On Friday 7th June the Commonwealth and State Ministers met in Canberra for the first meeting of the COAG Standing Council on Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment for 2013. The Ministers’ Communique notes that “Ministers agreed to take further steps including: a new framework for drafting VET regulatory standards; the implementation of transparency reforms including Total VET […]
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NCVER provides FREE resources, including podcasts, downloads, recorded webinars and other resources for the VET sector. Your RTO Digital skills are super important to upgarde / upskill our workforce. This one is all about digital technology. There is a notion that Trainers may need to invest in their own digital capability. The podcast below
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Another video to help you with having a compliant RTO. the recording can be reviewed by following the below link: Continuous Improvement RTO tips Managing RTO compliance tips to get you through your audit successfully and manage your quality RTO. When you conduct an internal audit, start at the policies and procedures. Merinda Smith explains
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Talking to my clients I know these articles are very interesting and so am continuing to provide information for you…. When should an RTO go to the Federal Court for review? By travismitchellbarrister The Federal Court is the proper venue to argue that a decision was an unlawful exercise of power because some essential procedural part of the
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RTO Registration Renewed after Appeal – Australian Business Skills v ASQA By travismitchellbarrister This is the first in an occasional series of case notes on decisions involving ASQA. In the recent decision of Australian Business Skills Pty Ltd v ASQA (here) the New South Wales Administrative Decisions Tribunal (the Tribunal) discussed three significant issues in auditing and compliance for
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Recently I read this very interesting article, and as I have written many articles, and spoken at length to people on doing thorough due diligence when purchasing an RTO, I thought was important to share the findings: A recent decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) in Ivy Education Group Pty Ltd v ASQA [2013]
Some lessons from the AAT for RTOs by Dr John Tarrant, Barrister Read More »
On 28 February 2013, the National Skills Standards Council endorsed a new Foundation Skills Training Package (FSTP) which will bring foundation skills training into the mainstream of the VET system. This is great news for RTOs working in this space. The FSTP was developed by Innovation & Business Skills Australia (IBSA) with Australian Government funding,
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The standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations 2012 states that: Assessment means the process of collecting evidence and making judgements on whether competency has been achieved, to confirm that an individual can perform to the standard expected in the workplace, as expressed by the relevant endorsed industry/enterprise competency standards of a Training Package or by the
RTO compliance tip – When to contextualize your assessment resources. Read More »
Consultation The 2013 Cost Recovery Impact Statement—Exposure Draft has been published on the ASQA website for consultation. Any interested organisation or individual can make a written submission by visiting www.asqa.gov.au/about-asqa/consultation.html. The consultation period will close on Tuesday 9 April. All providers have been advised of the consultation details via email. Should you have any questions about the consultation
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http://youtu.be/yRtz_C4eswo Developing the foundations for your RTO business is an essential part of preparing for your initial registration audit.
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