It is that time when Auditors from ASQA and State bodies are coming through and completing audits of my clients…and my in box seems to full of people saying how they passed the audits with flying colours. These people vary from ones undertaking a new adventure of an RTO by using the F4 Solutions products […]
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
Why you should use a consultant to assist with your RTO Read More »
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,
Training Packages at work Read More »
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
Service Skills Australia Update Read More »
The AQTF and ASQA state that a training organisation will generally be audited when it first applies for registration, again within the first 12 months of initial registration and then at renewal of registration . Audits may also occur at other times such as monitoring or strategic audits, or when an RTO wants to extend
Your people are your greatest resource. By building a team culture where all employees work together builds upon their own potential, and your business. An RTO is not all about meeting the quality standards, it is a business and it has people in it. This guide, a gift from Citrix GoToMeeting, is well-written, uplifting and
Building a Team Culture within your RTO Read More »
Australian Core Skills Framework-Free PD Workshops. Professional development workshops on the Australian Core Skills Framework (and discussion of proposed changes to the yet to be released revised document) will be available from November 2011 to June 2012. Face to face workshops will be conducted in all capital cities and at a number of larger regional
e-learning workshops Read More »
Adding qualifications and units of competency for minor updates ASQA does not require an application from registered training organisations (RTOs) when there are minor updates (Industry Skills Council upgrades) of Training Package qualifications or units of competency, if an RTO has the qualification on their scope. ASQA will check that updates have been taken into
Recently I have had conversations with people within RTOs asking about how they go about delivering units that have had minor updates, but it has meant they have a last letter in the code changing, for example, HLTCC401A to HLTCC401B. No wonder there has been confusion; I have noted that not every registering body has
Minor changes of codes; how does this effect your RTO? Read More »
For my RTO followers who train and assess indigenous learners there are new products available for sale from the Indigenous Lead Centre. These Australian Core Skills (ACS) Indicator tools have been designed for teachers, trainers and/or language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) practitioners working with Indigenous learners. The activities have been contextualised and designed in plain
Literacy and Numeracy assessment for Indigenous Learners Read More »
