NVR and ASQA

Draft revised RTO and VET Regulator Standards

The draft standards build on the work of the former National Skills Standards Council (NSSC), and incorporate a range of stakeholder views on that work, including issues raised during the broader VET reform consultation process undertaken in early 2014. These issues included some concerns about the relative costs and benefits of some of the changes

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Maintaining your Trainer and Assessor Currency

Trainers and assessors who work in the VET sector and use nationally recognised training must meet the nationally agreed requirements outlined in AQTF Standard 1.4 (d) or SNR 15.4 (d) which states that trainers and assessors must continue to develop their VET knowledge and skills as well as their industry currency and trainer/assessor competence. A

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Launch of the Useful Educator’s Guide for LLN

Aged Care Service Providers and Educators are invited to the launch of The Useful Educator’s Guide on Thursday 24th July 9:30am – 10:30am at Baptist Village Baxter – 8 Robinsons Road, Frankston South. Background One of the concerns the aged care industry raised in the SE Melbourne WIN region was the skill level and personal attributes of

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Your turn to comment on the New provider and regulator standards

Over the past week I have spent much of my time away from client with my head down reviewing the standards. Basically I am happy with the way they look, they provide greater clarity for providers and I believe it will allow RTOs to concentrate on their one goal – to provide quality training and assessment.

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A suggested five-point plan for change in the VET sector

A recent article in the AFR has Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott talking about the current situation in the VET sector. It is a very important point that she makes about the And underlying foundation skills that are so important to our young people; and that if the VET sector continues to be

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Getting your RTO Employees to Perform to your standards

Running an efficient training organisation means providing quality training and assessment as well as handling employee issues when they surface. And when we look at it, managing employees can be one of the most difficult aspects of running your RTO. During the many years of managing both national and small state based RTOs I have found that

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