Quality RTO

Using your Learning and Assessment Strategy and gaining industry consultation

As you know from previous posts your learning and assessment strategy provides a framework for your training and assessment of qualifications. Basically it says how you will structure the delivery and assessment arrangements. Learning and assessment strategies are the big picture while such documents as learning programs and session plans are the detail of this […]

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New National body for early childhood education and care

RTOs who deliver to Early Childhood education will be pleased to hear there is a new National entitiy: ACECQA. It has been formed to oversee important changes to early childhood education and care and school age care in Australia. Education and care plays a vital role in the lives of Australian children and their families

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Regulatory body confirms aged care training top priority

Ensuring the quality of aged care training has been made a priority by the new national regulator of the vocational education and training sector, reports Natasha Egan From January, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) will scrutinise registered training organisations (RTOs) when they apply to register, renew or amend courses that include aged care qualifications.

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Why you should use a consultant to assist with your RTO

There is excitment at F4 Solutions as audits take place across the country. Our recent RTO Audits have come back with comments from the auditors saying how impressed they are with the systems in place. To some the AQTF in various states and NVR standards may look complicated and time consuming. However when you look for

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Training Packages at work

In June 2011 it was announced that Training Packages @ Work (TP@Work) was to publish its last newsletter, however due to the overwhelming support of VET bodies, government departments, industry skills councils, state and territory training authorities and other supporters, TP@Work has received funding to continue until July 2012. Funding from the Department of Education,

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Service Skills Australia Update

Service Skills Australia (SSA) is the national body responsible for the Retail Training Package which applies to Wholesaling. As Wholesaling comes under the LTC’s banner, we must ensure that stakeholders are kept well informed of workforce development strategies and training initiatives. A review has been undertaken investigating the possible causes of low level student enrolment

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