Be active in the VET FEE-HELP Reforms On 12 March 2015 the Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, announced that the Government will make important reforms to the VET FEE-HELP scheme to address rogue training providers and better protect students taking out VET FEE‑HELP loans. As part of this process the department will also be hosting provider […]
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Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) It is a requirement that you show you have the resources for and actively encourage recognition of prior learning. One of the key objectives RTO Standards is to facilitate pathways to formal qualifications that include recognition of prior learning that has occurred outside formal education and training. Inclusions in your
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Planning your registered Training Organisation (RTO) I have heard people say “Why plan your RTO; it only gets in the way of what would have happened anyway.” Planning is part of the foundations of your RTO. You need to develop those foundations to build strength and robustness into your RTO. it is from this strong
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Learn from others, Live for today and hope for tomorrow. To esnure you have the best plan for your new RTO learn from an expert, and make sure you ahve everything you need to meet the standards. Contact Merinda for a complimentary strategy session. Phone 0439 544105
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All RTOS are required to report. whilst this video is developed by ASQA it is still relevant to all RTOs. Consistent with obligations of recent years, RTOs are required to provide annual summary reports on quality indicator data about client satisfaction and students attainment of competencies achieved throughout 2014, to ASQA by 30 June 2015. Report
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There is something very special that happens to me when I hear from a client who has just been through an audit. The news allows me to believe I am assisting clients to live their dream. Last week was one of those weeks when the many months or weeks of working with clients all culminated in a
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Keeping your training interesting means you can keep your students engaged in their learning, which then allows them to become more confident about themselves and what they are learning. When they are engaged they are more likely to take away information that they will draw upon for years to come. As an avid learner, I
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RTO Success article written by MERINDA SMITH on OCTOBER 15, 2014. 2014 is moving rapidly ahead, and RTOs and people intending to become RTOs should be keeping aware of the new standards that will begin to reshape RTOs in 2015. On 8 October Minister Macfarlane announced the implementation of new national Standards from 1 January 2015
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Whilst working in the Kimberley region and staying at a stock camp some months back, I realised some important aspects of our lives are missing. The peace and tranquillity of the beautiful green in the Kimberley, the contrasting red earth and stunning shapes allow me to stop and think and reflect. Creativity, innovation, thinking outside
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Whilst this video relates the SNRs and not the new standards, the information provided in this video is still useful information. Carly Simpson and Sue Hepperlin from ASQA discuss areas of non-compliance. Organisations applying for initial registration are often found to be non-compliant with Sue Hepperlin. Standard 4 requires the applicant to have strategies in
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