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A graduation statement provides an explanation of the qualification achieved, its place in the education system and other information useful to the graduate and domestic and international employers and educational institutions including information about further study and work pathways facilitated by the award of the qualification, as well as additional information about the training, such as details of practical placements undertaken by the graduate. Graduation statements are established internationally, including in European Union countries and New Zealand. Also, the Australian higher education sector has implemented the Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS). However, there is no equivalent for the vocational education and training (VET) sector.

The Australian Qualifications Framework Council is undertaking a project to better understand the consequences for providers of the introduction of a VET sector graduation statement. This paper aims to stimulate discussion and seek input to identify potential design and implementation issues.

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The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is the national policy for regulated qualifications in Australian education and training. This publication, aimed at organisations that develop qualifications and those that are authorised to accredit and/or issue AQF qualifications, provides the complete set of AQF policies and objectives as well as information about its governing and monitoring arrangements. The second edition is effective from 1 January 2013 and includes amended Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma types and updated information on the regulatory arrangements for the AQF. A new qualification type, the Undergraduate Certificate, was added to the AQF in 2020 in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Show less

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Qualifications Pathways Policy is Australia's national policy on qualifications pathways and covers all education and training sectors that issue AQF qualifications and the responsibilities for making qualification pathways accessible to students. The purpose of the policy is to maximise the credit that students can gain for learning already undertaken. It aims to: enhance student progression into and between AQF qualifications; recognise the multiple pathways that students take to gain AQF qualifications and that learning can be formal, non-formal or informal; and support the development of pathways in qualifications design.

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