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,
Foundation Skills Training Package now endorsed Read More »
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
Have your say on the new proposed fee structure Read More »
http://youtu.be/yRtz_C4eswo Developing the foundations for your RTO business is an essential part of preparing for your initial registration audit.
Become an RTO – Initial Registration Business Foundations Read More »
Requirements for all vocational trainers and assessors are changing to make sure they have the skills and knowledge to support the development of adult learners’ language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills. As a vocational trainer your role is to help learners to develop and demonstrate their vocational skills and knowledge. LLN skills are an integral part of vocational competence, and so you also
Changes for RTO Trainers and Assessors Read More »
Changes in the VET Sector. As always F4 Solutions tries to keep you up-to-date with the changes happening around the VET sectors so you can make changes within your RTO to reflect the new requirements. For those of you registered with ASQA, please check the latest newsletters and general directions. Please be aware
Changes for RTOs and issuing Testamurs Read More »
I was playing a game of chess on the weekend with a friend. Now let me say that the last time I played chess was with my father many, many years ago. So needless to say, I was a bit rusty. But I was intent on playing my game as I do life and my
Is your RTO a game of chess? Read More »
A reflection of the life we currently have. The gadgets we have available to us is enormous. There are now so many choices to connect to the internet, iPad, Tablets, TV, computers and smart phones. The landscape is changing so fast, I am half expecting something new to be out before I get to post
RTO Tip – Our changing lives, does it impact on your RTO? Read More »
Setting up a fully-compliant best-practice RTO is not an easy undertaking – and as a remote, Indigenous-focused RTO we were expecting our first audit to be a complicated process. Luckily we were refereed to Merinda Smith and F4 solutions, and thanks to her efforts our first year audit was entirely without any queries. We even
John Vos, Remote Regional RTO Read More »
