Recently I have been having discussions with clients regarding Professional Development….and it seems to be a recurring theme, so I thought I would write to you all about it. There is no simple answer on the best solution for RTOs and their PD activities as it veries between industries, states and the person who holds […]
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Why do we want to upgrade our skills and knowledge? I have just been chatting to a trainer and Assessor, who has a list of qualifications as long as his arm. He is however so proud to achieve the next one and carries a torch of his achievement. Good on him. He believes in updating
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Event: Employability skills framework—Invitation to attend public consultations I am letting you know about this just in case you can still get in (the cut off date was 1st Aug) Ithaca Group has been contracted by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) to develop a framework that will build upon existing frameworks
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Applications to Become an RTO is becoming easier with new online services now available on the ASQA website. Online applications are now available via ASQAnet. RTOs can log in to ASQAnet to create and submit applications online for gaining and maintaining registration as an NVR RTO. http://www.asqa.gov.au/asqanet.html Loaded for your ease are video tutorials and
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Training.gov.au has now gone live Some exciting news. The NTIS website is no longer. If you use the web address it will direct you to the new http://www.training.gov.au Please lock this new address into your web browser. When I have used the new website it appears to be very user friendly; it even produces reports.
The weekend brought many lessons to me. The news of the passing of Amy Winehouse came as a shock to me as I was driving to a competition in the pre-dawn. There I was in my own world remembering my tests and thinking about the actions I needed to take with my horse whilst warming
Whilst RTOs can put any number of policies in place, nothing will work unless there is strong cultural aspect to gain respect for the system. This cultural aspect comes from the top and must work its way down through the organisation. The CEO must be respecting policies whether they be RTO training systems, staffing or safety
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As with all quality requirements, feedback is a key to meeting compliance. It also is a key to improving your systems and meeting the requirements of your clients. As a business owner feedback is the cheapest, most powerful, yet, a management tool that is the most under used, and one that we have at our disposal.
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ASQA’s fee schedule is now available on the ASQA website. All applications lodged with ASQA will be subject to ASQA application fees. For an RTO wishing to register it is a minimum of $4000 of fees, depending on how many qualifications you propose putting on scope. These fees do include the cost of the application, initial
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Just when you thought everything was plain sailing and your life looked destined for the beach…along came NVR. There is allot of information out today the changes for those RTOs wishing to register under the new NVR. The changes might seem huge but in fact they are not. Firstly there are acronym changes: Standards for
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