliance (ADC) is an online declaration that all Registered Training Organisation (RTOs) must complete. The submission period for the 2025 ADC will be 3 March to 31 March 2025.
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ASQA continues to encourage tip-offs12 Feb 2025Non-genuine providers and bad faith operators who engage in illicit or unethical activities damage the reputation of the sector and present a significant threat to the integrity of VET.
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Revised Standards update – draft Practice Guides released6 Feb 2025We have now published draft Practice Guides on Training and assessment – Facilities, resources, and equipment, VET student support – Feedback, complaints and appeals, VET student support – Information and VET student support – Training support.
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Extended transition period: AHC50520 Diploma of Arboriculture21 Jan 2025ASQA is empowered to approve transition periods longer than those detailed in Clause 1.26(a) of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015.
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2024 ASQA Provider and Course Owner Survey results are now available20 Dec 2024Thank you to all respondents for taking the time and effort to provide feedback through the 2024 ASQA Provider and Course Owner Survey, which ran from 24 April to 19 May this year.
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ASQA IQ – December 202419 Dec 2024
The December 2024 edition of ASQA IQ – Integrity and Quality in Focus is out now.
This month’s newsletter is a special edition which focuses on the revised Standards.
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ASQA Update – December 202417 Dec 2024
We've published a special edition of ASQA Update to bring you up to date on some of our key areas of focus and work which will continue into 2025.
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ASQA IQ – November 202419 Nov 2024
The November 2024 edition of ASQA IQ – Integrity and Quality in Focus is out now.
In this One Year Anniversary edition of ASQA IQ, we continue to explore our 2024-25 Regulatory Risk Priorities, focusing on Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
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ASQA Update – October 202431 Oct 2024
The final quarterly edition of the ASQA Update for 2024 has been published. In this special edition we are covering the Revised Standards for RTOs and more.
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Auditor-General performance audit report into ASQA tabled in Parliament30 Oct 2024The Australian National Audit Office recently audited fraud control arrangements in the Australian Skills Quality Authority and the Auditor-General’s report was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday 30 October 2024.