Are you consider becoming an RTO?When starting any business, and especially one that needs to meet compliance it is important to identity if the business really is something you can manage. It can be daunting, yet if you choose to go into business for yourself you can expect it to be one of the greatest adventures …
Validation of your assessment tools is one of the most important aspects of setting up your RTO.In the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 requires that the RTO undertakes assessment validation of assessment practices and judgements. As a new RTO you are not able to do this – as you haven’t had any students yet. …
When setting up your RTO your know you need to complete a training and assessment strategy -TAS for each training product.Today I am going to try to explain clearly what the amount of training is, so that you can write it clearly in your TAS. This information assumes you are conducting a learning and assessment pathway, …
Amount of Training – How much is enough when setting up your RTO? Read More »
Your RTO audit can be very dauntingYou have done the hard work and applied many hours preparing your RTO and arrangements to prevent potential non-compliances. Great work! Your audit is approaching and it is now time to showcase your RTO to the regulator. So now you need to know how the audit process works. It …
When you intend to set up an RTO you are faced with many decisions. The first is which consultancy to use, or if you can do it yourself. Finding the right consultant is crucial to the success of your RTO project. When conducting your research before making such a decision you need to interview people.Then …
Set up an RTO – Complicated problems rarely require magical explanations Read More »
After I work with a client to set up your RTO I go about looking at their success and reviewing what did and didn’t work. As the lead consultant at RTO Mentor I have been setting up RTOs for others for over 8 years now, so we have some great data. After completing all the interviews …
Gaining new business means you need to conduct RTO Marketing of your services. Are you certain that your RTO is compliant with the latest National Standards for Registered Training Organisations?Recently TAC (the WA regulator) conducted an audit on many of its RTOs for their marketing practices. At ASQA it is also an area of non-compliance. …
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Setting up your RTO can bring about fear.That is normal. When everything is aligned some of us step right up get going straight away. There is excitement. Others like to think about it, and then think about it some more. That is OK too. There are times when we don’t feel right in the gut, …
If you are registering with TAC the RTO they have some free webinars for anyone interested in becoming an RTO.Registering with TACThe session coversvocational education and training regulatory systembenefits of becoming an RTOrequirements of being an RTO andprocess for becoming an RTO including:o pre-registration requirements;o initial registration application process;o initial registration audit process; and o …
If you are registering with TAC – Becoming an RTO – Information Session Read More »
In a recent ASQA session they provided infoprmation on the following areas that consistently come up in all of the intelligence gathering. Current risk areas (according to ASQA):Informing and protecting learnersAmount of trainingCapability of trainers and assessorsSo what can you do about number 1 informing and protecting learners? Provide to the students:information that specifies content, location, …
Are you setting up systems to Inform and Protect your RTO learners? Read More »
