Initial registration with ASQA

ASQA’s Decision—initial registration ASQA decides if your organisation complies with the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Quality Framework. If the application does not comply, you have 20 working days to provide additional or amended evidence to demonstrate compliance. ASQA analyses this additional evidence before approving or rejecting the application. If your application is approved If your […]

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Launch of the Useful Educator’s Guide for LLN

Aged Care Service Providers and Educators are invited to the launch of The Useful Educator’s Guide on Thursday 24th July 9:30am – 10:30am at Baptist Village Baxter – 8 Robinsons Road, Frankston South. Background One of the concerns the aged care industry raised in the SE Melbourne WIN region was the skill level and personal attributes of

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Your turn to comment on the New provider and regulator standards

Over the past week I have spent much of my time away from client with my head down reviewing the standards. Basically I am happy with the way they look, they provide greater clarity for providers and I believe it will allow RTOs to concentrate on their one goal – to provide quality training and assessment.

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Prevention of workplace violence to assist people in all areas of vocational training

An important guide has been developed that can assist many in the training industry. It relates to workplace violence, and can be a very useful resource. Posted in the recent Safety Culture OHS News: A new guide to help employers and workers prevent workplace violence has recently been developed by SafeWork SA. The guide, Preventing

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A suggested five-point plan for change in the VET sector

A recent article in the AFR has Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott talking about the current situation in the VET sector. It is a very important point that she makes about the And underlying foundation skills that are so important to our young people; and that if the VET sector continues to be

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Getting your RTO Employees to Perform to your standards

Running an efficient training organisation means providing quality training and assessment as well as handling employee issues when they surface. And when we look at it, managing employees can be one of the most difficult aspects of running your RTO. During the many years of managing both national and small state based RTOs I have found that

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Are your Training and Assessment Strategies costing you money?

Are your RTO strategies costing you money by not being compliant with the RTO Standards? Time and time again I see common mistakes in the training and assessment strategies (TAS) developed by RTOs. A good TAS is an extremely important document within your RTO, from both audit and strategic business planning perspectives, I have highlighted the most

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