At least 30,000 graduates lose qualifications in Australia’s vocational education crackdown

Aged care graduates were among those affected when 11 vocational education and training providers were deregistered. Photograph: Resolution Productions/Getty Images/Tetra images RF

At least 30,000 people have lost their qualifications in the past year as the regulator cracks down on Australia’s shonky vocational education and training providers.

Since late 2024, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has cancelled the registrations of 11 training organisations and voided diplomas, certificates and statements of attainment that providers had issued.