Course transition

​​​​Most VET courses consist of units of competency developed through a national consultation process with industry and are published in training packages. VET is also delivered through accredited courses.

Training packages are updated to meet the needs of industry, enterprises and individuals. When this happens, new or revised qualifications can supersede those on a registered training organisation's (RTO's) scope of registration.

We encourage RTOs to move to the newest version of a course as soon as practicable so their students are not disadvantaged.

An RTO cannot enrol new students in:

  • a superseded training package product after a certain date
  • an accredited course after its expiry date.

This is known as the transition period. Students who are already enrolled must complete their training in a timely manner, or be transferred to the new training package product as appropriate.

Your RTO may continue to enrol students in a superseded training package product until the end of the transition period and complete training of enrolled students.

Extended transition end dates for training package products

We have extended the end dates for some training package products.

For more information, see:

If your RTO wants to apply to have the transition end date for a training package product extended please contact:

Amending scope of registration

RTOs are responsible for managing their scope of registration. We will not remove a qualification from a scope of registration without an RTO's written permission.

You can apply to amend your scope of registration or lodge a standing application.

For more information on these 2 options, see: