For a new course, you need to establish if there is a need for the course and consult with relevant stakeholders.
For reaccreditation, this will have already been done but you should confirm there is still a need for the course.
Establish a need for the course
The need for new courses may include:
- an established industry, education, legislative, enterprise, or community need
- innovation in industry, such as renewable energy or technological advances
- government initiatives
- vocational outcomes needed for future employment opportunities
- educational outcomes for pathways into further education.
Check for duplication
When you have established a need for a new course, you must check for duplication. Courses cannot get accredited they have the same outcomes as existing courses.
You need to check that the course will not duplicate by title or coverage, the outcomes of an endorsed training package qualification, skill set or accredited course.
You can use existing training package and Crown copyright units of competency in your course. You can’t develop new units that have the same title or outcomes as existing ones.
To check the title and outcomes of:
- Victorian Crown copyright courses, search the State register
- national training packages, search training.gov.au(opens in a new window).
Consult with relevant stakeholders
You must consult with relevant stakeholders to:
- validate your course
- advise on its development
- participate in the steering committee.
Relevant stakeholders may include:
- Jobs and Skills Councils
- industry, enterprise, education or community groups
- employee organisations,
- professional associations
- regulatory or licensing bodies
- curriculum maintenance managers(opens in a new window)
Refer to the AQTF 2021 Standards for Accredited Courses. These standards outline the design requirements.
Course proposal declaration
This declaration confirms that:
- research is complete
- you have identified the vocational, educational or community need for the course
- the course structure and outcomes meet that need
- the vocational, educational or community purpose of the course is not covered by any existing training package or course
- the proposed course does not duplicate endorsed qualifications
- you have consulted with major industry stakeholders
- industry stakeholders agree to advise on course development
- industry representatives will join the steering committee.
You can consult an accreditation adviser when completing your course proposal declaration.
Before completing and submitting this declaration, you must discuss your proposal with us. Contact us on vrqa.accred@education.vic.gov.au or call (03) 9637 2806.
We will tell you if your proposal is inconsistent with the AQTF 2021 Standards for Accredited Courses. If it is, the proposal will not progress and no fees will be charged.
Submit your course proposal declaration and pay the fee
Email your completed course proposal declaration to vrqa.accred@education.vic.gov.au.
A non-refundable fee applies.
We will email you an invoice to acknowledge that we have received your complete proposal.
View our fees.
When you have paid the fee in full, we will review you declaration against the AQTF 2021 Standards for Accredited Courses.
We will then send you a letter of confirmation. You then have 12 months to submit your course accreditation.
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