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7 February 2013 Number: 011/13
VET
SIT12 Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package, Release 1
Purpose
To tell schools about recent endorsement and publication of the SIT12 Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package as well as registration requirements for the new qualifications. The changes only affect standalone delivery of the qualifications.
Background
Release 1 of SIT12 Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package was endorsed by the National Skills Standards Council (NSSC) on 5 December 2012 and was officially released on 18 January 2013.
All Hospitality, Tourism and Events qualifications have now been replaced with new qualifications.
Superseded SIT07 qualifications SIT12 qualifications Equivalent
SIT10207 Certificate I in Hospitality SIT10212 Certificate I in Hospitality Yes SIT20107 Certificate II in Tourism SIT20112 Certificate II in Tourism Yes SIT20207 Certificate II in Hospitality SIT20212 Certificate II in Hospitality Yes SIT10307 Certificate I in Hospitality
(Kitchen Operations)
Deleted — covered by SIT10212 NA
SIT20307 Certificate II in Hospitality (Kitchen Operations)
SIT20312 Certificate II in Kitchen Operations
Yes
The SIT12 Training Package can be obtained from the Training.gov.au (TGA) website at
http://training.gov.au/Training/Details/SIT12. Information about the mapping of units of competency and qualifications is also in the Training Package.
Information
Schools with current hospitality, tourism or events qualifications on their scope of registration as well as those interested in adding the SIT12 qualifications should download the relevant parts of the SIT12 Training Package.
School RTOs must also be familiar with the Australian Skills Quality Authority “General direction:
Transition and teach out”, which is available at www.asqa.gov.au/about-asqa/general-directions.html.
The impact is that:
• no school can seek registration for the superseded qualifications after 17 January 2013
• RTOs must transition to the new qualifications before 18 January 2014
• RTOs may teach out the superseded qualifications up to 17 July 2014.
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What you need to do
Registration
School RTOs need to register for the SIT12 qualifications prior to offering or delivering them.
School RTOs currently registered for the superseded Hospitality, Tourism and Events qualification/s
School RTOs must complete and send an Application to change RTO scope of registration form available at www.qsa.qld.edu.au/12264.html. This needs to done as soon as possible because:
• no new students can be enrolled in the superseded qualifications (from SIT07) after 17 January 2014
• school RTOs cannot deliver the superseded qualifications after 18 July 2014.
School RTOs that request units significantly different from those already on scope may be asked to supply supplementary evidence before registration.
Once registered for a new qualification, students may be transitioned from the superseded qualification to the new version. This is essential for students who will not be expected to complete the superseded qualification before 18 July 2014.
School RTOs not currently registered for the superseded Hospitality, Tourism and Events qualification/s
School RTOs must complete and send an Application to change RTO scope of registration form
available at www.qsa.qld.edu.au/12264.html. You will be required to attach evidence to your application as indicated in the Application to change RTO scope of registration – evidence guidelines, which is also available at www.qsa.qld.edu.au/12264.html.
More information
Please email the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Branch at [email protected], or phone (07) 3864 0381.
Ian Fyfe
Assistant Director VET Branch
