The benefits of outsourcing admin and compliance work
The Australian VET industry consists of a great variety of providers. Many small and medium organisations have a high degree of technical specialisation and service niche markets. These small and medium sized RTOs generally have professionals with many years of...
Review of standards for the regulation of VET
The National Skills Standards Council (NSSC) is currently conducting a review of the National VET Framework. NSSC started a series of consultation activities with VET stakeholders on June 2012, and recently had published an analysis of 114 submissions received. A...
Why are we going to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI)?
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) collects and holds records of student enrolment and achievement in the VET sector, but these records are not mapped to an individual over the lifetime.The inability to access enrolment and achievement data...
Choosing a training provider? ASQA’s Consumer checklist.
The National VET Regulator, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), has recently released a “Choosing a training or education provider Fact Sheet”, which includes a “Consumer Checklist” to guide potential students/consumers to make an informed decision. The mentioned document explain...
Evaluate Training Programs
Training must produce its intended outcome. That is, a specified change needs to have occurred after training is completed. If you cannot validate the training, then you must seriously question why it should be done at all. Much training is...
RTOs Financial Viability Risk Assessment
NVR RTOs (RTOs regulated by ASQA) must meet the requirement detailed in the legislative instrument Financial Viability Risk Assessment Requirements 2011. ASQA generally assess RTOs Financial Viability when an organisation applies for initial registration. ASQA considers common indicators of financial performance and position to...
Business Planning for RTOs Managers
Your business plan is essential for your business – it’s your blueprint for the future. It sets the direction for your business and keeps you on track once you’re up and running. It’s also a requirement when you’re seeking finance. ...
No more “SMART” Report on Quality Indicators
In its 20 December communiqué NSSC announced its decision to cease compulsory reporting against the Learner Engagement and Employer Satisfaction Quality Indicators through the SMART system. This announcement produced confusion in some RTO’s staff as the decision was actually about the SMART System...
Validation or Moderation
National Quality Council published an interesting set of resources designed to support Assessors by presenting guidelines and put light into some key areas. A number of mechanisms, or potential mechanisms, for enhancing quality assurance, quality control and quality review within...
AVETMISS 6.1 for VET providers: whats new and why?
The Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard (AVETMISS) for VET providers is a national data standard. It ensures the consistent and accurate capture and reporting of vocational education and training (VET) information about students. The Standard details...