Other Vocational Training

There are many registered training organisations (RTOs), both large and small, which offer training in many different fields.

Australia has a national system of accrediting vocational education training qualifications and courses. Only registered training organisations (RTOs) can deliver nationally recognised qualifications and accredited courses.

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Support for people with a disability

Smaller RTOs may not have dedicated disability staff as universities or TAFEs do, but they are legally responsible to make reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities under the Disability Discrimination Act.

ACPET is the Australian Council for Private Education and Training. This is the national industry association for independent providers of post-compulsory education and training, for Australian and international students, including:

ACPET provides a range of on-line disability resources for registered training organisations. ACPET's Disability Project Officer can assist you to find information on the following:

How to find a Registered Training Organisation

The training.gov.au website contains the database on vocational education and training in Australia.

This website provides a Search and Browse function that allows you to find specific training packages, qualifications, Courses, Units of Competency and registered training organisations (RTOs) that are licensed to provide training in one or many states.

To familiarise yourself with all things related to vocational education and training, training.com.au is a single point of access which provides information about the vast range of vocational education and training information, products and services in Australia

Content for this web page has been used with permission from the South East Queensland NDCO program website (regions 18 and 19)