strengthening the aqf update

The AQF Council met on Wednesday 16 June 2010 and agreed on the package of policies that should comprise the strengthened AQF.

This includes:

• A structure of 10 levels and the criteria for each
• Qualification type descriptors for each of the existing qualification types
• Specifications for the construction of qualifications
• Policies for issuance of qualifications, registers of qualifications, qualification pathways and linkages, generic skills in qualifications, and the addition and removal of qualification types

The AQF Council is now seeking stakeholder comments on the full package of specifications and policies. A consultation paper will be available on Monday 12 July and comments will be required by Wednesday 4 August.

Stakeholders are invited to attend presentations on the proposed strengthened AQF which will be held in each capital city during July. Presentations are scheduled as follows:

• Brisbane       Monday July 19 10 am – 12 noon
• Sydney         Tuesday July 20 10 am – 12 noon and 2 pm – 4 pm
• Canberra      Wednesday July 21 10 am – 12 noon
• Adelaide       Thursday July 22 2 pm – 4 pm
• Darwin          Monday July 26 9 am – 11 am
• Hobart          Wednesday July 28 12.30 pm – 2.30 pm
• Melbourne    Thursday July 29 10 am – 12 noon and 2 pm – 4 pm

To book into a presentation session, please aqfc [at] sa [dot] gov [dot] au (email) your preferred location and time. Venues for the presentations will be published in the AQF newsletter and on the AQF website in early July.

Further information about the Strengthening the AQF project is available from here

Contact Australian Qualifications Framework Council on 08 8226 2775 or aqfc [at] sa [dot] gov [dot] au (by email)