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New Website to Support Secondary Schools VET

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Vocational Education and Training in Schools (VET in Schools) are programs undertaken by school students as part of the senior secondary certificate that provide credit towards a nationally recognised VET qualification within the Australian Qualifications Framework. The training that students receive reflects specific industry competency standards and is delivered by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) or […]

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Extension Transition Periods for Updated Training Qualifications

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Training Qualifications To assist registered training providers (RTOs) to prepare for and implement revised training packages, the Australian Government Minister for Vocational Education and Skills and state and territory Skills Ministers have agreed to temporarily increase the period allowed to transition students to the updated training package qualifications under Standard 1.26 (a) of the Standards for RTOs

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The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has  released the findings from its VET FEE-HELP audit project.

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The project was launched in April after the authority recorded an increase in the number of complaints it had received against registered training organisations (RTOs) approved to participate in the VET FEE-HELP scheme. The report says that there has been a range of allegations of unethical and inappropriate action taken by RTOs in relation to

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Are you really managing the stress of your RTO team?

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Running your own RTO team is extremely rewarding. It also can be stressful being the boss, marketing the businesses and making sure everyone is working as a team. Your mental toughness grows daily as it responds to multiple and sometimes conflicting pressures. We work hard to keep our clients happy, and building the business, yet

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How to fix AVETMISS data errors: new factsheet from NCVER

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NCVER has developed the new factsheet Fixing common Validation Errors. This fact sheet outlines a few of the most common errors received by RTOs validating their data in NCVER’s AVETMISS Validation Software (AVS). Using a common error that is triggered in the AVETMISS Validation Software (AVS) as an example, the factsheet outlines the steps for identifying

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Are you considering offering degrees within your RTO?

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Public and private training providers share their experiences and the lessons they learnt in offering higher education qualifications as well as continuing to deliver VET in this new research. It finds that providers generally offer degrees in niche markets, those in which they have existing strengths and which will set them apart from other providers.

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So what is REMOVED or CHANGED from the new RTO standards?

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Firstly I will refer to what has been removed. Continuous Improvement and monitoring of client services no longer is in the standard. Access of records of progress for students and the Governance arrangements. The standards are more outcomes based. The detail has been removed. Interestingly the RTO objectives and business planning has also been removed.

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Meeting RTO Data Reporting Requirements

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In the recent VET reform the Department of Industry has reviewed registered training organisation (RTO) vocational education and training (VET) data reporting requirements in conjunction with state and territory government departments responsible for VET and with the assistance of KPMG. The review’s report entitled Review of RTO VET Data Reporting Requirements found significant scope to streamline and

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