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Accreditation and Registration Council (ARC)

The ACT Accreditation and Registration Council (ARC) is responsible for:

registration of vocational education and training organisations and higher education providers in the ACT
accreditation of vocational education and training and higher education courses in the ACT
improving the quality of vocational education and training and higher education in the ACT and nationally.

Services provided by ARC

advice on and support for training, registration of training organisations and accreditation of courses in vocational education and higher education sectors
monitoring and auditing in the vocational education and higher education sectors
support for training organisations and employers in implementing national training initiatives
promotion of consistent national standards for:
- accreditation of vocational education and training courses and higher education courses; and
- registration of vocational education and training organisations and higher education providers; and
- the issue of qualifications and higher education awards

Update: National Audit and Registration Agency - 10 July 2008.

The National Audit and Registration Agency (NARA), was established to provide audit and registration services for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) that operate in more than one Australian State or Territory.

The ACT Accreditation and Registration Council, along with all other AQTF 2007 registering bodies, is in the process of enabling delegation of particular statutory functions to NARA. It is anticipated that the delegation will be completed in the next two months. Multijurisdictional RTOs will then have two options for seeking registration: either through the ARC as at present or through NARA.

ARC assures all it currently registered providers that it continues to offer its clients national recognition, and the full range of registration and audit functions, consistent with the Australian Quality Training Framework 2007. Any questions about national registration can be made to the ARC secretariat on (02) 6205 7055.

Should an ARC registered RTO wish to transfer to NARA, they should consult the NARA website on their eligibility: http://www.nara.tvetaustralia.com.au/eligibility_for_nara

Update: 18 August 2008. ARC Registered RTOs seeking to transfer their registration to NARA should use the following form: ACT ARC Application to Transfer to NARA (146kb). Completed forms should be posted to the address given in the form.

The national training website contains further information about the operation of the Australian Quality Training Framework 2007: http://www.training.com.au/aqtf2007/