The ABC released a story last night, 6th Nov 2019 about the joint AFP and ASQA investigation and prosecution of a so called “Ghost” College operator. Whist we need these type of operators out of our sector, stories like this are very damaging to the brand of VET. To view the full report on the ABC website, click on the link below.

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A review of the national regulator for the vocational education and training sector, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), has commenced with a focus on the regulator’s governance, policies and culture. The Morrison Government is investing $18.1 million in a suite of measures to improve regulation of Australia’s VET sector. This will enable: 

• expanding ASQA’s educative role to ensure training providers are aware of, and supported to, understand regulatory requirements
• improving ASQA’s regulatory approach to support quality delivery of training  
• ensuring audit decisions are transparent and training providers have the right information and support to deliver training best practice, and
• ensuring the national regulator has the data and feedback it needs to identify and remove poor quality providers.

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A review of Victoria’s vocational education has been prompted after fears of sector failing to train workers for future jobs. The review will examine ways to forge links between training institutes and industry to ensure courses produce more job-ready graduates

In 2014, there were 443,000 students enrolled in VET in Victoria. By 2018, the sector shed more than 177,000 students. Enrollments were lost for a range of reasons, including government decisions to cut funding to low-quality private education providers, and a society-wide shift towards university education.

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