Accreditation means the course is nationally recognised and that a registered training organisation (RTO) can issue a nationally recognised qualification or Statement of Attainment following its full or partial completion.

An accredited course:

• meets industry, enterprise or community needs
• provides appropriate competency outcomes and a satisfactory basis for assessment
• meets national quality assurance requirements
• is aligned to the appropriate level of the Australian Qualifications Framework where it leads to a qualification.

Once a course has been accredited, it is listed on the National Training Information Service website: http://www.ntis.gov.au/. You can use this website to check if a course is accredited by typing in the course code.

More information about accredited training can be found at: http://www.training.com.au/documents/aqtf2k7_standards_accrediting_courses.pdf