In the first quarter of calendar year 2023, average training contract processing times for Victorian TAFEs and dual sector institutions were:
- 28 days* between commencement date and the date that Australian Government-contracted Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (AASN) providers upload the training contracts to the Apprenticeship Data Management System (ADMS) – at which point the information transfers to the VRQA’s Epsilon system
- 2 days for the VRQA to register the training contracts.
This is a significant improvement on the figures for the total calendar year 2022, where the results were 51 and 5 days.
*Note: AASN providers undertake significant work to arrange training contracts. Their processing times can be impacted by factors outside of their control. This could include if one or both parties to the training contract do not sign it in a timely manner. In Victoria, the commencement date of a training contract is also able to be backdated up to 14 days from when the contract is signed.
2022 processing times for Victorian TAFE's and dual sector institutions
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First quarter 2023 processing times
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For all other registered training organisations (RTOs) that are not TAFEs or dual sector institutions, processing times were similar, as shown below.
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When a training contract commences or is varied, the VRQA is the last stop in the process. So, if registration of your training contract is delayed, you should call your apprenticeship network provider. For more information see: