National Audit and Registration Agency (NARA)
NARA’s Role
NARA, the National Audit and Registration Agency, has been established to provide audit and registration services for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) that operate in more than one Australian State or Territory. These are known as multi-jurisdictional RTOs.
Background
In November 2006 the Ministerial Council for Vocational and Technical Education agreed to establish a national registration, audit and approval function in TVET Australia in order to reduce the audit burden on multi-jurisdictional RTOs.
NARA Charter
The Charter for TVET Australia’s National Audit and Registration Agency (NARA) was adopted by TVET Owners at a Special General Meeting (SGM) held on 18 December 2007.
With the adoption of the NARA Charter, States and Territories can move to enact the delegations required to allow eligible Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to have their audit and registration arrangements managed nationally by TVET Australia.
Download the NARA Charter [37kb]
Delegations from States and Territories
The National Audit and Registration Agency (NARA) will conduct audit and registration functions under delegations from the Australian States and Territories.
The delegations allow multi-jurisdictional RTOs the choice of dealing with one national registering body.
Current Delegations
- South Australia – AQTF and CRICOS
- Queensland – AQTF The CRICOS delegation is still in the process of being finalised
State and Territory Registering Bodies are responsible for determining if a training provider meets the nationally agreed eligibility criteria to transfer to NARA.
The South Australian government’s transfer form is available for downloading at: http://www.training.sa.gov.au/OVETorgs/pages/default/download/
NOTE: you will need to scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the link for Form RTO10.
The Queensland government’s transfer form is at: http://www.trainandemploy.qld.gov.au/resources/registration_audit/doc/form_tran_reg_nara.doc
As a national regulator, NARA provides RTOs with services relating to compliance with the
AQTF 2007 Essential Standards for Registration. [see link below]
AQTF 2007 Essential Standards for Registration [194kb]
And, where applicable, The Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000.
NARA Quality Assurance
Each year States and Territory Registering Bodies are independently audited to assess their compliance with AQTF 2007 Standards for State and Territory Registering Bodies.
NARA has undergone an independent desk audit by NCVER of its policies and procedures and their compliance with the standards.
The report found that NARA complies with or exceeds the standards. Opportunities for improvement have been identified.
The report is available for downloading below along with NARA’s response to the report.
NARA will undergo a site audit of its compliance with the standards in 2008 and annually thereafter.
NARA will publish all future audit reports on this website.
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