Getting to know the VET
VET information at your fingertips NCVER’s VET Knowledge Bank is a key source of reference information about Australia’s VET system. Did you know the VET sector is the largest education sector in…
VET Industry News 10-Oct-2018
ASQA Welcomes Convictions for Dodgy Training Providers The national VET regulator has welcomed the conviction of four people who falsified documents. For more Information: visit this link. Updates to the BSB Training…
Contextualising assessment resources (Part 1)
Contextualisation of training packages, accredited curricula and learning resources can be achieved without compromising the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015. Contextualisation is the addition of industry-specific information to…
Victorian TAFE free-for-all – is it beginning of another “Crisis”?
From January 2019, the Victorian Government will cover the cost of 30 TAFE courses and 18 pre-apprenticeship courses. The free courses run for up to two years and include accounting,…
India to be top study destination in two years
The Indian government has promised fee waivers to foreign students choosing India as their study destination as part of a campaign that has a commitment to welcome 1 million inbound…
CEO Declaration
Annual declaration on compliance Have you submitted your Annual Declaration on Compliance? Are you confident that your RTO meets current compliance requirements with RTO standards? Or do you need help?…
Current VET sector a disgrace: CEDA
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) is calling for a national review of the VET sector, claiming the area has been “significantly weakened” by recent scandals and a…
Fake universities may have produced bogus lawyers and doctors in UK
More than 30 fake UK universities have been shut down in the past year as concern grows about students being mis-sold fraudulent degrees. The Law Society Gazette reports that 32…
VET Industry News 11-Sep-2018
New course accreditation application lodgement fee On 6 July 2018, ASQA introduced an application lodgement fee of $500 for all initial and renewal applications submitted for course accreditation by ASQA.…
How does quality assurance differ from compliance (Part 3)
In this third and final part of our “compliance and quality assurance,” articles, we are continuing to discuss compliance and quality assurance requirements, standards, expectations and the differences between them. …