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Speaking for our sector
It is my belief that skills-based training should be given a higher funding priority, to turbocharge its development to catch up with the current needs of industry.

Initial RTO Registration
Tips to help you with registering your RTO. Ways to move forward in your journey.

Complaints are not the worst thing that can happen in your RTO.
RTO complaints in your RTO are not the worst thing that can happen. Sometimes you could consider them as negative and unwelcome, and they certainly can create stress a bad feeling. Consider you complaints as an opportunity to put things right and learn for the future too. It is the way you look at them that counts.

Are you frustrated just like me?
The industry is changing rapidly, some would complain and argue about it, others are grateful of the changes. The fact is we need to be on a continuous learning journey. All of us, VET consultants as well.

Your Assessment system needs a variety of assessment evidence
Assessment systems are incremental in your RTO. There should be method in your madness when developing them. Meaning you should consider the student, the length of the course and any other factors that need to be considered for your learners. When collecting assessment evidence is isn’t just to show the end result.

Is fear putting you off setting up your RTO?
Lets face it setting up your RTO is a huge commitment. Fear in starting the process to set up your RTO is normal. When everything is aligned some of us step right up get going straight away.

Training and Assessment strategies – getting them right (Updated Mar2021)
Your TAS document that you present says nothing in particular and was put together just to meet and audit many moons ago. The big thing is, it is NOT compliant now. It hasn’t been updated and this means during your next audit it wont pass. You need to make changes to it right now.

Find your passion – your True North
Sometimes that something is a loss of passion. Often we don’t even know what it is, we might say “we’ve lost our mojo, desire or whatever”.

Collecting your assessment evidence (Updated April 2021)
This post looks at your assessment systems, tools and evidnce to be collected. All important aspects of your RTO compliance. It has been updated in April 2021, and is current to the auditng needs.

Set up an RTO – magical explanations
When you intend to set up an RTO you are faced with many decisions. Often we find that these decisions require magical explainations.

Time to update your TAE qualification
TAE qualification requirements for trainers and assessors effective from 1 April 2019.

Are you considering setting up an RTO?
Setting up an RTO starts with planning. The foundation of a successful RTO service is really understanding the demographics that the service appeals to. Who are the people you will attract into your RTO? Where do they live, who do they interact with; are they old, young, men, women; do they enjoy certain activities?