Training and Skills Development Act 2003 (SA)

South Australia

Training and Skills Development Act 2003

An Act to make provision relating to higher education, vocational education and training and adult community education; to establish the Training and Skills Commission; to repeal the Vocational Education, Employment and Training Act 1994; and for other purposes.

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Training and Skills Development Act 2003.

3—Objects

The objects of this Act are—

1. (a)

   to further the State's economic and social development by establishing the Training and Skills Commission—

   1. (i)

      to assist the Minister in identifying strategies and priorities to meet the State's current and future work skills needs through education, training and skills development; and

   2. (ii)

      to provide quality assurance in relation to higher education (other than that delivered by a State university) and vocational education and training by regulating training organisations, courses and the relationship between employers and apprentices/trainees; and

   3. (iii)

      to promote equity and participation in and access to education, training and skills development; and

   4. (iv)

      to promote the development of a culture of continuous learning through adult community education; and

2. (b)

   to further the commitment by the States, the Territories and the Commonwealth, in partnership with industry, to work together to increase the participation of Australians in an integrated national vocational education and training system that allows for local diversity.

4—Interpretation

1. (1)

   In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

accredited—see subsection (3), and accredit and accreditation have corresponding meanings;

ANTA means—

1. (a)

   the Australian National Training Authority established under the Commonwealth Act; or

2. (b)

   any other body declared by regulation to be the successor of ANTA;

Annual VET Plan has the same meaning as in the ANTA Agreement;

ANTA Agreement means the Australian National Training Authority Agreement (a copy of which is set out in the Schedule of the Commonwealth Act), approved by the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories;

apprentice/trainee means a person (who may be either an apprentice or a trainee) undertaking training in a trade, declared vocation or other occupation under a contract of training;

AQF means the policy framework entitled "Australian Qualifications Framework" that defines all qualifications recognised nationally in post-compulsory education within Australia, endorsed by the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs so as to commence on 1 January 1995;

AQTF means the policy framework entitled "Australian Quality Training Framework" that defines the criteria and standards for the registration of training organisations and the accreditation of courses in the vocational education and training sector, endorsed by the Ministerial Council on 8 June 2001;

Commission means the Training and Skills Commission established under Part 2;

Commonwealth Act means the Australian National Training Authority Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, as amended from time to time;

condition includes a limitation or restriction;

contract of training means a contract of training under Part 4;

contravene includes fail to comply with, and contravention has a corresponding meaning;

corresponding law means the law of another…