VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2009

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 1 Citation  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Terms used

PART 2 -- General matters  

• 4 Approved VET courses (Act s. 5(1))  
5. Corresponding laws (Act s. 5(1))   6. Prescribed VET qualifications (Act s. 5(1))

PART 3 -- Regulations for Part 7A of the Act

Division 1 -- General matters  

• 7 Terms used  
• 8 Council to have regard to, and apply, certain standards  
• 9 Register

Division 2 -- Registration of training providers  

• 10 Applying to be registered training provider  
• 11 Dealing with applications  
• 12 Registering training providers  
• 13 Conditions of registration  
• 14 Period of registration  
• 15 Annual fees payable by registered training providers  
• 16 Renewal of registration  
• 17 Varying registration  
• 18 Cancelling registration if provider’s operations change  
• 19 Suspending or cancelling registration  
• 20 Suspension of WA registered provider may be on terms  
• 21 Effect of suspension of WA registered provider  
• 22 Requests for reassessment of decision to suspend WA registered provider  
• 23 Fees

Division 3 -- Audits of, and investigations into, training providers  

• 24 Terms used  
• 25 Audits  
• 26A Compliance audits  
• 26B Investigations of complaints  
• 26C Circumstances in which a charge may be waived in whole or in part  
• 26D Rounding

Division 4 -- Obligations of registered training providers and of the Council  

• 26 Reporting to Council  
• 27 Giving Council information on ceasing operations  
• 28A Person may obtain from Council certified copies of information

Division 5 -- Accreditation of VET courses  

• 28 Applying to have VET course accredited  
• 29 Dealing with applications  
• 30 Accrediting VET courses  
• 31 Period of accreditation  
• 32 Renewing accreditation  
• 33A Varying accreditation  
• 33 Cancelling accreditation  
• 34A Validity of decisions unaffected

PART 4 -- Regulations for Part 7 of the Act

Division 1 -- General matters  

• 34 Term used: nominated training provider  
• 35 Chief executive may delegate

Division 2 -- Classifying prescribed VET qualifications  

• 36 Who Board must consult (Act s. 60C)  
37. Board’s advice and recommendations to Minister (Act s. 60C)

Division 3 -- Training contracts  

• 38 Form and content of training contracts  
• 39 Probation periods of training contracts  
• 40 Children’s capacity to enter into training contracts  
• 41 Lodging training contracts for registration (Act s. 60F)  
42. Registering training contracts (Act s. 60F)   43. Training plans for training contracts  
• 44 Cancellation of registration by chief executive (Act s. 60F)  
45. Chief executive may require persons involved in training contracts to provide information  
• 46 Variation of training contract by parties (Act s. 60E)  
47. Assignment of training contract to another employer (Act s. 60E)   48. Suspension of training contract by parties (Act s. 60E)   49. Suspension by employer (Act s. 60E)   50. Termination of training contract by parties (Act s. 60G)   51. Approval of termination of training contract by chief executive (Act s. 60G)   52. Completion of training contract  
• 52A Resolution of disputes by chief executive

Division 4 -- Procedure and appeals  

• 53 Procedure on applications  
• 54 Appeals

PART 5 -- Repeals and transitional matters  

• 55 Term used: commencement  
• 57 Registered training providers  
• 58 Accredited courses  
• 59 Traineeship contracts  
• 60 Apprentices learning trades, transitional provisions for

PART 6 -- Transitional provisions for Vocational Education and Training (General) Amendment Regulations 2015  

• 61 Terms used  
• 62 Mandatory conditions applicable to WA registered providers during transitional period  
• 63 Applications before commencement day
• SCHEDULE 1 -- Training contract
• SCHEDULE 2 -- Provisions about old agreements and old training contracts