Podlet - Standards

Access items in VOCEDplus

• Classification systems
• Competencies
  • Teaching and learning
  • Occupational/industry
• Data collection
• Providers of training
• Quality
  • Higher education
  • Vocational education and training
• Regulation

Providers of education and training

Australia

• Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)
• National Code of Good Practice for Australian Apprenticeships
• National Standards for Group Training Organisations
  • Evidence guide for GTOs to support the National Standards
• Revised standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs)
  The Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) has revised the Standards to strengthen the focus on quality outcomes for learners and employers, provide greater clarity, and allow for more flexibility and innovation in training delivery. 
  The legislative instruments which give effect to the revised Standards are now in place. All providers will be required to meet the revised Standards from 1 July 2025. The Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015 will apply until then.
  • Revised Standards for Registered Training Organisations: final policy draft
  • The revised standards comprise three elements:
    • Outcome Standards
    • Compliance Requirements
    • Credential Policy
• Standards for Training Packages
  The Standards for Training Packages is one of three documents that form the Training Package Organising Framework to support the development of industry training packages.
• Standards for VET Accredited Courses
• Standards for VET Regulators 2015
  • About the Standards for VET Regulators 2015 [Australian Skills Quality Authority]

International

• Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education [UK]
  • Apprenticeship standards
• Introduction to International Labour Standards
• National Occupation Standards [UK]
• Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) [UK]
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• Red Seal Program [Canada]

Data classification and collection

Australian classification systems

• Australian Bureau of Statistics classifications
  • Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA)
    • With its release on 6 December 2024, OSCA has replaced the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) for use in Australia. Correspondence files between the two classifications are available under Data downloads.
    • In New Zealand, the National Occupation List (NOL) replaces ANZSCO.
  • Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC)
  • Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED)
• Australian Skills Classification
  • Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) has begun work to replace the Australian Skills Classification (ASC) with a National Skills Taxonomy (NST). The ASC will remain available for users until the NST is developed.

International classification systems

• European Classification of Skills/Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO)
• International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)
• International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO)
• International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC)
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
• National Occupational Classification, 2016 [Canada]

Applications

• Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard (AVETMISS)
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  • National VET Data Policy
  • Total VET activity reporting [Australian Skills Quality Authority]
  • Unique Student Identifier (USI)
• ISCED 2011 operational manual: guidelines for classifying national education programmes and related qualifications [international]
• OECD handbook for internationally comparative education statistics: concepts, standards, definitions and classifications