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...
Learning and Organisational Culture
Culture is defined as the impact of the surrounding environment; both tangible (physical environmental factors like the weather) and intangible (cultural norms) on the way people live. The environment people are exposed to influences how they acquire certain behaviours and...
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...
Grounded Brain-Based Training
During an experiment conducted by Dr. Strayer, (2006) during his studies about the fragility of the human brain; forty individuals drove a car in a simulator under four conditions: No distractions Talking on a hand-held cell phone Talking on a...
Accelerate learning with examples
Lactose is a complex sugar found in milk. To digest lactose, you need lactase, an enzyme that breaks lactose into two sugar molecules: glucose and galactose. Individuals lacking this enzyme have lactose intolerance. Unable to digest milk, they suffer from...
Employability Skills – A new Framework
A new paper produced by Bridget Wibrow’s and published by NCVER, brought the Employability Skills back to the big table. These employability skills, are indeed work skills such as solving problems, using mathematical techniques and so on, which are indispensable...
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...