VRQA Board meetings are held 6 times a year. An outline of what is discussed in VRQA Board meetings is published after each meeting.
2024
The Board met on 8 February 2024, with a mixture of in-person and remote attendees. In-person attendees met on Wurundjeri lands in Naarm (Melbourne), at the Monash Conference Centre. This communiqué highlights key discussions and considerations from the meeting.
The Board approved publication of the 2023 Client and Stakeholder Research Report in full.
Members discussed in detail results from participants in the three school sectors (Catholic, government and independent) and the expanded apprentice, trainee and employer component of the 2023 report.
Members congratulated staff for generally high satisfaction and effectiveness results and discussed plans for the annual stakeholder breakfast event to be held in May 2024. The Board discussed other ways to increase their visibility to duty holders, with an action to review the current Board calendar of events.
The Board discussed potential apprenticeship regulation education, channels and branding options for the VRQA and noted that reforms to better serve Victoria’s apprentices and trainees are under consideration by the Apprenticeship Taskforce.
VRQA staff provided an update on work done to register schools that recently opened for the 2024 school year. Members asked that the Board's appreciation be passed on to relevant staff.
VRQA staff briefed members on a range of legal and regulatory matters.
The Board met on 4 April 2024, with a mixture of in-person and remote attendees. In-person attendees met on Wurundjeri lands in Naarm (Melbourne), at 35 Collins Street. This communiqué highlights key discussions and considerations from the meeting.
Members considered and approved revised charters and 2024 workplans for the three Board subcommittees (Audit and Risk Management, Compliance and Quality, Vocational Education and Training).
The Chair, Apprenticeship Taskforce, provided a presentation to the Board.
The Board approved:
- the draft VRQA-Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority Memorandum of Understanding, subject to final amendments.
- further reforms to the VRQA Vocational Education and Training Course Accreditation process
The Board discussed the recent publication of the BuildUP Report on Women Apprentices in the Building and Construction industry.
VRQA staff briefed members on a range of legal and regulatory matters.
The Board will meet 6 June 2024.
The Board will meet 1 August 2024.
The Board will meet 3 October 2024.
The Board will meet 5 December 2024.
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