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In March 2020, in an initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ASQA and TEQSA announced flexibility in regulatory arrangements and requirements to enable providers to support students to study online either in Australia or offshore.

ASQA congratulates the winners and finalists of the 2021 Australian Training Awards (ATA)!

Thank you to all our stakeholders who took part in ASQA’s 2021 Provider and Course Owner Survey.

Read the November 2021 edition of the ASQA Update newsletter.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for 11 High Risk Work units from the CPC Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for TLILIC0012 Licence to operate a vehicle loading crane (capacity 10 metre tonnes and above) (Release 1).

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for UEE62111 Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology - Electrical.

Today we released our Regulatory Risk Priorities for 2021–22, outlining our regulatory risk priorities for the next year. We update these priorities regularly to ensure we are responding to the most current issues in the sector.  

ASQA’s Annual Report for the 2020–21 financial year has been tabled in the Australian Parliament. The report is a record of ASQA’s activities and performance for the previous financial year.  

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for HLT First aid units.

Read the October 2021 edition of the ASQA Update newsletter.

ASQA is committed to ensuring the quality of VET delivered to secondary school students (VETDSSS). As part of this commitment, we published the VETDSSS scoping study.

Recent amendments to the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (ESOS Act) have replaced existing legislation around monitoring, investigation, and enforcement.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for 52707WA Graduate Diploma of Dermal Therapies & 52709WA Graduate Diploma of Cosmetic Nursing.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for CPC30318 Certificate III in Concreting.

ASQA has made a minor amendment to section 12 of the FVRAR Instrument to remove reference to an auditing standard that is no longer current. 

ASQA has recently approved an extended transition period for 6 qualifications from the HLT Health Training Package.

ASQA has recently approved an extended transition period for 13 BSB Qualifications.

ASQA has recently approved an extended transition period for ACM30317 Certificate III in Captive Animals.

Maintaining accurate and up-to-date provider information is a requirement for training providers.

Accurate delivery location data is important to provide students with surety and understanding about how and where your courses can take place.

Read the September 2021 edition of the ASQA Update newsletter.

The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) has developed information and resources to support the higher education sector in preventing sexual harassment and assault which can be useful for RTOs in safeguarding staff and student wellbeing.<

The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has published its Corporate Plan 2021–22, which sets out the national vocational education and training (VET) regulator’s strategic direction for the next four years.

ASQA has recently approved an extended transition period for AHC30816 Certificate III in Arboriculture.