TAFE training contract processing times - trends and statistics

2023 second quarter processing times

In the second quarter of calendar year 2023, average training contract processing times for Victorian TAFEs and dual sector institutions were:

  • 24 days* between commencement date and the date that Australian Government-contracted Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (AASN) providers upload the training contracts to the Apprenticeship Data Management System (ADMS) – at which point the information transfers to the VRQA’s Epsilon system
  • 18 days for all other registered training organisations (RTOs) that are not TAFEs or dual sector institutions
  • 2 days for the VRQA to register the training contracts.
Second quarter 2023 processing times, graph comparing AASN and VRQA contract processing times

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2023 first quarter processing times

In the first quarter of calendar year 2023, average training contract processing times for Victorian TAFEs and dual sector institutions were:

  • 28 days* between commencement date and the date that Australian Government-contracted Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (AASN) providers upload the training contracts to the Apprenticeship Data Management System (ADMS) – at which point the information transfers to the VRQA’s Epsilon system
  • 2 days for the VRQA to register the training contracts.

This is a significant improvement on the figures for the total calendar year 2022, where the results were 51 and 5 days.

First quarter 2023 processing times, graph comparing AASN and VRQA contract processing times

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For all other registered training organisations (RTOs) that are not TAFEs or dual sector institutions, processing times were similar, as shown below.

Graph displaying all other RTOs

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* Note: AASN providers undertake significant work to arrange training contracts. Their processing times can be impacted by factors outside of their control. This could include if one or both parties to the training contract do not sign it in a timely manner. In Victoria, the commencement date of a training contract is also able to be backdated up to 14 days from when the contract is signed.


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