AQTF Audit Information
25/11/2011
As a Pre-qualified Supplier under the User
Choice 2010 – 2015 program, Hastings Deering (Australia) Limited trading
as Hastings Deering Institute of Technology, IML International is required
to publish audit information in relation to it’s compliance with the Australian
Quality Training Framework (AQTF).
The User Choice program provides public funding
paid directly to Pre-qualified Suppliers for the delivery of accredited
entry-level training to eligible Apprentices and Trainees.
The AQTF is the national set of standards
which assures nationally consistent, high-quality training and assessment
services for the clients of Australia’s vocational education and training
system.
An AQTF audit reviews evidence of an organisations’
compliance with the requirements of the AQTF Essential Conditions and Standards
of Initial/Continuing Registration to confirm that it is achieving quality
training and assessment outcomes. The process also identifies opportunities
for improvement on these outcomes.
This information is published to assist apprentices,
trainees and their employers to make informed decisions regarding their
selection of a Pre-qualified Supplier for the delivery of training and
assessment services.
Explanatory notes:
Non-compliance with the AQTF means that requirements
of the have not been met based on the evidence reviewed. Non-compliances
are categorised as minor, significant or critical. For the purposes of
the User Choice 2010 – 2015 program, only significant and Critical non-compliances
need to be published
Minor: No, or minor, adverse impact on learners
with no serious breakdown of provision of quality training and assessment.
Significant: Significant adverse impact on
learners with insufficient focus on quality training and assessment outcomes.
Critical: Critical adverse impact on learners
with widespread or persistent dissatisfaction with services and outcomes.
AQTF Audit Information