Appendix 1
Unless otherwise stated, words or phrases in these guidelines have the following meaning:
Assessment means the process of collecting evidence and making judgements on whether competency has been achieved, to confirm that an individual can perform to the standard required in the workplace, as specified in a training package or VET-accredited course.
Services means:
- training and assessment;
- training support services (but excludes counselling, mediation, and information and communication technology services (except for Guideline 3); and
- any activities related to the recruitment of VET students including marketing, enrolment, induction, or the collection of fees.
Student means a person being trained and/or assessed by an RTO for the purpose of issuing AQF certification documentation.
Third-party means any person or organisation that has an arrangement with an RTO to deliver services, but does not include:
- employees of the organisation;
- experts engaged by the organisation; or
- government agencies and government funded agencies that refer VET students to the organisation and do not receive any payment from the organisation for doing so.
Qualified accountant means an accountant who is a qualified accountant pursuant to the ASIC Corporations (Qualified Accountant) Instrument 2016/786 (available at: legislation.gov.au/) or an instrument that replaces it.
Appendix 2 – Abbreviations and acronyms
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used in these guidelines:
AVETMISS – Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard
2025 Standards for RTOs – 2025 Standards for Registered Training Organisations
NVR – National VET regulator (in these guidelines the VRQA)
NRT – Nationally Recognised Training
the Act – Education and Training Reform Act 2006
RTO – registered training organisation
VET – vocational education and training
VRQA – Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority
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