Much of the work of planning training and checking materials depends on official information. These sites are worth bookmarking. Web addresses are given as text so you can type or search for them. Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) asqa.gov.au ASQA is the national VET regulator. Its website has the 2025 Standards for RTOs, practice guides for each area of the Standards, and guidance on training product transitions. The practice guides set out example activities, known risks and self-assurance questions, which makes them useful when reviewing training and assessment materials. Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) vrqa.vic.gov.au VRQA regulates education and training in Victoria, and its site covers registering a training organisation and course accreditation. The requirements for RTOs that VRQA regulates are set out in Victorian law, so if VRQA is your regulator, use its guidance. Training Accreditation Council (TAC) wa.gov.au (search for Training Accreditation Council) TAC is the VET regulator for Western Australia, established under the state's Vocational Education and Training Act 1996. RTOs it regulates should use its guidance. training.gov.au training.gov.au The national register of training products and RTOs. Use it to check the current release of a qualification, unit or skill set, its assessment requirements, whether it has been superseded, and an RTO's scope of registration. Check here before buying or updating any materials. Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) dewr.gov.au The Australian Government department whose skills pages cover training providers, training products and skills research. Its site has the 2025 Standards for RTOs in policy document form and information on foundation skills, including the Australian Core Skills Framework. National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) ncver.edu.au Australia's national VET data custodian. It publishes statistics on students, courses and outcomes, along with research reports on VET delivery. VOCEDplus voced.edu.au NCVER's international research database for tertiary education. Use it to search for research on training, assessment and workforce skills. Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) aqf.edu.au The national policy for regulated qualifications in Australian education and training. It defines the characteristics of each qualification type, including the required learning outcomes, which helps when pitching materials at the right level. Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) oaic.gov.au Publishes the Australian Privacy Principles and guidance on handling personal information, useful when planning how learner records, recordings and assessment evidence are stored. Keeping the list current Government websites change addresses from time to time. If a link no longer works, search for the agency name. When you have checked a unit's current release on training.gov.au, you can browse the full catalogue of training materials by unit or qualification code.
