Updating Assessment Systems
In order to assess (measure) something, we need to know what we want to measure and how to measure it. How do we measure learning? How do we measure competency? I would like to define learning as “changes in behaviour...
Planning for a compliant 2016
In 2015, RTOs were challenged by an inadequate and volatile regulatory framework and a dysfunctional VET market and during 2016, they will continue to have an unprecedented effect. In Australia, more than 80% of the VET market is government funded,...
ASQA releases findings from VET FEE-HELP
The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has released the findings from its VET FEE-HELP audit project. The project was launched in April after the authority recorded an increase in the number of complaints it had received against registered training organisations...
8 Reasons Why to Have Remote Workers
Is your management team wrestling with the decision to let people work from home? It can be a big change, but it’s also a positive and necessary one. Increasingly, people are viewing “work” as something you do, rather than somewhere...
Six Tips for Working With the Brain to Create Real Behavior Change
Discover key principles for learning design that maximize the brain’s capacity to learn, build memories, and develop habits. The latest report from the research firm Bersin by Deloitte shows that more money is being spent on learning and development than...
Delivering standalone units that are part of a qualification
The regulation for delivering elective units and standalone units has been very inconsistent among different regulators. In the past, RTOs wishing to deliver elective units within a qualification as a standalone unit were required to formally apply to add the...
ASQA Infringement Officers Set to Enforce Compliance
The decision to issue an infringement notice is one of a range of enforcement actions ASQA can take in order to enforce compliance with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011. An ASQA infringement officer may issue an...
3 Reasons Why Training and Development Fails…
1- Lack of Alignment with Business Needs. A training program’s payoff comes from the business measures that drive it. Simply put, if a training program is not aligned or connected to a business measure, no improvement can be linked to...
Non-for-profits Need More Training
New Australian research shows that one in two Not for Profit employees do not have access to any professional development. According to researchers at The University of Western Australia Centre for Social Impact (UWA CSI) and funded by the Origin...
Trainers’ Skills Development
Often people come to our courses looking for advice to transition into training after having done something else for a while. Becoming a vocational educator, a trainer, a facilitator, a performance improvement professional is not going to happen overnight. It...