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RTOs are required to meet the requirements of section 31 (1)(a) of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 when applying to renew registration.

On 1 May 2018, ASQA announced increased scrutiny on new applications for registration to deliver VET and/or international education.

ASQA is currently examining data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) for RTOs that have reported they have delivered no training over the past few years.

ASQA has recently noted some providers are not meeting the requirement to ensure students have completed necessary prerequisites.

The Federal Court has ordered a Queensland training company and its director to pay significant penalties for continuing to represent itself as a RTO—and issue qualifications—after ASQA did not renew its registration.

ASQA will continue to target international education and the capability of trainers and assessors as part of its 2018-20 regulatory strategy.

ASQA welcomes the conviction of four people involved in creating false student records and other documents.

New figures predict a 5.2 per cent increase in completion rates for those who commenced a Certificate I or above in 2016.

ASQA has approved an extension to the transition period for the FNS50215 Diploma of Accounting and FNS60215 Advanced Diploma of Accounting.

The report released today by the NCVER shows student numbers are steady at 4.2 million.

In early January 2018, ASQA contacted course owners about a recent decision by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Industry and Skills Council (CISC) to improve the transparency of accredited courses by publishing additional information on training.gov.au.

ASQA has developed a course proposal template for use by providers applying to register English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) on the Commonwealth Register for Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).

On 12 July 2018, the Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC made the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Regulations 2018.

The provider entered liquidation on 16 July 2018.

A Queensland man who misled three individuals into providing payment for false qualifications has been ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty of $31,400.

RTOs will start receiving invoices for their annual registration charge at the start of July.

Since late March 2018 there has been a notable spike in scams targeting the Chinese-Australian community.

The results of ASQA's latest site audit surveys have confirmed that RTOs continue to be satisfied with the regulator’s audit processes.

ASQA will cancel security qualifications issued to 226 individuals by former RTO Sage Academy Training Pty Ltd (RTO number 41505, Sage Academy).

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is warning the public about a complex new international scam targeting the Chinese community in Australia.

Andrew Scott Reid fabricated four bogus vocational education and training (VET) qualifications for himself and used them in an attempt to gain employment.

To further protect the quality and reputation of the VET and international education sectors, from 1 July 2018, ASQA will apply even greater scrutiny to all applications to establish new training providers.

The Australian Training Awards have seven award categories open for direct entry, which close Thursday 31 May 2018.

ASQA has announced that it will revoke its 1 December 2017 regulatory decision to suspend ten qualifications from the registration of TAFE SA (RTO ID 41026).