Merinda Smith

Merinda is an RTO Business mentor, trainer and consultant with over 20 years’ experience, assisting thousands of trainers, assessors and RTO personnel. Founder of F4 Solutions and now RTO Mentor. Renowned for her down-to-earth and passionate delivery of workshops and coaching, empowering you to gain the skills, knowledge and tools you need for your RTO to meet compliance and gain business.

The Journey to Getting Your Registered Training Organisation (RTO) Accreditation

If you’re interested in providing vocational education and training to learners in Australia, you need to have RTO accreditation. An RTO is an organisation or individual that is registered with a regulator, which could be the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) if training across Australia. Being registered means you can deliver nationally recognised training and […]

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5 tips in Planning your next 30 days for your business

Truthbomb: Planning your next 30 days with everyone there, can get a bit tricky! Especially if you are trying to run a business. So I got to Googling “things to do at home during self-isolation”. Well there you go – the internet is filled with suggestions! Seems I’m not the only one; that string is

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RTO Leadership Mentor

Panic is contagious; but so is leadership within your RTO business.

With my 30+ years of watching the best leaders handle a crisis, I’ve created a series of practical tips to help you in your business.  Your RTO business is no different to all the others out there. So with that in mind I’ll be sharing practical resources for the week to support your efforts. Are you

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How do you know if your RTO is compliant?

A RTO internal audit is essential for any quality management system, and RTOs especially need to see they are every bit as important as external audits. One of the many reasons that internal audits are important is that they can assist in identifying potential problem areas in preparation for the external audit process. Best Practices

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