RTO’s want international students to pay fees upfront while still offshore
Some of Australia’s vocational training institutions, especially private colleges and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) have emailed their st...
The essential guide to setting up a QMS in your RTO
A good Quality Management System provides a centralised mechanism for managing an organisations policies and procedures. These quality documents are a...
International student visa applications to Australia on downward spiral
Smaller universities and private Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers expect to be hardest hit because of their greater reliance on stude...
International student decline worsens for Australia
The number of overseas students hoping to study vocational education and training courses in the last financial year has more than halved.  Read mo...
Government support for Australian Apprenticeships
A large number of businesses with apprentices and trainees on JobKeeper are planning on, or considering, cancelling them when JobKeeper ends. Over 50 ...
WA invests in TAFE
The McGowan Government has announced the biggest capital works program in history for TAFE campuses across the State, as part of the $5.5 billion WA R...
Future job prospects for young Australians gloomy
Young Australians have suffered the largest increases in unemployment, and the biggest falls in jobs, since the pandemic began. Read more here:  Â...
Group Training Organisation in administration due to apprenticeship decline
All Trades Queensland – the largest commercial employer of apprentices and trainees in the country has gone into administration. The company, establ...
Apprenticeships and JobTrainer
Interview on ABC radio with the Director of Australian Apprenticeships and Traineeships Information Service Peta Skujins, Bendigo watchmaker and Vic...
Security industry training under scrutiny
Poor-quality training and assessment in the security industry has been noted in 2016 in a detailed report by the national regulator of vocational educ...
Get ready for JobTrainer
The Australian Government recently announced it’s $1 billion JobTrainer initiative. The funding is provided through a $500 million contribution by t...
Update on international student visa arrangements for Australia
The Morrison Government is making a number of changes to student visa arrangements to ensure Australia remains a priority destination for internationa...
Critical steps in choosing the right RTO consultant to work with
RTOs may seek to engage a consultant when they need special expertise or more accurate, up-to-date information not available internally. Additionally, your business may be unable to spare the time and resources to develop a project internally and you have decided to outsource these services, particularly when you are responding to an urgent matter like …
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The essential guide to setting up a QMS in your RTO
A good Quality Management System provides a centralised mechanism for managing an organisations policies and procedures. These quality documents are a collection of processes that outline how you do business and meet your customers’ expectations. A core function of a QMS is to manage its document control functions. Table of Contents Quality Management System Framework:Quality …
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Get ready for JobTrainer
The Australian Government recently announced it’s $1 billion JobTrainer initiative. The funding is provided through a $500 million contribution by the Australian Government and a contribution of $500 million by the state and territory governments. It is expected to include a mixture of free and/or low cost courses targeted at reskilling and upskilling Australians which …
A quick way to deal with non-compliances in your assessments
Undertaking quality checks of your assessment tools pre-use or prior to implementation will ensure they are compliant and fit for purpose. Validating your resources as part of the development process ensures your RTOs assessment system provides quality outcomes for students and industry. Table of Contents Do your assessments meet the unit of competency requirements:Do your …
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Feature Article: Four point checklist for compliant trainer and assessor profiles
Trainers and assessors are dual professionals who must be both industry qualified and hold credentials in vocational education and training. RTOs must ensure records of trainers and assessor’s qualifications, vocational competencies and current industry skills are verified and sufficiently evidenced. Maintaining appropriate record keeping systems to routinely manage trainer and assessor profiles is a critical …
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