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New Website to Support Secondary Schools VET

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Vocational Education and Training in Schools (VET in Schools) are programs undertaken by school students as part of the senior secondary certificate that provide credit towards a nationally recognised VET qualification within the Australian Qualifications Framework. The training that students receive reflects specific industry competency standards and is delivered by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) or […]

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Training and Education (TAE) Training Package upgrade

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The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) recently approved an important update to the Training and Education (TAE) Training Package. This may have impact upon your qualification depending on what units you already hold.  As a part of this update, the AISC has agreed to the inclusion of two new core units for the Certificate IV

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RTO Mentor – Blog Compliance Tips – Training and Assessment Strategies

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RTO Assessment Strategies The VET system is highlighted by the fact that more than 1.2 million workers are represented in the technical and trade sector, which represents more than 13 per cent of the entire Australian workforce. It is your RTO Assessment Strategies that play an huge factor in assisting these people within the workforce. Your

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Reviewing your strategies for the New Standards.

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The revised standards do look different; however they are essentially very much the same as the current standards being used across Australia (AQTF or NVR standards). Now is the time to review what you have happening within your RTO and make sure you are ready to meet the new compliance. By starting at the bigger

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RTO Compliance Tip – current industry skills

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Current industry skills for your trainers and assessors. To provide training that reflects current industry practice and valid assessment, your RTO’s trainers and assessors must maintain the currency of their skills and knowledge in their industry area and in vocational education and training. It is also acceptable for an appropriately qualified trainer and assessor to work with

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RTO Compliance Tip – training reflecting current industry experience

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To provide training that reflects current industry practice and valid assessment, your RTO’s trainers and assessors must maintain the currency of their skills and knowledge in their industry area and in vocational education and training. It is also acceptable for an appropriately qualified trainer and assessor to work with an industry expert to conduct assessment together. Your RTO

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RTO Mentor – video blog – Developing Assessment Tools

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Developing Assessment Tools for your RTO is one of the most critical areas. When applying to become an RTO, you must demonstrate that your organisation has developed all required assessment systems and materials for the scope of registration applied for. As no assessment decisions will have been made and the validation activities required by the Standards will not

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RTO Compliance Tip – Student evidence

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RTO Compliance Tip – Student evidence When considering student evidence, Authenticity MUST be checked. Authenticity means the assessor is assured that the evidence presented for assessment is the learner’s own work. If substantial portions of the evidence submitted are gathered through independent study (e.g. assignments or projects) rather than direct observation, consider using online systems to check work submissions for

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