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ASQA
The Regulatory Model
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The Regulatory Model - Vision
Students, employers and governments have full confidence in the quality of vocational education and training outcomes delivered by RTOs
The Model
• Ensures risks to quality vocational education are well managed
• Employs a strong compliance auditing and monitoring regime and a range of escalating sanctions
• Promotes innovation and flexibility in VET
…Has a number of key features
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The Regulatory Model
Key features• Robust framework of legislation
and standards
• Balanced and responsive
• Risk focus
• Industry engagement
• Rigorous audit methodology
• Fairness and transparency
• Promotion of informed choice by consumers
• Accountability
• Accessibility
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Robust framework of legislation and standards
The legislation
• National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011
• NVR Transitional Provisions Act 2011
• NVR Consequential Amendments Act 2011
• Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (amended in 2010)
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VET Quality Framework
• Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations
• Australian Qualifications Framework
• Fit and Proper Person Requirements
• Financial Viability Risk Assessment Requirements
• Data Provision Requirements
National Code of Practice for Registration Authorities and Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students (CRICOS Registration)
Standards for VET Accredited Courses
Legislative Instruments
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Balanced and Responsive to Risk
• Stringent conditions for entry into the market
• Proportionate regulatory intervention based on risk assessment
• Expectation of compliance at all times
• A range of sanctions for failure to comply with standards and legislation
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Risk Management
Comprehensive risk management approach:
Three levels:
● Risk assessment of initial, renewal, scope applications
● Structured risk assessments of RTOs
● Analysis of system risks
Using the Risk Assessment Framework (S 190 of the Act)
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Risk Management
Analysis of VET system risks:
● Data from audit outcomes about compliance trends
● Feedback from industry bodies (ISCs and industry regulators) and professional associations
● Complaints data and trends
● State/Territory/Australian Government intelligence (e.g. apprenticeship regulation, purchasing, DIAC)
● Analysis of non-compliance data, quality indicators including student and employer outcomes, & visa data
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Industry Engagement
Aim: Confidence that vocational outcomes meet industry standards
Engagement strategies
• Guidance on learning and assessment resources
• Additional requirements for Licensing outcomes
• Participation in audit activities, either pre-regulator engagement, technical advisers or strategic industry audit
• Development activities for auditors
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Rigorous audit approach
• Systematic and rigorous
• Outcomes focused
• Evidence-based
• Flexible
• Fair, open and transparent
Rigorous assessment of courses for accreditation
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Transparency and fairness
• Processes transparent
• Procedurally fair
• Decisions clear and accountable
• Review of decisions by ASQA
• Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal
The National VET Regulator will have regard to the interests of students, industry and the public in its decision making
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Informed choice for consumers
• Exploring the publishing of audit outcomes
• Published list of RTOs & names of high managerial agents - registration cancelled or suspended and reasons
• The near future
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Regulator accountability
• The National VET Regulator reports annually to the Commonwealth Minister and the Ministerial Council against key performance indicators
• Annual report tabled in the Australian Parliament
• Report on ASQA’s compliance with VET regulator standards
• Certification of ASQA quality systems to ISO 9001
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AccessibilityOne national regulator for:
• RTO registration (except for VIC and WA where providers have state based operations)
• CRICOS registration
• Course accreditation
One national regulator to monitor compliance including:
• any cross-jurisdictional operations
• operations outside of Australia where training and assessment are conducted and AQF qualifications and Statements of Attainment are issued
• any online operations
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ASQA offices
CourseAccreditation
Compliance Operations
Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment
Legal and Investigations
Complaints
National Panel of Compliance Auditors
Risk Analysis and Industry Engagement
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ChiefCommissioner I I
Commissioner Commissioner1 Compliance Risk
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NM NM NM NM
Corporate Course Accn Risk Analysis Investgn & Legal1 1 1 6
I I IQuality Systems Finance & Compliance Ops (Brisbane) Staff: 26 Course Risk Analysis Complaints
& Moderation Facilities RM Compliance Auditors Info/Comms Data/Admin Accrdn Team Team - Indstry Engagemnt- Team
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Policy & Human Compliance Ops (Sydney) Staff: 26 Risk Assess Risk Assess Risk AssessResearch Resources RM Compliance Auditors Info/Comms Team - Team - Team
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IT Compliance Ops (Adelaide) Staff: 9
& Data RM Compliance Auditors Info/Comms Data/Admin3 1 6 1 1
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Transition Staff Comms Compliance Ops (Hobart) Staff: 4
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Admin Compliance Ops (Canberra) Staff: 4
Support RM Compliance Auditors Info/Comms Data/Admin3 1 1 1 1
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Compliance Ops (Darwin) Staff: 3 Melbourne Brisbane
RM Compliance Auditors Info/Comms Data/Admin Cntrl/Mel Regn Off1 1 1 34 48
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Compliance Operations (Vic) Staff: 12 Sydney SA, Tas, NT
RM Compliance Auditors Info/Comms Data/Admin ACT1 7 2 2 48 27
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Compliance Operations (WA) Staff: 5 WA
RM Compliance Auditors Info/Comms Data/Admin 5 162
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ASQA Organisational Structure
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Questions