1 Question you Should Never Ask During Industry Consultation
I recently met with a client who was preparing a industry consultation questionnaire for a new Training Product. Here is the crux of what he was planning to ask: What do learners need to learn? This is one question you...
Our VET System Works!
Vocational education has been around for centuries, the ability to master some traditional trades has been passed from generation to generation in pioneer versions of vocational education and training (VET) systems, since the very beginning of our societies. The application...
Bridge the Gap Between E-Learning and Compliance
Compliance training, in too many training organisations, is dangerously close to an oxymoron. No matter how rigorous and compelling our Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) may be, compliance related training programs, especially in e-learning, are routinely boring, stale, and...
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...
New Arrangements for Training Product Development
On 21 April 2015, the Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, announced the new model for Training Product Development for Australian Industry. This new model demonstrates the Government’s commitment to training that is high quality...
Changes for Training and Assessment Strategies
Reviewing the Standards for RTOs 2015 The new Standards for RTOs 2015 are here and with them comes another attempt to regulate some core processes in the RTO world. When we talk about core processes, at the top of the...
Government targets VET FEE-HELP scammers
The government has announced legislative and other changes to deal with rogue training providers and better protect students. The new measures will intent to: stop providers from offering incentives to students, like cash and laptops, to get them to sign...
VET FEE-HELP RTOs Under ASQA’s Microscope
Targeted audits of Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) will address allegations of unscrupulous marketing and other practices intended to exploit the Australian Government’s VET FEE-HELP program. Assistant Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said the national regulator, the Australian...
Delegating Regulatory Responsibility to RTOs
ASQA currently has delegation arrangements in-place with 27 RTOs – mostly TAFEs in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.RTOs were required to meet the following criteria to be eligible for a delegation of regulatory responsibility: the RTO must...