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ASQA Annual Report 2020-21 now available
The Australian Skills and Quality Authority’s Annual Report for the 2020–21 financial year has been tabled in the Australian Parliament. A record of ASQA’s activities and performance for the preceding financial year is contained inside this report, which is available online. The Australian Government continues to provide nationally consistent, risk-based regulation of vocational education and […]
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The benefits of effective communication systems, practices and processes
Communication is the key to building successful relationships and human connections. It’s also the key to success in any professional field. Effective communication is essential to the success of any training or education program. Effective communication is not easy, it requires effort and time. Effective communication systems in any training and education business will ensure […]
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CAQA FAQ Series – Industry consultation
What is industry consultation in the RTO context? It is a process in which the training representatives of a training organisation consult with representatives from the industry to determine whether they are using the most appropriate facilities, equipment, and resources for delivering the training, whether their trainers and assessors have the most up to date […]
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How to check the quality of assessment resources
Critical skills for checking the quality of your assessment resources. The purpose of the assessment tool The main purpose of an assessment tool, student assessment, or assessment pack is to ensure that trainers and assessors can effectively establish whether a learner is competent or not yet competent in a training product. There are three ways […]
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Fact Sheet: Validation of assessment resources
Compliance requirements and guidelines: This Fact Sheet has been developed and produced to assist Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) in understanding the compliant validation practices as part of the learner resources to comply with a number of clauses of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015. Clause 1.9 The RTO implements a plan for ongoing […]
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How to create a compliant and effective self-study guide
A self-study guide is a tool that can be used to help a learner extend their learning. It can be effective when learners begin to prepare for a summative assessment. The self-study guide can also be used by learners as a document for reflection of learning, identification of strengths and weaknesses, and to build on […]
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Should RTO consultants be regulated through a Government or professional body?
Training and education is a complex and vast subject. It is only prudent that we regulate this field to make sure that individuals who are part of it are providing advice and are doing what they claim they can do. Training and education consultants seem like a dime a dozen these days. However, with the […]
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Update about Victoria’s International Student Arrivals Plan
International students will start returning to Victoria by the end of 2021 under the Victorian Government’s International Student Arrivals Plan, which has been endorsed by the Australian Government. The plan was developed in consultation with Victorian universities, and industry peak bodies from across the international education sector, including the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia, the […]
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Queensland has set a new national record for the number of women entering the construction industry.
According to data released this week by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), Queensland has achieved the highest-ever number of females enrolling in a construction trade apprenticeship of any state or territory in the country. Furthermore, according to the data, the overall number of female construction apprentices in the Sunshine State is larger […]
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Landmark VET reforms to drive our skills-led economic future
A fundamental overhaul of Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) system has been agreed to by the Morrison Government and states and territories. The reforms are an important achievement and will improve the performance, efficiency, transparency and confidence in the VET sector, ensuring Australians can access high quality and relevant training and employers can access […]
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Interview with David Jepsen, Founder and Principal of RTO Accountants
With over 25 years’ experience as a practicing CA, David is the Founder and Principal of RTO Accountants. David started his career at KPMG, moving onto mid tier accounting firms and commercial roles with Citigroup, Zurich, CBA and others in Sydney and London before setting up an accounting practice in 2001. Offering commercial and practical […]
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Interview with Peter Doukas – Managing Director, Denison Toyer Education Lawyers
Peter owns and operates Sydney based education law firm Denison Toyer. Working in the field of Education Law and Corporate Governance since 2007 Peter has acted for over one hundred Registered Training Organisations and Higher Education Providers in various stages of the education management cycle. He routinely acts for colleges in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal […]
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The VET Sector News- November 2021
Apprenticeships in butchery, childcare and hairdressing decline across the ACT Canberrans have been warned local butchers are a “dying trade” after data showed a steep drop in apprenticeships. Figures collated by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research showed a decline in trainee butchers, hairdressers and childcare workers in the ACT since 2013. It was […]
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Australia mulls visa reforms for offshore students to enjoy work rights
Can international students expect Australian student visa reforms on the horizon, and to play a bigger role in Australia’s skilled migration? The International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) has submitted a policy paper to the government that proposed any international student who undertakes an additional professional year in skills shortage areas should be given double […]
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The ‘ABC’ of Academic Credit Transfer in India: India Gives Students Flexibility in Higher Education Through Academic Bank of Credits
An Academic Bank of Credits will be set up where students can deposit, transfer and redeem credits earned through a variety of courses, including MOOCs Flexibility for students to experience diverse learning Students to have multiple entry and exit points in higher education, resulting in certificate, diploma, degree etc Synchronisation proposed for general and vocational […]
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Quarantine requirements dropped for Canberra universities
A third Australian jurisdiction has signalled its intention to allow the untrammelled return of international students, with the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) vowing to admit fully immunised tertiary students in time for the start of the 2022 academic year in February. Chief minister Andrew Barr said that while students would need to adhere to federal […]
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World-first Gold learning hub confirmed for Sandhurst
The PGA of Australia will seek to further elevate the capabilities of the current and future golf industry workforce through the establishment of the PGA Golf Learning Hub at Sandhurst, south of Melbourne. The completion of the Australian Golf Centre at Sandringham and the relocation of PGA administrative staff to the heart of the Melbourne […]
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Foreign students, workers to be allowed back into Australia before Christmas and tourists could follow
International students and workers will be allowed to return to Australia within weeks, with tourists potentially permitted back into the country by Christmas. With Australia’s international borders reopening in Sydney for citizens, residents and their families on November 1, the government is moving fast on the plan to allow more travellers into the country. For […]
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Covid outbreaks have shut more than 320 schools across NSW and Victoria in past three weeks
More than 300 schools across New South Wales and Victoria have closed down in the last three weeks due to Covid outbreaks, with the majority of students still due to return to classrooms. Between the start of term four on 4 October and 22 October, there were 234 closures at government schools in Victoria, figures […]
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Apprenticeships in butchery, childcare and hairdressing decline across the ACT
Canberrans have been warned local butchers are a “dying trade” after data showed a steep drop in apprenticeships. Figures collated by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research showed a decline in trainee butchers, hairdressers and childcare workers in the ACT since 2013. It was felt hardest in hairdressing, with trainee numbers falling by 46.5 […]
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