CAQA Certified is a family of audit-grade certification marks - from Proudly Australian Held to Privacy, Cyber Safe, Responsible AI and more. Verified by compliance professionals, licensed with a unique certificate ID, and listed on a public register anyone can check in seconds.
The flagship mark: Proudly Australian HeldOwnership marks that tell customers who they are backing, and practice marks that show how you operate - every one verified the same way: evidence first.
AC/01The flagship mark for 51%+ Australian-held businesses.
AC/02For businesses run by the people whose name is on it.
AC/03Recognition for majority women-owned or women-led organisations.
AC/04Two respectful tracks: ownership, or genuine engagement.
AC/05For employers who genuinely back ex-service people.
AC/06Certification for businesses anchored outside the capitals.
AC/07Practical environmental responsibility, evidenced.
AC/08Alignment with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the APPs.
AC/09ACSC Essential Eight alignment at a defined maturity level.
AC/10Ethical, transparent AI in training, assessment and operations.
AC/11Disability access, inclusive materials and UDL principles.
AC/12Financial viability assessment that reassures everyone.
Every CAQA Certified mark is minted to be checked, not just displayed. Take the medallion for a spin - the same seal that carries a unique certificate ID onto the public register sits behind every badge in the family.
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Plenty of badges can be bought; very few can be checked. CAQA Certified is built by a compliance practice that has spent more than fifteen years auditing quality systems, so every mark is anchored to documented evidence, re-verified annually and listed where anyone can confirm it.
Choose the marks that fit your organisation - ownership marks that tell customers who they are backing, practice marks that show how you operate - and grow your badge wall as you grow.
Our Story“The verification was thorough without being painful - and customers genuinely check the register. It has already won us two wholesale accounts.”
“Cyber Safe plus Privacy certification answered every security question in our last three tenders before they were asked.”
“The Responsible AI mark started conversations no competitor can join yet. Same business, sharper story.”
The same path for every mark - streamlined for busy operators, documented like an audit.
Five minutes online. We confirm which marks fit and what evidence is needed.
Pick one mark or stack several - one application, one renewal date.
Our compliance team reviews entity records, evidence and practice against published criteria.
Licence issued with your unique certificate ID, mark kit and register listing.
A streamlined yearly re-check keeps your status live and the register honest.
Per-organisation pricing that covers verification, the mark licence and your register listing. Preview pricing for the launch program.
Illustrative register entries - every certified organisation appears with its ID, marks and status.
| Certificate ID | Organisation | Marks held | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC-1001 | CAQA Groups (founding member) | Australian Held · Privacy · Cyber Safe · Responsible AI | Current |
| AC-1042 | Sample Family Bakery Pty Ltd | Australian Held · Family Owned | Current |
| AC-1077 | Sample Regional Training Co | Australian Held · Regional and Rural · Financially Sound | Current |
| AC-1090 | Sample Studio Collective | Women-Led · Environmentally Responsible | Current |
| AC-0958 | Sample Lapsed Holdings | Australian Held | Lapsed |
Entries are illustrative. The founding entry is assessed at arm’s length by a reviewer independent of CAQA Groups. CAQA Certified is an independent program - not a government endorsement or accreditation.
The Proudly Australian Held mark requires beneficial ownership of at least 51% by Australian citizens or permanent residents, verified against entity records and shareholdings.
Most single-mark applications complete within ten business days of receiving evidence. Multi-mark and practice-mark assessments such as Cyber Safe can take longer depending on readiness.
Experienced compliance professionals from the CAQA Groups team - people who audit quality systems for a living, not an outsourced checkbox service.
No. It is an independent certification marks program operated by CAQA Groups, itself proudly independent and Australian held. Practice marks reference public frameworks such as the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the ACSC Essential Eight, but certification is ours, not the government's.
Real verification takes professional time - reviewing evidence, maintaining the register and re-checking every year. Fees fund the work that makes the mark worth displaying.
Tell us, or it will surface at renewal. Certificates that no longer meet criteria are moved to lapsed status and the register updates promptly - that is what keeps everyone's mark meaningful.
Twelve marks, one audit-grade standard - unique IDs, documented evidence and a public register that keeps every claim honest.
Start a pre-assessment in minutes - our compliance team takes it from there.
Service lines across every CAQA brand, one standard of quality. Scroll the wall or jump straight to a brand.
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.
From audit-ready resources and courses to publications, platforms and media — the widest portfolio in Australian education quality.
Specialist brands that work as one team, so advice, resources, systems and support connect instead of competing.
Decades of hands-on work with Australian VET and higher education regulation, applied to real providers and real audits every day.
Platforms engineered for education from the first line of code — never generic software adapted after the fact.
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