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Compliance and Quality Assurance

Clear advice for every organisation that cannot afford to get it wrong.

Registration, accreditation, funding, analysis, AI and ISO - specialist practices serving education providers, businesses and Government bodies alike - in Australia and internationally - with outcomes measured in registrations kept, problems solved and organisations grown.

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25+Years advising the sector
35+Senior specialists
1,500+Organisations supported
100%Quality-assured work
WHY CAQA CONSULTING

Advice for organisations that cannot afford to get it wrong

  • 25+ years advising the sector
  • 1,500+ organisations supported
  • 35+ specialists across every practice
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RTO Registration ✶CRICOS & ESOS ✶ELICOS ✶ANMAC Accreditation ✶TEQSA & Higher Education ✶State & Federal Funding ✶Business Analysis ✶Artificial Intelligence ✶ISO Training ✶RTO Registration ✶CRICOS & ESOS ✶ELICOS ✶ANMAC Accreditation ✶TEQSA & Higher Education ✶State & Federal Funding ✶Business Analysis ✶Artificial Intelligence ✶ISO Training ✶
What we do

Every practice.
Three groups.

Every CAQA service sits in one of three groups - Education & Training, Advisory, Risk & Assurance and Technology & Systems - so you always know exactly where to look and who you are dealing with.

Education & Training

RTO, CRICOS & ELICOS

Registration, audits, rectification and CRICOS / ELICOS compliance - domestic and international providers, one expert team.

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Higher Education & ANMAC

TEQSA registration, course accreditation and the HESF - plus ANMAC accreditation guided by AHPRA-endorsed practitioners.

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State & Federal Funding

State and federal funding programs, VET Student Loans, funding audits and claims - win funding and keep it.

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Learning Resources & Content

Assessment tools, learner tools, LLND kits, RPL kits, validation and contextualisation - a 75,000+ product library.

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Training & Professional Development

PD workshops, validation training, industry currency and compliance masterclasses for every Standards change.

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Legal & Regulatory Dispute Support

AAT/ART reviews, show cause submissions, FOI strategy and expert witness reports - support beyond rectification.

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Sales, Acquisitions & Brokerage

Buy and sell advisory, valuations, change of ownership and brokerage - for RTOs and any small business.

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Government & Tender Services

Tender writing, grants, procurement compliance and panel applications - proven on national regulator tenders.

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Audits, Risk & Governance Advisory

Business analysis and due diligence - plus whistleblower, modern slavery, privacy and AML/CTF compliance.

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Healthcare, WHS & Safety

RACGP and NSQHS accreditation, AHPRA compliance and clinical governance - plus WHS systems and safety audits.

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AI & Digital Technology

AI strategy, governance and risk - plus Moodle LMS, SMS selection, websites, AVETMISS data and automation.

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ISO Training & Certification

ISO auditor training plus 9001, 14001, 45001, 27001, 42001 and 21001 implementation - Exemplar Global certified auditors, all industries, any country.

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What CAQA provides

Capabilities for every organisation

GovernanceChange ManagementRisk ManagementISO TrainingProfessional DevelopmentInternal & External AuditsExpert Witness (AAT)Policies & Quality SystemsAI Governance & EU AI ActFunding & TendersDue DiligenceValidation & Moderation
International & enterprise

One standard.
Any jurisdiction.

The same machine that protects Australian providers now serves multinationals, international institutions, enterprises and government - wherever they operate.

ISO certification readiness

Pre-certification gap audits and internal audit across 9001, 14001, 45001, 27001, 42001 and 21001 - Exemplar Global certified auditors, any jurisdiction.

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EU AI Act conformity

Extraterritorial by design: if your AI reaches the EU market, it is captured. ISO/IEC 42001-aligned governance that proves compliance.

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Transnational education QA

Offshore delivery governance, quality framework design and qualification equivalence review - Asia-Pacific, Middle East and beyond.

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Supply chain, modern slavery & ESG

Due diligence and reporting across the overlapping Australian, UK and European regimes - for corporate and multinational clients.

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Assurance as a service

Internal audit functions, independent reviews, program evaluation and probity - for enterprises and the public sector.

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Why CAQA

Sector-deep expertise. Senior-led, always.

Senior-led expertise

Experienced VET and RTO experts, ISO-registered auditors and AHPRA-endorsed clinicians - delivering governance, change and risk advisory, ISO training and professional development.

Ethical, fair advice

We tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear - and we put it in writing.

Fixed scopes, transparent fees

Agreed deliverables and pricing before we start. No surprise invoices, ever.

Quality-assured work

If our work returns a non-compliant audit outcome, we rectify it free of charge.

23Outcome Standards mapped
35+Senior experts
1,500+Organisations supported
4Quality Areas covered
How we engage

A disciplined methodology

Discover

A free, confidential consultation to understand your organisation, risks and goals.

Diagnose

Evidence-based assessment against the standards, contracts and benchmarks that matter.

Deliver

A fixed-scope engagement executed by senior specialists with weekly visibility.

Embed

Capability transfer, monitoring and support so improvements outlast the engagement.

If you want to deal with absolutely the best professionals in the business, there is no other option. The most qualified individuals in the industry for ASQA compliance, validation standards and high-quality training.
Hubert Kozub  ยท  Dreamlux

"We are really impressed with Sukh and his team's experience in dealing with different regulatory bodies. Instrumental in our re-registration."

Mahendra & Bhavi - Directors, Australian College for Excellence

"Thank you for all the support and consulting services. CAQA's professionalism and depth across compliance is unmatched in the sector."

Gopal Pokharel - CEO, Australian National Academy of Education
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Awards & Recognition

100+ recognitions. Four continents.

Awards, features and appointments earned by the Career Calling International family - from Melbourne to Dubai, Shanghai, Oxford, New York and the United Nations.

Burj Global Power 100 · 2026 Most Influential Leader of the Year · 2026 Asia’s Greatest Brands · 2025 5× LearnX Gold · 2023
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News

News that leads the sector

All news & magazines
NewsJune 8, 2026

Are We Regulating Too Late? What 45,000 Cancelled Certificates Say About Prevention in Australian VET

NewsApril 28, 2026

Facilities, Resources and Equipment: What "Fit for Purpose" Actually Means Under Standard 1.8

NewsApril 28, 2026

Pre-Enrolment Disclosure Under Standard 2.1: The Information RTOs Must Provide Before Taking a Single Dollar

NewsApril 28, 2026

Work-Integrated Learning and the Risk Management Gap: Standard 1.8(2)(c) and What RTOs Are Missing

E-zines

The magazines we publish.

Six mastheads from CAQA Publications - read by 62,000+ VET professionals and available worldwide on Magzter, the world's number one digital newsstand.

CAQA Publications on Magzter → All magazines
The VET Sector Magazine - magazine coverThe VET Sector MagazineRead on Magzter →CAQA Compliance & Regulations Blueprint - magazine coverCAQA Compliance & Regulations BlueprintRead on Magzter →RTO News - CAQA Resources - magazine coverRTO News - CAQA ResourcesRead on Magzter →The CAQA Connect - Digital News - magazine coverThe CAQA Connect - Digital NewsRead on Magzter →CAQA Quality Quest Magazine - magazine coverCAQA Quality Quest MagazineRead on Magzter →The Australian RTO Sector - Annual Special Edition 2025 - magazine coverThe Australian RTO Sector - Annual Special Edition 2025Read on Magzter →

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Why CAQA leads

A market-leadership proposition you can verify.

CAQA's credibility as a market leader rests on four verifiable strengths — the breadth of its range, genuinely integrated services, deep regulatory experience, and technology built specifically for education.

01

Range

From audit-ready resources and courses to publications, platforms and media — the widest portfolio in Australian education quality.

02

Integrated services

Specialist brands that work as one team, so advice, resources, systems and support connect instead of competing.

03

Regulatory experience

Decades of hands-on work with Australian VET and higher education regulation, applied to real providers and real audits every day.

04

Education-specific technology

Platforms engineered for education from the first line of code — never generic software adapted after the fact.

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