This is just a start, please send us any additional key links or organisations you'd like included:

Australian Flexible Learning Framework - website to support online or E-Learning, includes toolboxes for a range of industries including youth work, AOD etc

Australian Qualifications Framework - details of the overall Education system framework from primary right through to tertiary education, also has info on VET for schools, learning pathways, quality assurance, RPL principles and more

Australian Qualifications Training Framework - all the AQTF standards and guidance publications and access to associated projects

Centre for Training Materials - Dept of Education and Training, accredited resources across a range of industries, including community service

Community Services and Health Industries Skills Council - National Peak for the Health and Community Services input into the VET sector - key projects include: reviewing the national Community Services and Health Training Packages

Dept of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations - Commonwealth Dept, funding, policy documents, training package development, quality assurance specifications, equity materials, research papers, links

Dept of Education and Training - Qld State Dept, funds TAFEs, funding, policy, auditing of RTOs, etc

Find a TAFE course in Queensland - also worth approaching the TAFEs themselves as not all courses may be listed on this site, try to speak the the teaching team or education manager for community services within the TAFE institute

Health and Community Services Workforce Council Inc - is a peak body which leads and influences workforce development and innovation in the Health and Community Services Industries - key projects include: Integrated Skills Development Strategy - a regionally based training brokerage project for NGOs funded by the Dept of Communities

National Training Information Service - database of all endorsed training packages - full text of units of competence, CHC08 the current Community Services Training Package can be downloaded from this site; National Register of qualifications and Registered Training Organisations; listings of training support materials that meet National Quality Council (NQC) criteria - full text not available but source indicated

Resource Generator - provides trainer and assessors with access to information about units of competency, qualifications and learning resoruces across a range of industries

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