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
I read a blog recently regarding someone making the decision to close down their RTO. Yes it was a hard decision to make and yes it had underlying factors for the decision. It also highlighted once again to me the ups and downs of having an RTO. There are so many people saying they don’t
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An update to ASQAnet is scheduled for early January 2014. The update will include changes to the available payment options for registered training organisations. From January 2014, providers submitting applications relating to vocational education and training (VET) in ASQAnet will be required to pay all application fees upfront. To find out more read the ASQAnet update
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Oops, we all make mistakes. The other week I received a recommendation via a telephone message following my presentation at the VELG conference. The call came through whilst I was on the phone, and went straight to message bank. Having only taken down half the number I needed to replay it, and inadvertently pressed the
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Taken from the ASQA website: The Australian Skills Quality Authority has released the results of the latest round of its site audit surveys. Training providers that had a site audit finalised between 1 June and 31 August 2013 were invited to participate in the survey. A total of 139 responses were received. The next round
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As with any business decision, planning should always be the first step in developing your RTO. Starting and running an RTO, as in any other business is hard work. The more preparation you do before start-up, the better your chance of avoiding financial and personal heartache. This preparation is reported for your initial audit through
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Where is the VET needed? Well there are a number of areas, whoever Community services is definitely an area worth considering. It needs to be done well though and not just to make huge dollars. There are challenges in the care services, with increased staffing needs and increased training. There is and increasing demand; everyone
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There are times when I speak to clients, or people wanting to start their own RTO and I hear negative thinking that so often faces itself when people are faced with a challenge. These people question their ability, the situation they are in and are generally very negative. When this story crossed my path it
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Starting and running an RTO, as in any other business is hard work. The good news is RTO’s have lower rates of business failure, then any other small business. It is because of the business planning and alignment to quality standards that they keep going. So as with every business, the more preparation you do
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