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Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills Karen Andrews yesterday announced a major review of the legislative framework governing regulation of the VET sector.

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

ASQA has cancelled the registration of Gurkhas Institute of Technology Pty Ltd (RTO number 22088).

Australian Careers Institute Pty Ltd (trading as Sage Institute of Fitness) and Nexus Institute Pty Ltd were placed in liquidation on 16 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 respectively.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for ICP30715 Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Print Finishing).

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for all skill sets from the TAE10 Training Package.

The Australian Training Awards are the peak, national awards for the vocational education and training (VET) sector.

The updated National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2017 came into effect on 10 April 2017.

ASQA has taken regulatory decisions against two related training providers - Asia Pacific Training Institute Pty Ltd and Franklyn Scholar (Australia) Pty Ltd.

An independent evaluation of ASQA's new audit approach has found widespread support among providers and other stakeholders in the VET sector.

ASQA has cancelled the registration of DIY Training Services Pty Ltd (RTO number 40740).

Decisions by ASQA to cancel the registration of three Get Qualified Australia entities have come into effect.

Sage Academy Training Pty Ltd (RTO ID 41505); Premier Training Institute Pty Ltd (RTO ID 41414); Safety and First Aid Education Pty Ltd (RTO ID 32422).

Regulatory scrutiny of the two training providers had identified behaviours that were non-compliant with the requirements of the VET Quality Framework.

ASQA today announced that it had cancelled the registration of Australian Vocational Learning Institute (AVLI, RTO number 21289).

RTO 2058, trading as Australian Institute of Commerce and Technology (AICT).

ASQA has cancelled the registration of Queensland-based training provider Smart City Vocational College Pty Ltd.

The new audit model will be progressively rolled out across all VET and CRICOS audits in 2017.

To deliver high quality educational outcomes, RTOs need to be able to access and use information quickly and efficiently from a wide variety of sources.

ASCET Institute of Technology (RTO ID 20770).

Many providers’ TAE training and assessment strategies and practices are not of the quality required for these critical qualifications.

From 1 January 2017, Clause 1.23 and 1.24 of the Standards for RTOs 2015 come into effect.

Mark Paterson AO has been appointed the new Chief Commissioner of ASQA.

ASQA has welcomed a decision by the AAT to dismiss an application to review its decision to cancel the registration of Cornerstone Investment (Aust) Pty Ltd.