Standards for VET Accredited Courses 2021 (Cth)

Standards for VET Accredited Courses 2021

I, Michaelia Cash, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, make these Standards under subsection 188(1) of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011.

Dated 11 / 03 / 2021

Michaelia Cash Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business

Contents Part 1 Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Repeals 5 Transitional and application provisions 6 Definitions Part 2 Introduction and purpose 7 Introduction 8 Purpose of the Standards Part 3 Course standards 9 Duplication 10 Course standards Appendix 1 Template for course documentation for accreditation

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name This instrument is the Standards for VET Accredited Courses 2021.

2 Commencement This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Authority This instrument is made under subsection 188(1) of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011.

4 Repeals The Standards for VET Accredited Courses 2012 are repealed.

5 Transitional and application provisions (1) To avoid doubt, notwithstanding the repeal of the Standards for VET Accredited Courses 2012, a course that had been accredited under section 44 of the Act, including as a result of a renewal under section 50 of the Act, prior to Commencement Day, still meets the Standards for VET Accredited Courses on the Commencement Day. (2) This instrument applies to an application for accreditation of a course under section 43 of the Act, an application for the renewal of accreditation under section 50 of the Act, or a decision to cancel accreditation under section 52 of the Act on and from the Commencement Day. (3) The Standards for VET Accredited Courses 2012 continue to apply to applications for accreditation of a course under section 43 of the Act, or an application for the renewal of accreditation under section 50 of the Act where the application was made prior to the Commencement Day.