A COUNTRY-WIDE licensing authority for a range of occupations including lawyers and real estate agents has been scrapped. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has agreed to scrap the National Occupation Licensing Authority which was set up by the former Labor federal government after a 2008 COAG meeting. Most states decided at a meeting in … Continue reading
The National Skills Standards Council was commissioned by Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Ministers from all jurisdictions to undertake a broad ranging review of the standards for the regulation of vocational education and training, focusing on issues of quality. Since commencing the review in June 2012, the Council has taken a consultative approach to the … Continue reading