VET providers hit by COVID-19 impact
As many as 16,000 training sector teachers have lost their jobs and another 22,000 have been furloughed, as COVID-19 hits independent providers of voc...
Federal government expands apprentice and trainee wage subsidy
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a $2.5 billion JobTrainer skills program to increase access to upskilling and training in the post-COVID w...
TAFE NSW to offer school and VET subjects in new pathway programs
TAFE NSW managing director Steffen Faurby has revealed his plan to introduce new pathways to lead students through courses that will combine VET with ...
TAFE’s future in VET in Australia
For vocational education to become a “first best option” in Australia’s tertiary education, policy needs to move the two key sectors closer to...
New National Partnership Agreement on Skills Reform
State governments will be forced into more transparency about how much they spend on training and apprenticeships including when they secretly reduce ...
Jobtrainer Package to train job seekers in high demand industries
The billion-dollar scheme will be partly funded by the Government, which will chip in $500 million, with the other half matched by split contributions...
Apprentices to get wage subsidy boost
The federal government is unveiling a new skills package on Thursday for school leavers and people looking for work to take up courses in areas like h...
JobTrainer scheme announced to reskill workers impacted by COVID-19
The Morrison government will boost investment in skills and training to the tune of $2bn if the states and territories sign up to an overhaul of the v...
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 ...
VET courses providing employers with skilled workers
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash says Vocational Education and Training (VET) is growing in popularity as the government links “learning” and ...
Impact of TAFE cuts highlighted in AEU survey
The State of Our TAFEs survey, the first for a decade, received more than 1,400 responses from Australian Education Union (AEU) members giving ins...
Report shows impact of COVID-19 on apprenticeships
The Business NSW report has found the overall decline in new apprenticeships combined with the cancellation of 20 per cent of existing apprenticeships...
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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