New version of TAE training package and transition extension information

Version 5 of the TAE Training Package was approved by the Australian Industry Skills Committee on 8 November 2022 and endorsed by Skills Ministers on 18 November 2022.

This version includes a new TAE40122 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, which supersedes and is equivalent to TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

The Trainer and Assessor qualification requirements in Schedule 1 of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations remain unchanged. There is currently no requirement for existing trainers and assessors to attain the new TAE40122 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

ASQA has approved an extended transition period for all ASQA-registered RTOs for the following qualifications:

  • TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

  • TAE50116 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training

  • TAE50216 Diploma of Training Design and Development

The extended training, assessment and certification issuance period for these qualifications ends on 9 December 2024.

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