What relevance is the AQF (VET) certificate?
The VET certificate can provide the foundation for progressing into higher level academic courses (e.g. Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Bachelor Degree) but has no significance in regard to working as an occupational diver. ADAS is required to issue a VET certificate as ADAS courses are accredited within the Vocational Education and Training (VET) system under the Australian Quality Framework. The units of competency achieved in Part 1 – 4 courses equate to a VET Certificate IV, Dive Supervisor to Diploma and Dive Project Manager to Advanced Diploma. However, it is the ADAS certificate (plastic card) that is called up in state OH&S regulations and the national standards (2815 series), and is therefore the certification that must be sighted by employers as evidence of competence to work as an occupational diver in Australia.
