Each State and Territory has its own training authority that administers vocational education and training. Their role includes allocation of funds, registration of training organisations and accreditation of courses.
ACT - Accreditation and Registration Council (ARC)
NSW - Vocational Education & Training Accreditation Board (VETAB)
NT - Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET)
QLD - Training and Employment Recognition Council (TERC)
SA - Training and Skills Commission
TAS - Tasmanian Qualifications Authority (TQA)
VIC - Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA)
WA - Training Accreditation Council (TAC)
The National Audit and Registration Agency (NARA) will provide audit and registration services for RTOs that operate in more than one Australian State or Territory.
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National Australian industry organisations, groups and trade unions.
Industry Skills Councils (ISCs) collect information on training needs from industry employers, unions and industry professional associations and provide advice to government on what training is required within their industry.
Registered training organisations (RTOs) are providers and assessors of nationally recognised training.
A comprehensive site that outlines the Commonwealth's Australian Apprenticeships scheme. It contains information for employers and job seekers, and an Australian Apprenticeships Centre search.
This site provides current information on vocational education and training, training packages and links to federal, state and territory training authorities.
Designed to make vocational education and training (VET) in Australia more flexible, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework provides the VET sector with access to training resources (Toolboxes), support networks (the Community), professional development funding (LearnScope and Flexible Learning Leaders) and plenty of useful and relevant research information.
If you have any queries relating to the AQTF 2007 please contact aqtf2007Hotline@deewr.gov.au
The ACT Government's Business Gateway website provides information on business policies and strategies, events, assistance programs, investment opportunities, business management advice and transactions.
Group Training Australia is a national association of over 150 Group Training Organisations (GTOs) who collectively employ more than 40,000 apprentices and trainees and place them with host employers. More than 35,000 businesses are hiring apprentices and trainees through GTOs.
Developing Australia's VET workforce to implement the national training system. Reframing the Future is a major initiative of the Australian and State and Territory Governments. Its aims are to assist in building the capacity of the Australian VET sector to facilitate the achievement of a national training system.
SkillsOnline is a storehouse of cost effective training, learning and assessment materials that support the delivery of a wide range of nationally recognised qualifications and competency standards. SkillsOnline is an initiative of Skilling NSW, within the NSW Department of Education & Training.
Skills recognition provides information about the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process and encourages people to have their existing skills formally recognised with a qualification. It will help potential RPL candidates to understand the basics and be well prepared when they engage with a RTO for a recognition assessment.
This site provides tips for small businesses on how to successfully recruit apprentices and trainees, and gain a return on the investment made.
WorldSkills Australia is a non-profit organisation promoting vocational education and training. Through regional, national skill competitions, and the International WorldSkills Competition, they challenge young people, their teachers, trainers and employers to achieve world class standards in all industries.
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