• The National VET System
• Industry and Community Consultation
• Australian Apprenticeships
• Training Awards
• Accreditation and Registration
  • Higher Education
  • Registration of Higher Education Providers
  • Registration of VET Providers
  • Accreditation of VET Courses
  • CRICOS
  • Accreditation and Registration Council
  • Accreditation of Higher Education Courses
• Funded Programs
• Adult and Community Education
• Vocational Learning in Schools
• Contact Training and Tertiary Education

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

Australian Quality  Training Framework 2007

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

National Audit and Rugistration Agency Update: 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. 

Annual Report

ARC Annual Report 2006/2007 (part of DET Annual Report)  (2.7mb)

ARC Strategic  Directions 2005 – 2009

The ACT Accreditation and Registration Council  Strategic Directions document can be downloaded here: ARC Strategic Directions 2005-2009    (1.8mb)

ARC Policies

These policies are current and effective as per the "Last Updated" date at the end of each document.
Assessment Only RTOs  (pdf 84kb)
Dispute Management  (pdf 157kb)
RTO Issuing Qualifications policy document currently under review (September 2008)
Teach Out  (pdf 93kb)
Offshore Delivery of Vocational Education  (pdf 51kb)

Related Links

AQTF 2007 Standards for State and Territory Course Accrediting Bodies and the AQTF 2007 Standards for Accredited Courses
National Protocols for Higher Education  
Revised National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes
National Guidelines Higher Education Approval Processes: development of guidelines
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) Website