VET sector

ASQA has been made aware that the South Australia Training Advocate has ceased providing external dispute resolution services.

Ms Saxon Rice, ASQA Acting Chief Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer, recently released a communication to the VET sector.

The Australian Government has announced significant reforms to the VET sector including a new VET Stakeholder Committee and plans to expand ASQA’s role to provide more education to providers.

The Federal Court has ordered a Tasmanian man to pay significant penalties for providing a VET course without registration and for issuing qualifications that were not genuine.

Late last year, the Prime Minister announced an independent review of Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector.

On 28 November 2018, the Australian Government announced an independent review of the VET sector.

Three ex-employees of a former RTO are among nine people arrested following a joint operation led by NSW Police.

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 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.