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The new Standards - quality and compliance

Jan Mulcahy

Regional Manager Compliance

Melbourne

25 May 2015

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The new Standards for RTOs 2015 were implemented from 1

January 2015 for prospective RTOs and 1 April 2015 for existing

RTOs.

• Endorsed by COAG Industry and Skills Council

• Enabled by National Vocational Education and Training

Regulator Act 2011 (NVR Act)

The new Standards can be grouped as follows:

• training and assessment

• obligations to learners and clients, and

• governance

Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015

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Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015The key areas of difference with the current standards are:

• more detail about assessment

• verification/validation process

• obligations around third-party arrangements including brokers and VET-

FEE-HELP

• greater disclosure to students

• clearer and more detailed requirements around marketing

• certificate on compliance

• new requirements about trainers and assessors

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Standard Two

• specific sources of information for quality assurance nominated

• written agreements required for ‘third party’ arrangements

• ‘Third party’ arrangements must be monitored

Quality assurance

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Standard Four

• NRT logo conditions now in standards

• more transparency in marketing by

parties other than the RTO

• more specific information must be

included about training

Informing the market

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Standard Five

• more specific information to learners required

• clarification of fee information that must be provided

• learners to be advised of changes to services

Informing learners

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Helping RTOs to understand and meet national standards

Comprehensive information about the new national Standards

• An ASQA Users’ Guide to the new Standards

• Mapping of the new Standards to SNRS and AQTF

• Q & As about the new Standards

• New ASQA videos and webinars

• Information sessions held across Australia in 2014

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Helping RTOs to understand and meet national Standards

• Revised ASQA Info line procedures to give callers a specific ASQA contact

and access to auditors for certain enquiries

• Rebranded ASQA website now provides:

o a new, single help centre including video centre to help RTOs better

understand their regulatory requirements

o more information about delivery to overseas students

o enhanced functionality and search capabilities

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How to contact ASQA

• ASQA website – asqa.gov.au

• Call the ASQA Info line – 1300 701 801

• Email to – enquiries@asqa.gov.au

• Subscribe to the ASQA Update

• Online applications and payment of fees – ASQAnet