Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF)
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations administer the AQTF.
AQTF 2007
An overview of the system
AQTF 2007 focuses on the quality of skills outcomes, on continuous improvement and risk management, and gives RTOs an option for recognition of higher levels of achievement. These changes meet industry expectations and contemporary quality and business management models.
The AQTF 2007 includes:
- The Essential Standards for Registration - Training organisations must meet these standards in order to deliver and assess nationally recognised training and issue nationally recognised qualifications. They include three standards, a requirement for registered training organisations to gather information on their performance against three quality indicators and nine conditions of registration.
- Standards for State and Territory Registering Bodies - State and Territory registering bodies are responsible for registering training organisations and for quality assuring the training and assessment services they provide, in accordance with the AQTF 2007 and relevant legislation within each jurisdiction. The standards and supporting guidelines provide a national operating framework.
- Excellence Criteria - These are criteria's that registered training organisations may use voluntarily to continue improving the quality of their training and assessment and to gain recognition of their performance.
For further information on full details on the Essential Standards for Registration go to www.training.com.au/aqtf2007.
AQTF Audit
As a Registered Training Organisation, Charles Darwin University was externally audited in 2004 to assess compliance with Australian Quality Training Framework Standards. The next external audit is scheduled for 2010.
Internal self-assessment audits are conducted on an annual basis to ensure on-going compliance with AQTF Standards.
National Quality Council
The National Quality Council is a committee of the Ministerial Council for Vocational Education and Training (MCVTE), and oversees quality assurance and ensures national consistency in the application of the Australian Quality Training Framework standards for the audit and registration of training providers.
Charles Darwin University's Registered Training Organisation Number is: 0373
