Many students in Australia have had their vocational educational qualifications revoked after the Australian Skills Quality Authority canceled the registrations of 11 training providers. This affected people with credentials such as diplomas and certificates in many different fields. There are many more providers under investigation regarding this issue due to wider regulatory reform. They have now set a standard of stricter credentials for trainers/assessors and higher compliance requirements.
Students are being warned to be more aware of training offers that seem off or too good to be true. The graduates that have been affected by this crackdown are able to seek redress or refunds and may also qualify for review/merits processes. The government is working to improve the quality of the vocational education and training sector to avoid running into such a large problem again.
