Appendix 2: How the Standards for VET Accredited Courses 2021 benefit Australia’s VET sector

The Standards for VET Accredited Courses 2021 apply under the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011, which aims to:

provide national consistency in regulation of the VET sector, using a standards-based quality framework and a risk-based approach
promote quality, flexibility, and innovation in VET
promote Australia’s reputation for VET locally and overseas
provide a VET system that meets Australia’s social and economic needs
protect students undertaking or proposing to undertake VET in Australia
ensure access to accurate information regarding the quality of VET.

How the Standards for VET Accredited Courses 2021 benefit Australia’s VET sector

Students	Students achieve up-to-date skills and knowledge that meet industry needs. Students have access to nationally recognised training that is based on industry needs.
Industry	Industry is involved in shaping responsive nationally recognised training that meets identified training gaps in their sector. VET accredited courses can be aligned to the membership requirements, or recognition requirements, of industry associations or peak bodies.
Government	VET accredited courses do not duplicate training package content, but provide nationally recognised training in response to industry needs. The Standards for VET Accredited Courses 2021 provide confidence in the quality of VET accredited courses. VET accredited courses can be accredited with an AQF qualification outcome, resulting in increased access to qualification outcomes for students.
Community	Community organisations are involved in shaping responsive nationally recognised training that meets identified training gaps in their sector. Community organisations can develop courses with a specific vocational outcome.
Providers	Providers can apply to accredit a course in cases where they identify a vocational, education, legislative, enterprise or community need that is not addressed by an existing training package. Accredited courses, including units of competency are developed using national templates making them familiar for trainers and assessors that use a variety of nationally recognised training products.