VPRS 11419 State Register of Accredited Courses

This series comprises a Register of Accredited Courses for Technical and Further Education (TAFE) providers throughout Victoria.The TAFE Accreditation Board was established under the Post-Secondary Education (Amendment) Act 1983, proclaimed on 28 June 1983. The TAFE Accreditation Board was responsible for accreditation of all state wide courses in TAFE. A state wide course was defined under the Act as a study program in technical and further education which leads to a qualification which the TAFE Accreditation Board recognises as a state wide qualification in a written notice to the TAFE Board.The purpose of the Board was to provide the Minister for Education and the community with an independent assessment of courses so as to ensure their quality and standard. Courses of study were referred to the TAFE Accreditation Board by the TAFE Board. After investigation a course could be placed or removed from the Register of Accredited Courses. The TAFE Accreditation Board was responsible for accrediting courses and advised the TAFE Board to place a course on the Register of Accredited Courses.Accreditation was important to ensure portability of qualifications between institutions and recognition of the award throughout the State.The Register provided a listing of courses accredited. It was updated every six months.Responsibility for state accreditation was transferred to the Victorian Post-Secondary Education Commission from 1987-1990, responsibility then passed to the State Training Board from 1991. The Office of Training and Further Education in the Department of Education created the series from 1993.