ASQA today published a new guide to help course owners understand what they need to do when applying for course accreditation. 

Our first round of provider engagement to co-design a self-assurance model with the VET sector is underway. The model will support providers to monitor, evaluate and improve their own performance against the Standards.

• Consultation on fees and charges closing 9 February
• Supporting provider self-assurance
• Actions following VET delivered to secondary school students scoping study
• Temporary changes to student visas

We continue to share insights from our strategic review of online learning.

Each year, the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015 (the Standards) require all ASQA-regulated RTOs to submit an annual declaration on compliance.

• Launching our third online learning insights paper
• Annual declaration on compliance due 31 March
• Checklists for RTO and ESOS providers
• Self-assurance focus groups continue

The Federal Court has ordered a training provider to pay significant penalties for 11 contraventions of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (the NVR Act). 

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for RII60215 Advanced Diploma of Extractive Industries Management.

A unanimous decision of 3 Federal Court judges has dismissed an appeal from ASQA’s decision to reject the renewal of registration of Site Skills Group Pty Ltd (SSG) as a vocational education and training (VET) provider.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for 10 TLILIC units.