Accreditation of Vocational Education and Training Courses
The ACT Accreditation and Registration Council (ARC) is responsible for the accreditation of courses. Accreditation means the formal recognition of a course in accordance with AQTF 2007 Standards for State and Territory Course Accrediting Bodies and the AQTF 2007 Standards for Accredited Courses.
ARC will accredit a course that:
- meets industry, enterprise or community needs
- provides appropriate competency outcomes and a satisfactory basis for the assessment
- meets national quality assurance requirements
- is aligned to the appropriate level of the Australian Qualifications Framework where it leads to a qualification
How to apply for VET course accreditation
To seek accreditation of vocational education and training course you need to complete a proposal and submit it to the ACT Accreditation and Registration Council (ARC). Course accreditation is conducted against the nationally endorsed Australian Quality Training Framework 2007 Standards for Accredited Courses. Should ARC accept your proposal, then you will be asked to complete a full application that we will send to you.
The suite of forms required for VET course accreditation applications:
The ARC Course Accreditation Proposal 
(73kb)
Australian Quality Training Framework 2007 Standards for Accredited Course 
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Implementation Handbook
AQTF 2007 User's Guide to Standards for Accredited Courses
Schedule of ARC Fees (47kb)
The Australian Quality Training Framework 2007 has its own dedicated website where a range of resources and assistance can be found: www.training.com.au/aqtf2007 . A wider view of the national training framework is found at: www.training.com.au .
For further information and advice prior to submitting a proposal, please contact the ARC Secretariat on (02) 6205 7091.
