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.

Record Number of West Australians in Training

  According to an interim report card on the State Government’s Training WA strategy, there are a record number of people undertaking training in WA. Following the government’s investment to support an additional 21,000 training places, there has been a 12 % increase in the number of Western Australians undertaking government funded training and apprentice

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Understanding your target market when setting up an RTO

Recently whilst writing training material for a Marketing unit I was delving into the power of client consultation. Of course the subject is relevant to every business, well every business that markets to their clients, and I felt it was important to write about for you. Trying to get clients when you’re not really sure

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Is an RTO really a viable business option?

Let’s look at the government priority is currently is to have suitably skilled and qualified people with the potential to make a positive contribution to Australian society. It has been reported they will concentrate on: Having training that provides an employment outcome. Providing training to the regions. Enhancing international education as an export. Developing necessary

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