Registration
TAC will register training providers:
- where their head office is located in Western Australia;
- where all intended delivery and assessment is in WA, or in WA and Victoria only;
- where delivery and assessment are for domestic students; and
- when they meet the conditions for registration.
TAC does not register or regulate providers in WA that deliver nationally recognised training to:
- students in states other than WA and Victoria, including online delivery, or
- international students on a student visa.
Providers in these categories fall under the jurisdiction of the national VET Regulator, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).
For further information, please visit ASQA's website. (opens in new window)
Note, RTOs delivering nationally recognised training on Christmas Island and/or Cocos (Keeling) Islands must also be registered with ASQA.
Delivering VET to overseas students on a student visa
Training providers that train overseas students in Australia on a student visa — known as Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) providers — must be registered with the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).
CRICOS registration confirms that an RTO can deliver to overseas students and all ESOS providers are regulated by ASQA.
Can TAC registered providers train overseas students in WA?
An RTO regulated by TAC may train overseas students in courses that are exempt from the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS): see list below.
This exemption means providers can deliver certain courses in VET to overseas students without CRICOS registration.
The Commonwealth Minister has exempted courses that:
- students can attend in addition to their full-time studies, without jeopardising their attendance or progress of the course (which would breach visa requirements);
- support students to pursue personal interests, while they are studying to enhance the quality their Australian experience; or
- may be required, ahead of attending a workplace component, approved as part of a substantive qualification for employment and consistent with their student visa requirements of up to 40 hours a fortnight.
These courses are typically short-term and low cost, and include training in first aid, infection control, construction white cards, and responsible service of alcohol.
Download the Supplementary Courses Fact Sheet
TAC regulated RTOs must ensure that if they wish to deliver an exempt unit of competency or course, the relevant training product must be within their scope of registration.
To learn more, visit: exempt and supplementary courses.
Course accreditation
Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ASQA and TAC, the responsibility for course accreditation depends upon whether or not the course owner is:
- an RTO registered with TAC - must apply to TAC for accreditation
- an RTO registered with ASQA - must apply to ASQA for accreditation
- not an RTO - can apply to any course accrediting body for accreditation.
Complaints
TAC can only investigate complaints against RTOs it has registered, and only in relation to compliance with the Registration Standards 2025. If a complaint falls outside this jurisdiction, it may be referred to another body as appropriate.
For further information regarding complaints, please visit the complaints information page. (opens in new window)
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