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...
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...
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...
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...