Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1995 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1995 No. 412 Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 1991 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION AMENDMENT RULE (No. 1)1995 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Rule amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of s 2 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Amendment of s 3 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 Replacement of s 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Vocational areas and levels for courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Approval of forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Fee concession for quality assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Fee exemption for interstate registered provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Replacement of schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SCHEDULE FEES

s1 2 s5 Vocational Education, Training and No. 412, 1995 Employment Commission Amendment (No. 1) ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1995 . ˙ Commencement 2. This rule commences on 1 January 1996. ˙ Rule amended 3. This rule amends the Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission Rule 1992 . ˙ Amendment of s 2 (Definitions) 4.(1) Section 2, definitions “course” , “credential” , “short course” , “training program” and “vocational education and training course” — omit . (2) Section 2— insert— ‘ “approved form” see section 5. “recognition authority” , of another State, means an entity having the function, under an Act of that State, of recognising or accrediting courses, or registering course providers, in that State. “quality review” , of a course, means a review conducted by the Accreditation Council in the performance of its function to ensure maintenance of standards and portability of awards.’. ˙ Amendment of s 3 (Fees) 5. Section 3, ‘Subject to section 4, the’— omit, insert— ‘The’.

s6 3 s6 Vocational Education, Training and No. 412, 1995 Employment Commission Amendment (No. 1) ˙ Replacement of s 4 6. Section 4— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Vocational areas and levels for courses ‘ 4. For the purpose of fees— (a) the Accreditation Council decides the vocational area a course is in; and (b) the Commission decides the level of a course. ˙ ‘ Approval of forms ‘ 5. The Commission may approve a form for use under this rule. ˙ ‘ Applications ‘ 6.(1) A person may apply for the following— (a) accreditation of a course; (b) recognition of a training program or short course; (c) registration to provide a course for an award; (d) to make a minor or technical amendment to an accredited course or recognised training program or short course. ‘ (2) An application under subsection (1) must be— (a) in the approved form; and (b) made to the Accreditation Council. ‘ (3) However, an application for registration to provide a course for an award need not be in the approved form if— (a) the applicant is registered, in another State by its recognition authority, to provide a course for an award; and (b) the application is sent through the authority. 1 1 There is no fee for the application.

s7 4 s7 Vocational Education, Training and No. 412, 1995 Employment Commission Amendment (No. 1) ‘ (4) The Accreditation Council must— (a) accredit the course, recognise the training program or short course, register the person or record the amendment; or (b) refuse the application. ‘ (5) If the Accreditation Council accredits the course, recognises the training program or short course or registers the person, it must give the person an appropriate certificate. ‘ (6) If the application is refused, the Accreditation Council must give the person written notice of the reasons for refusal. ˙ ‘ Fee concession for quality assurance ‘ 7. The Accreditation Council may reduce the fee for a quality review of a course by 60% if the course provider holds a certificate of quality assurance for the provider approved by the Council. ˙ ‘ Fee exemption for interstate registered provider ‘ 8. There is no fee for an application for recognition of a vocational education and training establishment as an approved training organisation 2 if the establishment is conducted by a person who is registered, in another State by its recognition authority, to provide a course for an award.’. ˙ Replacement of schedule 7. Schedule— omit, insert— 2 Applications are made under section 61 of the Act.

s7 5 s7 Vocational Education, Training and No. 412, 1995 Employment Commission Amendment (No. 1) ‘ SCHEDULE ‘ FEES section 3 1. Application for— (a) registration to provide 1 course for 1 award by a person not registered in Queensland to provide a course for an award; and (b) recognition of a vocational education and training establishment conducted by the person as an approved training organisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Application for recognition of a vocational education and training establishment as an approved training organisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Application for registration to provide 1 course for 1 award in a different vocational area to, or at a higher level than, a course the person is registered in Queensland to provide for an award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Yearly registration (payable in advance) of a person to provide 1 course for 1 award— (a) for 1 year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) for 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Accreditation of a course that is not a nationally accredited course but is accredited by another State’s recognition authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. Accreditation of a course (other than a training program, short course, or a course mentioned in item 5)— (a) if the course forms part of another course and the applications for accreditation of the courses are lodged together— (i) for the course at the highest level . . . . . . . . . . . (ii) for each other course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 700.00 700.00 300.00 50.00 200.00 50.00 700.00 210.00

s7 6 s7 Vocational Education, Training and No. 412, 1995 Employment Commission Amendment (No. 1) (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. Application for recognition of a training program . . . . . . 8. Application for recognition of— (a) a short course— (i) not in the same vocational area as a course provided by the applicant and recognised in Queensland; and (ii) not recognised under the National Agreement or by another State’s recognition authority . . . . . . (b) another short course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Application to make a minor or technical amendment to an accredited course or recognised training program or short course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. Certified copy of a certificate of— (a) accreditation of a course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) recognition of a training program or short course . . (c) recognition of a vocational education and training establishment as an approved training organisation . (d) registration of a person to provide a course for an award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. Quality review of a course— (a) for the first or only course of the provider reviewed on a day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) for each additional course of the provider reviewed on the same day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) maximum per provider, per day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700.00 50.00 100.00 50.00 50.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 400.00 200.00 800.00’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission on 6 September 1995. 2. Approved by the Minister on 14 December 1995. 3. Notified in the gazette on . . . 4. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 5. The administering agency is the Department of Employment, Vocational Education, Training and Industrial Relations. © State of Queensland 1995