Update superseded items from scope
Changes to training package products (qualifications and/or units of competency) are defined as either 'equivalent' or 'not equivalent' by the relevant Industry Skills Service Organisations (SSOs).
Equivalent training products
When a new or revised training package is released, TAC identifies all qualifications and units of competency that have been determined by the relevant SSO as being ‘equivalent’ to the superseded product. Equivalent products will be automatically added to your scope of registration without requiring an application or a fee.
TAC will work as quickly as possible to ensure the new products are placed on your scope when a revised training package is released on the National Register (www.training.gov.au). You will be advised by email once your scope has been updated.
You are required to review the training package changes that have occurred and make the required resource adjustments. You should continue to deliver the superseded product until you are ready to deliver the new equivalent product within the 12 month transition period.
If you do not wish to have the new, equivalent product on scope you can choose to opt-out through a simple application process. There is no fee for this.
If you have removed the new equivalent product from your scope of registration, but want to add it again within 12 months of the new product being published on the national register, you can apply to TAC to add this product without being charged a fee. If you apply to add the new equivalent product more than 12 months after its publication, this is counted as an application to add a new item to scope and the relevant fee will apply.
Please note this policy does not apply to accredited courses. An application to amend scope must be submitted to TAC to add any accredited courses to your scope. Relevant fees apply.
Not equivalent training products
When an SSO deems a new training product to be 'not-equivalent' to the superseded product TAC considers this adding a new item to scope.
The new training product can be added to your scope by applying to TAC through the RTO Portal.
A risk assessment will determine whether an audit is necessary.
The standard fees apply when applying to add the new item to scope. Refer to the TAC fees and charges schedule for details.
Transition Arrangements
Learner transition and teach-out
When a training product is superseded all learners training and assessment should be completed or the learners should be transferred into its replacement within 12 months from the date the replacement product is released on the national register.
If a qualification is no longer current and has not been superseded all learners training and assessment must be completed within 2 years from the date the qualification was removed or deleted from the national register.
Please refer to TAC's Fact Sheet on Transition and Teach Out.
Applications to extend transition periods
The Council will, from time to time, consider requests to extend the transition period of a superseded training product. The Council will only consider requests:
From RTOs or industry groups (not learners);
For a specific superseded training product or products;
For a specific cohort of learners (e.g. plumbing apprentices currently enrolled in a specific qualification that has been superseded);
That demonstrate the cohort of learners would be genuinely disadvantaged if the application were not approved; and
Accompanied by evidence of support from the Skills Service Organisation of the training product and where applicable, support from the State Training Authority (e.g. where trainees/apprentices are affected) and the Department of Education (where school students are affected).
If a request to extend the transition period is approved, the approval will be published in the below table. The arrangement will apply to all RTOs scoped to deliver the training product, regardless of who made the request.
Requests should be sent to the Manager Regulation via tac@dtwd.wa.gov.au.
Approved extended transition periods
The following qualifications/units of competency have been approved for an extended transition period:
Training product/s | Extended training, assessment & certification issuance period ends |
MSL50116 Diploma of Laboratory Technology | 19 January 2021 |
AVI30116 Certificate III in Aviation (Cabin Crew) AVI30216 Certificate III in Aviation (Rescue Crewman) AVI30316 Certificate III in Aviation (Remote Pilot - Visual Line of Sight) AVI40116 Certificate IV in Aviation (Aircrewman) AVI40216 Certificate IV in Aviation (Aviation Supervision) AVI50215 Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence - Aeroplane) AVI50315 Diploma of Aviation (Commercial Pilot Licence - Helicopter) AVI50415 Diploma of Aviation (Instrument Rating) AVI50616 Diploma of Aviation (Aviation Management) | 12 February 2021 |
BSB30715 Certificate III in Work Health and Safety BSB41415 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety BSB51315 Diploma of Work Health and Safety BSB60615 Advanced Diploma of Work Health and Safety ICT30515 Certificate III in Telecommunications Technology | 1 March 2021 |
ACM50512 Diploma of Veterinary Nursing (General Practice) | 9 March 2021 |
SIS20213 Certificate II in Outdoor Recreation SIS30413 Certificate III in Outdoor Recreation SIS20513 Certificate II in Sport Coaching SIS30713 Certificate III in Sport Coaching SIS40612 Certificate IV in Sport Development SIS50612 Diploma of Sport Development | 10 March 2021 |
UET20612 Certificate II in ESI - Asset Inspection UET30612 Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Distribution Overhead UET30812 Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems - Distribution Cable Jointing | 24 March 2021 |
CPP20307 Certificate II in Technical Security CPP30607 Certificate III in Investigative Services CPP40707 Certificate IV in Security and Risk Management CPP50611 Diploma of Security and Risk Management | 29 March 2021 |
CPC30313 Certificate III in Concreting | 31 March 2021 |
FDF30411 Certificate III in Wine Industry Operations | 31 March 2021 |
AHC32416 Certificate III in Irrigation AHC41016 Certificate IV in Agribusiness AHC41116 Certificate IV in Irrigation AHC51516 Diploma of Viticulture | 20 April 2021 |
52707WA Graduate Diploma of Dermal Therapies 52709WA Graduate Diploma of Cosmetic Nursing | 31 May 2021 |
MSF30413 Certificate III in Glass and Glazing
| 3 June 2021 |
HLT21012 Certificate II in Indigenous Environmental Health | 30 June 2021 |
PUA20613 Certificate II in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations) PUA30613 Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting and Emergency Operations) PUA40313 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Firefighting Supervision) | 17 July 2021 |
ACM40412 Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing | 21 July 2021 |
MST30116 Certificate III in Clothing and Textile Production RII30715 Certificate III in Mine Emergency Response and Rescue RII30915 Certificate III in Civil Construction RII31615 Certificate III in Trenchless Technology | 30 July 2021 |
CSC30115 Certificate III in Correctional Practice | 3 August 2021 |
CPP30711 Certificate III in Waste Management | 13 August 2021 |
NWP20115 Certificate II in Water Industry Operations NWP30215 Certificate III in Water Industry Operations NWP30315 Certificate III in Water Industry Treatment | 29 August 2021 |
CPP30115 Certificate III in Urban Pest Management CPPPMT3006 Manage pests by applying pesticides | 29 September 2021 |
CPP40307 Certificate IV in Property Services (Real Estate) CPP50307 Diploma of Property Services (Agency Management)
62 CPP Property Services units of competency Click here to view the list of units | 30 September 2021 |
CPP40611 Certificate IV in Property Services (Operations) | 30 September 2021 |
TLILIC0012 Licence to operate a vehicle loading crane (capacity 10 metre tonnes and above) | 1 November 2020 |
FSK10113 Certificate I in Access to Vocational Pathways FSK10213 Certificate I in Skills for Vocational Pathways FSK20113 Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways 91 FSK Foundation Skills units of competency
from Release 1.1 Click here to view the list of units | 26 November 2021 |
ICP31415 Certificate III in Print Communications ICP40115 Certificate IV in Printing and Graphic
Arts | 31 December 2021 |
MEM30205 Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade
MEM30305 Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication TradeMEM40105 Certificate IV in Engineering
MEM50105 Diploma of Engineering – Advanced Trade
MEM20205 Certificate II in Engineering – Production Technology
MEM30605 Certificate III in Jewellery Manufacture
MEM30705 Certificate III in Marine Craft Construction
MEM31010 Certificate III in Watch and Clock Service and Repair | 31 December 2021 |
ICT30118 Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology ICT40118 Certificate IV in Information Technology ICT40215 Certificate IV in Information Technology Support ICT40315 Certificate IV in Web-Based Technologies ICT40418 Certificate IV in Information Technology Networking ICT40518 Certificate IV in Programming ICT40815 Certificate IV in Digital Media Technologies ICT40915 Certificate IV in Digital and Interactive Games ICT41015 Certificate IV in Computer Systems Technology ICT50118 Diploma of Information Technology ICT50215 Diploma of Digital and Interactive Games ICT50418 Diploma of Information Technology Networking ICT50515 Diploma of Database Design and Development ICT50615 Diploma of Website Development ICT50718 Diploma of Software Development ICT50915 Diploma of Digital Media Technologies ICT60215 Advanced Diploma of Network Security ICT60515 Advanced Diploma of Computer Systems Technology
| 31 December 2021
|
AHC31316 Certificate III in Sports Turf Management | 31 December 2021 |
MEM10105 Certificate I in Engineering MEM30805 Certificate III in Locksmithing
MEM31112 Certificate III in Engineering - Composites Trade MEM31215 Certificate III in Engineering - Industrial Electrician | 31 December 2021 |
40 BSB (Release 5.1) qualifications Click here to view the list of units | 19 April 2022 |
26 UEE11 qualifications
Click here to view the list of units | 5 October 2022 |
The following qualifications were approved for an extended transition period:
Training product/s | Extended training, assessment & certification issuance period ends |
SIS50213 Diploma of Fitness
| 3 March 2017
|
HLT61107 Advanced Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 Nursing) HLT51612 Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled-Division 2 nursing) | 30 June 2018 |
HLT60112 Advanced Diploma of Western Herbal Medicine HLT60512 Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy HLT60612 Advanced Diploma of Homeopathy HLT61012 Advanced Diploma of Nutritional Medicine | 31 December 2018 |
HLT41412 Certificate IV in Cast Technology | 30 June 2019 |
FDF30510 Certificate III in Retail Baking (Cake and Pastry) FDF30610 Certificate III in Retail Baking (Bread) FDF30710 Certificate III in Retail Baking (Combined)
| 31 December 2019
|
MEA40715 Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechanical)
| 31 December 2019
|
FNS60215 Advanced Diploma of Accounting FNS50215 Diploma of Accounting
| 12 February 2020
|
TLILIC2002 Licence to operate an order picking forklift truck TLILIC2005 Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 metres or more) TLILIC3003 Licence to operate a bridge and gantry crane TLILIC3004 Licence to operate a derrick crane TLILIC3006 Licence to operate a non-slewing mobile crane (greater than 3 tonnes capacity) TLILIC3007 Licence to operate a portal boom crane TLILIC3008 Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 20 tonnes) TLILIC4009 Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 60 tonnes) TLILIC4010 Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (up to 100 tonnes) TLILIC4011 Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (over 100 tonnes) TLILIC3019 Licence to operate a reach stacker (greater than 3 tonnes capacity) TLILIC0012 Licence to operate a vehicle loading crane (capacity 10 metre tonnes and above) TLILIC2001 Licence to operate a forklift truck | 1 May 2020
|
MSF30813 Certificate III in Flooring Technology | 3 December 2020 |
SIS20513 Certificate II in Sport Coaching
SIS40612 Certificate IV in Sport Development | 31 December 2020 |
CISC September 2015 to March 2016 Extension
COAG Industry and Skills Council (CISC) members agreed to temporarily relax the current 'teach out' period for vocational education and training qualifications to assist RTOs transition students into the new replacement qualifications.
The new 'teach out' period was extended from 12 to 18 months for training products endorsed from September 2015 to March 2016.
A list of qualifications subject to this extension is available from the Department of Education and Training website.