AQTF 2010 Standards

February 25th, 2010 by swilson in Article, Training

Source: VETAB

Last year, the National Quality Council (NQC) endorsed changes to the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) Essential Standards for Registration. The changes are designed to strengthen the AQTF and will introduce new standards for training organisations registering for the first time.

Proposed changes are:

• Conditions of Registration will be audited at initial registration. They will also be audited at each renewal of registration in accordance with risk management guidelines
• The Conditions of Registration have been moved to the front of the Standards to reinforce their importance
• Consumer protection has been increased by strengthening the financial management requirements in the Condition of Registration. These changes will ensure all providers adopt sustainable business practices, reducing the risk of leaving students out of pocket.
• Governance requirements have been strengthened to require senior officers and directors or substantial shareholders to satisfy fit and proper person requirements. Senior management will also have to demonstrate that decision making is informed by the experiences of its trainers and assessors.
• All RTOs will have to have a student management database that has the capacity to provide the registering body with AVETMISS compliant data. Registering bodies will also become the repository for student records.
• The Standards have been renamed to the AQTF 2010 Essential Standards for Continuing Registration to distinguish them from the new Essential Standards for Initial Registration.

The new AQTF 2010 Standards and its implementation plan will be presented to the Ministerial Council for Tertiary Education and Employment for discussion and approval. The NSW Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board (VETAB) will inform registered training organisations of the implementation arrangements for the new AQTF 2010 standards as soon as they are available.

Meanwhile registered training organisations must continue to comply with the AQTF 2007 standards.

All enquiries on the new AQTF 2010 standards should be directed to TVET Australia.

Website:         www.nqc.tvetaustralia.com.au/aqtf_2010
Phone: (03) 9832 8100
Fax:       (03) 9832 8199
Email:  enquiries@tvetaustralia.com.au