Policies & Publications

Click on the links below to go directly to the information about the policies or publications and the documents.

AQF 2nd Edition January 2013

AQF 1st Edition July 2011

Explanations

A set of written explanations on the AQF, that formalise responses provided to the many stakeholder requests for support in understanding the AQF over the past year, can be found below. They are intended to assist those using the AQF and do not change the AQF in any way or add any additional requirements.

The explanations include:

Click on the titles to download as individual files or in one collated file here.

AQF Council Review of Graduate and Vocaational Graduate Certificates and Diplomas in the Australian Qualifications Framework.

Consultation Paper November 2011

Consultation Paper June 2012

Revised Specifications for the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma Qualification Types

Following the review of the AQF Graduate Certificates and Graduate Diplomas, the AQF Council has amended the Specifications for the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma Qualification types.

The amendments are set out in the publication Addendum to AQF First Edition July 2011. Amended Qualification Types: Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma.

AQF Symposium and Launch

The AQF was successfully launched on Thursday June 23, 2011. In conjuction with the launch, the AQF Council hosted a Symposium attended by over 100 participants. Titled 'Australian Qualifications Framework: Making a difference', the Symposium program featured speakers from industry, government, professional associations, education and training providers and researchers.

A video of the Symposium presentations can be viewed by selecting the links to the sessions below.

Session 1: The role of the AQF in national and international economic development

Chair: Hon John Dawkins AO, AQF Council
Speakers:
Lance Hockridge, Managing Director and CEO, QR National
Garth Bode, First Assistant Statistician, Australian Bureau of Statistics

Session 2: The impact of the AQF on employment and society

Chair: Dr Dianne Orr, Incoming Acting Commissioner, Australian Skills Quality Authority
Speakers:
Rupert Grayston, Chief Executive, Engineers Australia
Professor Lesleyanne Hawthorne, Associate Dean International, The University of Melbourne

Session 3: The AQF for students and workers in a national and international context

Chair: Professor Barry McGaw AO, Chair, Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority
Speakers:
Heather Ridout, Chief Executive, Australian Industry Group (paper presented by Megan Lilly, Director Education and Training, Australian Industry Group)
John Nowakowski, President, Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations
Jesse Marshall, President, National Union of Students
Professor Dean Forbes, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Flinders University

Session 4: The AQF for students and workers in a national an international context

Chair: Emeritus Professor Denise Bradley AC, Interim Chair, Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
Speakers:
Professor Anne Jones, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University
Pam Christie, Acting Director-General, NSW Department of Education and Communities (paper presented by Kathy Rankin, Manager Training Education and Support, Department of Education and Communities)
Karen Chalmers, Manager of Policy and International with the New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Hon John Dawkins AO, Chair AQF Council
Pat Forward, Federal TAFE Secretary, Australian Education Union (AEU)
Hon Peter Hall MLA - Minister for Higher Education and Skills; Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession

Previous versions of the AQF

AQF Implementation Handbook, Fourth edition, 2007

AQF Implementation Handbook, Third edition, 2002

AQF Implementation Handbook, Second edition, 1998

AQF Implementation Handbook, First edition, 1995

Register of Australian Tertiary Education (RATE), May 1991

Publications

Strengthening the AQF: A framework for Australia's Qualifications - July 2010

Strengthening the AQF: An Architecture for Australia's Qualifications - October 2009

Strengthening the AQF: A proposal - Analysis of Submissions - September 2009

Strengthening the AQF: A Proposal - May 2009

Background research papers - Strengthening the AQF

Empirical validation of the Strengthened AQF using item response theory

Impact Analysis of the proposed strengthened Australian Qualifications Framework

Generic Skills: Background report for the AQF Council

Permission to reproduce copyright Australian Qualifications Framework Items

Users wishing to reproduce items in the AQF First Edition July 2011, or the AQF logo, require permission prior to use.

For general items please use the form here

For the AQF logo, please see Conditions for using the AQF logo

Copies of the Logo:

AQF Colour Logo - jpg format

AQF Black and White reproduction jpg file

AQF Reversed out black reproduction jpg file

AQF Council Newsletters

Newsletters are published and distributed by email at least 4 times each year. Click on the links below to view the latest and previous editions. Email The Office of the AQF Council if you would like to subscribe to the newsletter.

Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 1 - 25 January 2013

Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 2 - 19 December 2012

Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 1 - 7 June 2012

Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 4 - 20 December 2011

Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 3 - 26 September 2011

Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 2 - 4 July 2011

Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 1 - 25 March 2011

Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 8 - 23 December 2010

Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 7 - 23 November 2010

Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 6 - 1 October 2010

Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 5 - 12 July 2010

Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 4 - 23 June 2010