Accreditation of a new course
Stage two - course development and submission
The second stage of course accreditation involves convening a course development advisory committee (CDAC) and ensuring that the committee members are aware of their responsibilities. The committee needs to be representative of the industry's training needs, and must include membership from relevant industry training advisory bodies, industry professional associations, or significant industry stakeholders.
Committee membership should be recorded and approved using the Course development advisory committee endorsement declaration [PDF 48kb] (FM-ACC5) form, and each committee member must complete Conflict of interest and confidentiality declaration [PDF 38kb] ( FM-ACC6) form.
The committee's role includes advising on course development and validating:
- the industry, enterprise or community need for the course
- the course structure and qualification outcome (against the Australian Qualifications Framework requirements)
- the range of vocational outcomes
- the suitability and completeness and of any units of competency that are developed outside of training package units*
- the technical aspects of the course content, ensuring that content complies with external regulator or licensing body requirements.
The template for course documentation for accreditation is outlined in the Australian Quality Training Framework Guidelines for Course Developers. [PDF 168kb]
*A template for developing units of competency that align with training package requirements, together with additional explanatory information, is provided in the National Training System's Training Package Development Handbook.
Submitting the course application
Once the course is developed, the following items need to be submitted to the manager of the accreditation team:
- Two copies of the course documentation (developed using the national template)
- Four required forms (FM-ACC-1, FM-ACC-4, FM-ACC-5 and FM-ACC-6)
- The appropriate fee
More information about submitting an application is provided through this site
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