Legislation - TAC

TAC regulated RTOs must meet the requirements for registration as specified in the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 Act and the Vocational Education and Training (General) Regulations 2009
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The object of the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 Act is to establish a State training system for the effective and efficient provision of VET to meet the immediate and future needs of industry and the community.

The Vocational Education and Training (General) Regulations 2009 (VET Regulations) specify the requirements for registration of training providers in Western Australia including the need to meet the Registration Standards 2025 and the VET quality framework. The VET Regulations also detail the requirements for the accreditation of courses.

To enable the Council to fully implement the Registration Standards 2025 (2025 Standards), amendments to the Vocational Education and Training (General) Regulations 2009 have been finalised commencing               1 October 2025.  The Western Australian VET legislative framework and documents referred to in the VET Regulations are available below:

TypeDocument
LEGISLATION
 Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 Act 
The Vocational Education and Training (General) Regulations 2009 
INSTRUMENTS
VET Quality FrameworkRegistration Standards 2025
Credential Policy (dated 14/3/2025)
Financial Viability Assessment Guidelines for the Registration of Training Providers 2017 (Issued under Section 13 of the VET Act, dated 06/09/2017)
Data Provision Requirements
AVETMISS VET Provider Collection specifications, Release 8.0 (revised 31 October 2022)
AQF

Australian Qualifications Framework (Second Edition, January 2013).

  • Addendum No. 5 AQF Issuance Policy, Masters Degree
  • Addendum No. 6 Undergraduate Certificate
  • Addendum No. 7 Vocational Degree Qualification Part A and Part B
Conditions for the use of the Australian Qualifications Framework Logo (reissued May 2012)
OtherChild Safe OrganisationsNational Principles of Child Safe Organisations, Australian Human Rights Commission (2018)
Accreditation StandardsAQTF2021 Standards for Accredited Courses
VET RegulatorsStandards for VET Regulators 2015 (dated 14 April 2017)

 

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