Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)
The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is the national policy for regulated qualifications in Australia. It incorporates the qualifications from each education and training sector into a single comprehensive national qualifications framework.
What is AQF?
The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is the national policy for regulated qualifications in Australia. It incorporates the qualifications from each education and training sector into a single comprehensive national qualifications framework.
QA ensures that you obtain an educational qualification that is accredited and meets the criteria of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
AQF Governance
The AQF is managed by the Australian Government, Department of Education and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, in consultation with all Australian states and territories. The Department of Education and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations monitors and maintains the Framework, supports its users, and promotes its role in Australia's education system.
Why AQF is crucial?
The Australian Qualifications Framework specifies the standards for educational qualifications in Australia.
AQF Levels
The AQF has 10 levels, each describing the graduate outcomes: the knowledge, skills, and application expected at that level.
Graduates at this level will have knowledge and skills for initial work, community involvement and/or further learning.
Graduates at this level will have knowledge and skills for work in a defined context and/or further learning.
Graduates at this level will have theoretical and practical knowledge and skills for work and/or further learning.
Graduates at this level will have theoretical and practical knowledge and skills for specialised and/or skilled work and/or further learning.
Graduates at this level will have specialised knowledge and skills for skilled/paraprofessional work and/or further learning.
Graduates at this level will have broad knowledge and skills for paraprofessional/highly skilled work and/or further learning.
Graduates at this level will have broad and coherent knowledge and skills for professional work and/or further learning.
Graduates at this level will have advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and/or further learning.
Graduates at this level will have specialised knowledge and skills for research, and/or professional practice and/or further learning.
Graduates at this level will have systematic and critical understanding of a complex field of learning and specialised research skills.
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