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The Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) and the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement (TTMRA) are government initiatives that facilitate greater integration and competitiveness of the Australian and New Zealand economies. An evaluation of the agreement was undertaken in 2003 by the Productivity Commission as part of the TTMRA. The Review of the MRA and TTMRA included an assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of the MRA and TTMRA in fostering and enhancing trade and workforce mobility between Australian States and Territories and New Zealand. This submission to the Review from the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) emphasises the importance of the operation of the MRA to the mobility of labour between Australian jurisdictions and proposes a number of enhancements to the MRA from the perspective of the vocational education and training (VET) sector. The link between the MRA and the VET sector is in the area of regulated entry into occupations where differing requirements exist across jurisdictions and where a licence is needed to work in certain occupations. The submission calls for greater harmony between the VET system and the regulatory requirements associated with competency. Show less