Application to change RTO scope of
registration
About this form
You need to complete this form if you are applying to change your registered training organisation’s
(RTO’s) scope of registration by adding or removing new or revised training package qualifications,
accredited courses, units of competency or skill sets.
There are four sections to this application form:
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Section 1—Applicant details
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Section 2—Details of requested change to scope
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Section 3—Evidence requirements—addition to scope only
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Section 4—Declaration by Chief Executive
If you are applying to add training products to your scope of registration, please complete all sections
of this form (except Section 2—Table C).
If you are applying to remove training products from your scope of registration, please complete the
following sections of this form:
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Section 1
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Section 2 (except Tables A and B)
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Section 4
This symbol has been used throughout this form to indicate that additional information must (or
may need to) be attached to the application.
Application fee
If you are submitting your application by post, you should include a cheque (personal, business or
bank) with your application. If you want to wish to pay by credit card, please fill out the Credit card
information section on the last page of this form.
No fee applies if application is solely for removing items from scope. Please note that the application
fee is non-refundable.
If you are submitting your application by email, please fill out the Credit card information section on
the last page of this form or post your personal, business or bank cheque to:
Finance Team
Australian Skills Quality Authority
GPO Box 9928
Melbourne Vic 3001
Please ensure your contact details and the name on your application are included with your cheque.
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Submitting the application
This application can be submitted by email to registration@asqa.gov.au. Alternatively, you may post
your completed form to:
Registration
Australian Skills Quality Authority
GPO Box 9928
Melbourne Vic 3001
Your application must be accompanied by the required attachments. Incomplete applications or
applications completed incorrectly will be returned to you for completion. A Checklist for submitting
an application to change RTO scope of registration has been provided at the back of this form to help
you ensure your application is complete.
Assistance in completing this form
For assistance in completing this form, please contact the registration team by email at
enquiries@asqa.gov.au or call the ASQA info line on 1300 701 801, 9.00 am to 7.00 pm EST,
Monday – Friday.
Further information about the process to change your scope of registration is available from the
ASQA website at www.asqa.gov.au/for-training-organisations.html.
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Section 1: Applicant details
Enter details of the legal entity that is currently registered. The application must be submitted in the name
of the legal entity registered as the RTO.
Name of RTO legal entity:
Registered business trading name (if
relevant):
RTO ID number :
Commonwealth Register of Institutions
and Courses for Overseas Students
(CRICOS) provider number (if relevant):
For change of details: If any of your general registration or contact details have changed since you were
registered as an RTO, you must also complete a Notification of material change or event form and submit
it to ASQA.
Section 2: Details of requested change to scope
Table A—ADD qualifications and/or accredited courses
Notes:
It will be assumed you are applying for registration to deliver and/or assess each listed
qualification/accredited course in every Australian state and territory, unless you indicate otherwise in the
‘Training and/or assessment delivery locations’ column.
 Please note that permission is required from the course owner if you are seeking registration for an
accredited course.
 There are additional requirements for some qualifications, accredited courses, units of competency,
modules and skill sets leading to licensed or regulated outcomes in some states and territories. In some
cases, letters of support or other documentation must be obtained through the relevant industry regulator
or licensing body and attached to this application. If this documentation is not attached, the application
will be considered incomplete. If Table A or B include training products that lead to a licensed or
regulatory outcome, applicants must review the external licensing and additional registration
requirements on the ASQA website.
Example:
CPC40110
Training and/or assessment delivery
locations (including online or by
distance)
ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC
WA
Certificate IV in Building and Construction
(Building)
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Transition
Title of qualification or accredited course
outcome
National
code of
qualification
or
accredited
course
Licensed/regulated
Use this table to apply to add FULL qualifications and/or accredited courses to your scope of
registration.
Table B—ADD units of competency, modules or skill sets
Example:
AURA35461
6A
Title of unit of competency, module or skill set
Training and/or assessment delivery
locations (including online or by
distance)
ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA
Determine legal aspects of automotive
service and repair
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regulated outcome
National code
of unit of
competency
or module
Licensed/
Use this table to apply to add units of competency, modules from accredited courses or training
package defined skill sets to your scope of registration. Please note that skill sets do not have
national codes.
Table C—REMOVE qualifications, accredited courses, units of competency,
modules or skill sets
Use this table to apply to REMOVE any qualification/s, accredited course/s, unit/s of competency,
modules from accredited courses or training package defined skill set/s from your current scope of
registration. Please note that skill sets do not have national codes.
National code of
qualification,
accredited course,
unit of competency
or module
Example: AUR31005
Title of qualification, accredited course, unit of competency, module or skill set
Determine legal aspects of automotive service and repair
Section 3: Evidence requirements—addition to scope only
If applying to add training products to your RTO’s scope of registration, the following
evidence must be attached for each qualification, accredited course, unit of competency,
module or skill set listed in Table A and/or Table B. The evidence will support the risk
assessment of the application.
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Strategies for training and assessment
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Name and summary of training and/or assessment competency and vocational competence of each
proposed trainer/assessor
Details of physical resources, materials and equipment to support the proposed training and assessment
If you submit an application without the above requested evidence clearly labeled, it will be considered
incomplete and returned to you.
Please note that application fees are non-refundable.
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Section 4: Section 4—Declaration by chief executive
I certify that:
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where removal from scope has been requested in Section 2:
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all students enrolled in those training package qualifications, accredited courses, units of
competency, modules and skill sets have completed their required training and have been issued with
the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications or statements of attainment to which
they are entitled.
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where existing students have not been able to complete their studies, arrangements have been made
to transfer students to another RTO OR to another qualification within the same RTO prior to making
this application.
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prior to the transfer to another RTO, affected students were formally notified of the arrangements and
their agreement to those arrangements—including any refund of fees required—was obtained.
(Please note that training products cannot be removed from an RTO’s scope of registration without
these requirements having been met).
I understand that the Australian Skills Quality Authority (AQSA), as the national VET regulator (NVR), may
share information about my RTO’s compliance—and this application—with other state and territory
registering bodies and with other relevant agencies in accordance with the provisions of the National
Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (the Act) and the requirements of the Standards for
VET Regulators.
Chief executive
Name:
Signature:
Date:
Witness
Name:
Organisation (if not employee of
RTO)
Signature:
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Checklist for submitting an application to change RTO scope of registration
To avoid any delay in the processing of your application, please ensure that your application is complete
and check that ALL of the required documents have been attached. Applications which are not
accompanied by the required attachments will be returned to your organisation for completion.
Section 1
Applicant details
Tick
Full and accurate responses have been provided to all questions
Section 2
Details of requested change of scope
Table A
&/or
Table B
Full and correct codes (other than for skill sets) and titles have been
included
Table C
Full and correct codes (other than for skill sets) and titles have been
included
Section 3
Evidence requirements—addition to scope only
Table A
&/or
Table B
Evidence of support from industry regulators or licensing bodies has been
attached (if required)
Only currently endorsed training package products and/or currently
accredited courses have been included
Permission from accredited course owners has been attached (if required)
Strategies for the training and assessment of each qualification, accredited
course, unit of competency, module or skill set have been attached
Names and a summary of training and/or assessment competency and
vocational competence for each proposed trainer/assessor of each
qualification, accredited course, unit of competency, module or skill set
have been attached
Details of physical resources, materials and equipment to support the
proposed training and assessment of each qualification, accredited course,
unit of competency, module or skill set have been attached
Section 4
Declaration by chief executive
The declaration has been signed by the chief executive and witnessed
General
Payment of the application fee has been arranged/made (if relevant)
Applicant to complete:
All required evidence has been included. I understand that an application submitted without a completed
checklist and/or without evidence against this condition will be considered incomplete and returned to me.
Signature:
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CREDIT CARD INFORMATION
If paying by credit card please complete the following details:
Card type:
MasterCard
Visa
Card number:
Expiry Date:
Name on card:
CCV:
/
Signature:
Payment
amount:
$
Date:
/
/
Please send
receipt to (email
or postal
address):
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