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ITECA National Skills Data Briefing

ITECA National Skills Data Briefing

Join ITECA for an exclusive member briefing unpacking the key insights, trends, and policy implications from NCVER’s Total VET Students and Courses 2025 release.

23 Jul 2026 - 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location: Videoconference

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23 JUL
ITECA National Skills Data Briefing

Location: Videoconference

1 day/s till Registration closes

24 JUL
ITECA Capital Territory Funded Provider Interest Group

Location: Videoconference

2 day/s till Registration closes

13 AUG
ITECA Higher Education Provider Interest Group

Location: Videoconference

Registrations Closing Soon!

18 AUG
ITECA Skills Training Provider Interest Group

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Who are we?

The Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) is a nationally prominent industry association dedicated to giving the skills training, higher education and international sectors a strong, unified voice on workforce development.

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Australia’s Skills System Held Together By Independent Sector

The latest data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) on Total VET Activity in Australia for 2025 year shows that it’s the independent skills training sector

22/07/2026

Australia’s Skills System Held Together By Independent Sector

National Update - What is the story behind the numbers

This week, the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) will release its annual Total VET Activity data report. The Australian skills training system is very fortunate to have a national skills data collection and analysis agency

20/07/2026

National Update - What is the story behind the numbers

Joint ASQA and TEQSA alert regarding overseas student transfers

The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) and the Tertiary Education Skills Quality Authority (TEQSA) have issued a Joint Sector Alert regarding practices associated with overseas student transfers.

14/07/2026

Joint ASQA and TEQSA alert regarding overseas student transfers

International Education – Managed growth arrangements released, Webinars to explain Agent Commission

All international education providers will be aware that the Australian Government has released the 2027 National Planning Level (NPL) and set it at 295,000, unchanged from 2026.

14/07/2026

International Education – Managed growth arrangements released, Webinars to explain Agent Commission

National Update — If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu

Policy is not made in a vacuum, and policy makers don’t work in a void. Regardless of the scope and shape, policy is made by those that show up, who are at the table, who engage and influence on critical issues that affect them.

13/07/2026

National Update — If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu

How Australia is losing at international education

"Australia’s international education sector should be a global powerhouse, but there is instead a story of squandered promise," writes Felix Pirie, CEO of the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA).

6/07/2026

How Australia is losing at international education

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