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VET Legislation and Frameworks

There are various pieces of legislation, guidelines and benchmarks that govern training and assessment activities, and VET practitioners need to understand these requirements.

Government Organisations

Aside from regulators, researchers and approval and/or governing bodies, there are government organisations with responsibility to implement and uphold the quality delivery of vocational training.

Facilities, resources and equipment - Standard 1.8

Standard 1.8 relates to the focus area of facilities, resources and equipment.

Training - Standards 1.1 and 1.2

Standards 1.1 and 1.2 relate to the focus area of training.

Foundation Skills

Foundation Skills are a combination of communication and employability skills. Trainers may need specialist support services to assist students to develop Foundation Skills.

Awards and Recognition

In recognition of outstanding achievement and performance in the VET sector, there are a number of competitions and awards that celebrate excellence in VET.

Regulators

VET regulators are independent bodies working to uphold the quality of VET delivered in Australia. They perform a number of functions including the registration of RTOs and subsequent monitoring of their operations for compliance with relevant standards.

Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA)

Responsible for providing advice to the Australian Government to underpin Australia’s response to current, emerging and future labour market and workforce skills and training needs.

Queensland Schools

This page specifically applies to schools in Queensland who are school RTOs in their own right or to those RTOs who deliver VET in Queensland Schools.

Other Schools

This page specifically applies to schools outside of Queensland who offer VET within their curriculum.

State-based Awards Programs

There are awards to recognise the achievements of individuals and organisations in VET at a state and territory level.

Provider Links

This page provides links to research and reports that you might like to investigate

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