Australia faces a number of pressing workforce threats and opportunities. A highly skilled workforce is required to maintain and improve our economic position in the face of increasing global competition, and to have the skills to adapt to the introduction of new technology and rapid change. Vocational Education and Training (VET) provides people with the […]
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I am impressed by the number of passionate people in the VET sector. People who are willing to share their thoughts, question decisions and call upon people when needed. Lately I have been inspired by people around me, the ones who call when they know that an audit is due in the next 12 months!
Passion in the Australian VET sector Read More »
Looking around my house over the break, and now in my office I see something pretty typical. Stacks, and stacks, of books. I have a huge bookcase over my desk. And stacks of books on my desk. Then in my house, there are books beside my bed, on the floor next to the
Seeing your RTO dreams, inspiration and intentions. Read More »
Enterprise RTOs (ERTOs) have emerged as a significant component of the Australian VET sector in recent years. To me they are some of the best run RTOs around. They are soley there for their employees, and therefore can often take the time to provide the training and assistance. The business functions come first and the
As I walked along the foreshore this morning to my client I was reflecting on what had happened during the past few days with the bush fires. Over the weekend my life had been thrown around, emotions brought to the top and I have witnessed a variety of reactions. Yes I still have my beautiful
Are you truley being mindful? Read More »
Over the Christmas period I spent time with my very enterprising sister who now operates a number of very successful retail businesses. She was saying they are looking at buying a coffee franchise for one of the rural centres they live near. Now that is something that is definitely a boom area in Australia at
Are you considering owning an RTO Business? Read More »
This is an interesting topic of which I have given presentations on at various networking events recently, as well as been present at a number of information sessions. Then a client of mine contacted me and said they have finished putting together some information about the changes to nationally recognised Training Packages and they wondered
Compliance Tips – Changes to Training Packages Read More »
ASQA have recently released a fact sheet that covers details of audits, their names and when they are likely to occur. It is very clear in the information for example for Initial registration: an audit would occur when the application has been assessed as meeting financial viability and Fit and Proper Person requirements. It then
The when, why, what about ASQA audits Read More »
As many of you all know the NSSC is making moves for changes and as part of the changes, we will all have to get used to a new acronym – RTOs that issue vocational qualifications will be known as LTOs, or Licensed Training Organisations. LTOs that meet regulatory requirements will be awarded a licence
May your road ahead be filled with the courage to seek answers to those unanswered questions that continue to give meaning to your life. Learn from those questions and be grateful that you are strong enough to ask. The survivors are ones who are grateful and don’t wallow in despair, wondering why you were the
