18 June 2012
The National Skills Standards Council (NSSC), chaired by former treasurer and education minister John Dawkins, has released a consultation paper on the standards for the regulation of Vocational Education and Training (VET). The council is being tasked to review standards for the regulation of VET. The consultation paper will confirm the need for, and extent of, change in the national standards for the regulation of VET, enabling the NSSC to appropriately set the priority areas and its approach to the review of the standards.
The Council anticipates that the outcome of the project will be one national set of standards for the regulation of VET, appropriate for ensuring quality outcomes, which are clearly documented, capable of being consistently interpreted by RTOs and regulators, and effectively implemented through nationally consistent regulation. It is intended that the new standards be considered by the Council of Australian Governments’ Standing Council on Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment in mid to late 2013.
The date for submissions is 13 July.
