ASQA National Regulator Update with Ms Saxon Rice

ASQA National Regulator Update with Ms Saxon Rice

This interactive session features a presentation and discussion with Ms Saxon Rice, Chief Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA). In this session, Ms Rice will provide an exclusive update and briefing for CCA members on ASQA priorities, issues and concerns, with a particular focus on matters facing not-for-profit community education providers. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions.

When: Via Zoom interactive on Thursday 19 November 2020 at 11.00am (NSW/VIC) and 10.00am (QLD).

Participation in this event is by invitation only to CCA members: Register through this Eventbrite link:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/asqa-presentation-by-saxon-rice-tickets-125844565483

A Zoom link will be sent to you a few days prior to the event. Contact CCA on admin@cca.edu.au with any questions or for more details, including any questions in advance for the ASQA Chief Commissioner to cover in her talk.

About Ms Saxon Rice

Ms Saxon Rice, the Chief Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), has extensive experience across the VET and employment services sectors as well as the public policy process. Ms Rice previously held a range of senior government, VET and management positions. She was Assistant Minister for Technical and Further Education in the former Queensland Government from 2012 to 2015, and Chair of the then Ministerial Industry Commission responsible for industry engagement.

Ms Rice is a former Director of Global Business Development for an Australian employment services company and was responsible for significant growth into new countries in the European and Asian markets. Ms Rice has also served in a range of Senate Committee Secretariats, including as Acting Secretary and Principal Research Officer to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee. More recently, Ms Rice was a Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal from 2016 to 2018 and she is a Member and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Ms Rice commenced as a Commissioner of ASQA on 16 April 2018 and as Chief Commissioner and CEO (initially Acting) on 7 October 2019.

Relevant Links and Pre-Reading

  1. Rapid Review of ASQA’s Regulatory Practices and Processes
  2. ASQA’s Regulatory Strategy 2020-22
  3. ASQA’s Annual Report 2019-20
  4. Working together towards effective self-assurance consultation paper
  5. Changes to audit practice – ASQA’s reform agenda webinar