Validation is one of those tasks that we tend to put to the bottom of the pile, especially as the 2015 Standards only require validation once within a 5-year cycle (with 50% of scope validated within 3 years). So why create a lengthy, time-consuming process that nobody has time for?

Ensuring academic integrity is essential for maintaining the credibility of qualifications and the trustworthiness of the VET system. Academic integrity encompasses a range of values and principles, including honesty, responsibility, and the respectful and fair treatment of ideas and work produced by others.