Training Qualifications
To assist registered training providers (RTOs) to prepare for and implement revised training packages, the Australian Government Minister for Vocational Education and Skills and state and territory Skills Ministers have agreed to temporarily increase the period allowed to transition students to the updated training package qualifications under Standard 1.26 (a) of the Standards for RTOs 2015.
RTOs will now have 18 months instead of 12 months from the date the superseding training product was released on the National Register (training.gov.au) to transition students to the updated training package qualifications or complete their studies and issue the appropriate certification. 
This provision only applies for training products endorsed by the AISC from September 2015 until March 2016.
Further information and a list of qualifications this applies to can be found here.
Current industry skills are the knowledge, skills and experience required by VET trainers and assessors and those who provide training and assessment under supervision to ensure that their training and assessment is based on current industry practices and meets the needs of industry.
Current industry skills may be informed by consultations with industry and may include, but is not limited to:
- having knowledge of and/or experience using the latest techniques and processes
- possessing a high level of product knowledge
- understanding and knowledge of legislation relevant to the industry and to employment and workplaces
- being customer/client-oriented
- possessing formal industry and training qualifications and
- training content that reflects current industry practice.