Quality RTO

Compliance Tips – Changes to Training Packages

This is an interesting topic of which I have given presentations on at various networking events recently, as well as been present at a number of information sessions. Then a client of mine contacted me and said they have finished putting together some information about the changes to nationally recognised Training Packages and they wondered

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Are you AVETMISS ready?

The Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard (AVETMISS) for VET providers is a national data standard for collecting and reporting VET information. The Standard details the information training organisations need to collect on the training activities they provide. The new release of the data standard, AVETMISS release 7.0, has been made available

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Better marketing standards for training providers

ASQA has released a major review of the marketing practices of selected Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) in Australia. The review makes eight recommendations aimed at improving marketing and advertising practices and curbing practices by some training providers that potentially mislead consumers. ASQA Chief Commissioner Chris Robinson said the review found a disturbing number of RTOs

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NCVER Research Forum – Realising our potential: widening participation through education and training

Education and training can transform people’s lives, it plays an important role in their health and wellbeing, it can help them to connect with the community and to get a job. In recent years, NCVER has funded a significant amount of research focused on informing issues around the role of tertiary education and training in

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Results from recent ASQA Audit Survey

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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Business Planning for RTO initial application

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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Trainer and assessor qualifications for new qualifications to go on scope

This is the old ‘chicken and egg’ conundrum faced by the VET sector when you introduce something new.  Firstly they need the correct Training and assessing qualification (currently TAE – preferably with the LLN unit). Then you need to be able to demonstrate that the trainer and assessor has the vocational qualification (or equivalence), current

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