Training packages v accredited courses – What are accredited courses?
Training packages cover most training needs and are regularly reviewed and monitored to ensure they reflect changes in industry. Accredited courses are developed to meet training needs that are not addressed by existing training packages. A course will not be accredited if it duplicates existing endorsed training package qualifications, or if the outcome can be achieved through the contextualisation of a training package qualification. Accredited courses – key points : • They are based where possible on nationally endorsed units of competency. An accredited course may consist of: – a combination of units of competency from more than one training package; – some training package units of competency (from one or more training packages) and some newly developed units*; – completely new material, comprising only custom-developed units of competency*. • The development process must include consideration of the Australian Qualifications Framework requirements (the Australian Qualifications F
