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30 Nov 2020
The 2016-17 Skilled Occupations List (SOL)
The 2016-17 Skilled Occupations List (SOL) August 27, 2018 / 2016-17 Skilled Occupations List (SOL) has been registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection....
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30 Nov 2020
Malaysian university seeks partner for short-term study abroad program in Australia
Malaysian university seeks partner for short-term study abroad program in Australia February 18, 2020 / A Malaysian public research university seeks an Australian university partner for a study abroad program for undergraduate and...
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30 Nov 2020
The Australian Government is investing $41.7 million to pilot Skills Organisations in human services care and digital technology (including cyber security) industries
The Australian Government is investing $41.7 million to pilot Skills Organisations in human services care and digital technology (including cyber security) industries November 18, 2019 / The Department of Employment, Skills, Small and...
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30 Nov 2020
New ESOS Regulations for CRICOS-registered providers
New ESOS Regulations for CRICOS-registered providers September 18, 2019 / The Education Services for Overseas Students Regulations 2019 (ESOS Regulations) commence on 1 October 2019. They replace the current 2001 regulations. The ESOS...
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30 Nov 2020
National Strategy for International Education 2025
National Strategy for International Education 2025 August 27, 2018 / Australia’s first National Strategy for International Education 2025 sets out a 10-year plan for developing Australia’s role as a global leader in education,...
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30 Nov 2020
Can I sue ASQA for damages?
Can I sue ASQA for damages? April 11, 2019 / Published with written permission from the author. Reference: Zhouand, Z. (2019, April 09). Can I sue ASQA for damages? Retrieved April 09, 2019,...
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30 Nov 2020
Unpacking ASQA audit reports and files (Part 1)
Unpacking ASQA audit reports and files (Part 1) September 18, 2019 / Let’s look into what is actually going on in the audits and ASQA practices. We are referring here a number of...
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30 Nov 2020
Private training colleges face too much scrutiny, says ACPET
Private training colleges face too much scrutiny, says ACPET November 5, 2018 / Excessive scrutiny of detailed regulatory issues by the national skills regulator is forcing private colleges into legalistic compliance, according to...
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30 Nov 2020
The major issues with current legislative and regulatory standards (Part 1)
The major issues with current legislative and regulatory standards (Part 1) October 1, 2019 / We are starting a series of articles discussing what is broken or can be improved in the current...
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30 Nov 2020
Australian visas exploited by “criminal people smuggling syndicates”
Australian visas exploited by “criminal people smuggling syndicates” February 18, 2020 / n her speech to the annual John Curtin Lecture, Labor’s immigration spokesperson, Kristina Keneally, spoke about the surge in bridging visas...
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30 Nov 2020
Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) briefings 2018
Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) briefings 2018 May 17, 2018 / Do not miss to attend ASQA briefings 2018. ASQA has recently posted the following information regarding their 2018 briefings: Registrations are now...
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30 Nov 2020
Assessment issues that may impact your RTO audit (Part 2)
Assessment issues that may impact your RTO audit (Part 2) October 9, 2018 / This is Part 2 continuing from the previous newsletter. As discussed in Part 1 of this article, there are a number...
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30 Nov 2020
Assessment issues that may impact your RTO audit (Part 1)
Assessment issues that may impact your RTO audit (Part 1) September 10, 2018 / It is important to look into ASQAs 2017 report that shows: Around 72% of RTOs FAIL audit on Assessment...
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30 Nov 2020
Unpacking ASQA audit reports and files (Part 3)
Unpacking ASQA audit reports and files (Part 3) October 1, 2019 / Let’s look into what is actually going on in the audits and ASQA practices. This is part 3 of the ongoing...
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30 Nov 2020
The pillars of Quality Assurance – Part 1 of Part 3
The pillars of Quality Assurance – Part 1 of Part 3 February 20, 2020 / Quality Assurance (QA) is a way of preventing mistakes and defects in manufactured products and avoiding problems when...
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30 Nov 2020
Reasonable adjustment in summative assessments
Reasonable adjustment in summative assessments August 7, 2018 / The concept of ‘reasonable adjustment’ is important and must be considered. This means that the summative assessment process may be modified so that individual...
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30 Nov 2020
Record breaking number of overseas students are selecting Australia as their education destination
Record breaking number of overseas students are selecting Australia as their education destination June 8, 2018 / Figures released recently showed a 12% increase in the number of foreign students in Australia compared...
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30 Nov 2020
Reporting obligations for Registered Training Organisations
Reporting obligations for Registered Training Organisations July 12, 2018 / Under the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015, all RTOs are obliged to provide accurate and complete data. All ASQA-registered training organisations RTO...
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30 Nov 2020
Updates to USI transcript for closed registered training organisations
Updates to USI transcript for closed registered training organisations November 18, 2019 / Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) published the following news on October 4 2019: As part of a collaboration between the...
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30 Nov 2020
RTO experiences with ASQA from the front line-Part 2
RTO experiences with ASQA from the front line-Part 2 October 1, 2019 / We are continuing to share the RTO experiences from the front line with the current regulatory body of vocational education...
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30 Nov 2020
ASQA’s slash and burn approach on Registered Training Organisations
ASQA’s slash and burn approach on Registered Training Organisations December 3, 2019 / An approach that is not very well thought out can cause significant knee jerk reactions. This is exactly what we...
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30 Nov 2020
ASQA News 14-Aug-2018
ASQA News 14-Aug-2018 August 14, 2018 / ASQA given additional powers to seek civil penalties and issue infringement notices On 12 July 2018, the Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC made the National Vocational...
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30 Nov 2020
ASQA News 12-Jul-2018
ASQA News 12-Jul-2018 July 12, 2018 / Definition of Enterprise RTOs updated ASQA has recently updated their guide for the Application of Initial Registration with changes taking effect as of the 1st of...
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30 Nov 2020
Annual declaration on compliance
Annual declaration on compliance May 11, 2020 / Are you confident that your RTO meets current compliance requirements with RTO standards? Or do you need help? All Australian Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) are...
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