To issue students with an Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) certificate, your school registered training organisation (RTO) must meet specific requirements.
Requirements for issuing AQF certificates
Your school RTO must ensure:
- the student is enrolled in the training product
- the student holds a Unique Student Identifier (USI)
- you have verified the student’s USI
- you maintain data that complies with Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard (AVETMISS)
- your data includes enough detail to identify:
- the student
- the code and title of training product
- the type of AQF certification
- the date the training product was completed
- the date the AQF certification was issued
- the AQF certification uses approved templates that comply with:
- you have a publicly available AQF certification replacement policy and procedure
- you issue students with AQF certification within 30 business days of the student successfully completing the training product.
Templates
You can access AQF certification templates in the AQF Issuance and Replacement policy and procedure. Find these in the VET app in the QCAA Portal.
USI exemptions
If a student has been granted a USI exemption by the USI registrar, you may issue AQF certification after you sight and document confirmation of the exemption.
More information
For more information, contact us:
- Email: vet@qcaa.qld.edu.au
- Phone: (07) 3864 0381
- Last updated:
- 22 September 2026
