Thousands of aged care and disability carers will be stripped of their qualifications after a rogue training provider provided them with bogus credentials.

The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) announced on Thursday it intends to cancel 6992 qualifications from Kingsway Vocational Training – which also traded as VETNET Education Services – because they were handed to people who had not received the appropriate training.

More than 4000 people who were awarded certificates to work in the disability sector or in aged care will have their qualifications cancelled. Credit: iStock

More than 4000 of the cancelled qualifications were for “individual support service” certificates, which are required for individuals to work with people with disabilities or in the aged care sector

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