In my experience an RTO internal audit is a great opportunity for everyone to step back and honestly appraise what they do, and why they do it. They are a time to reflect and tell someone from the outside what is happening, and to take a good hard look at how things are going, and […]
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Compliance in RTOs is getting harder and harder. Especially when we provide what the industry wants. Still today there are RTOs that are able to make short work of something that should take time and effort. I continually read articles by frustrated RTO compliance people who see it happening in front of them. They are
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Our RTO world is changing, is it for the better or worse? This week I have been undertaking professional development and attended the 2018 Training Providers Forum in WA. As always, it was a valuable conference and this year there was a focus on the future of VET and the disruption era we live in.
The RTO world is changing – so how do you reshape to meet the future? Read More »
The Validation of your assessment tools is an important aspect of your RTO operation. As RTO consultants we get out and about and are seeing many assessments and their judgements being validated. It is so pleasing to also see so many RTOs validating their assessment tools prior to using them. Once upon a time this
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How do you know your RTO is compliant? An internal audit can help guide you to understand the areas you are most at risk. Risk is very much the focus for all organisations nowadays and RTOs are not excluded. So how do you know if you are ticking all the right boxes and reducing your
When did you last conduct an Internal audit? Read More »
Training and Assessment Strategies The VET system has a huge impact on more than 1.2 million workers. This figure represents more than 13 per cent of the entire Australian workforce. As an RTO it is your RTO Training and Assessment Strategies that play a huge factor in assisting these people within the workforce. Whether your courses
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Is your RTO outdated? A logical question, yet very real. Isn’t it funny that almost everything in our lives, sooner or later, needs some kind of UPGRADE? If it isn’t our Training Packages, it is our qualifications, your business model, technology, RTO status or even us! Change is an essential part of all business. The
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RTO Business planning is an important aspect for all Registered Training Organisations. Surprisingly over the years I often see little of it being done. Business planning will guide a start-up operation of the RTO for the initial three years. It also enables you to demonstrate over the ensuing years how the RTO plans to manage itself
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Do you have creativity in your RTO? Are your training programs developing creativity in people? So often I see a classroom with a trainer at one end and students sitting in rows. Is this a creative space? Creativity develops innovative teams and effective organisations. In the VET sector we have an important role to
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The RTO Financial risk looks at business viability. It is critical to the ongoing sustainability of an RTO and the investment it makes in its services. If RTOs are not viable, then this negatively impacts on the quality of its training and assessment outcomes and on learners. Operational and financial business standards therefore provide important protective
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