How to make reasonable adjustment in summative assessments
The concept of ‘reasonable adjustment’ is important and must be considered. This means that the summative assessment process may be modified so that individual participants are not disadvantaged. For example,…
Part 2- How compliance and quality assurance are two separate but intertwined concepts
When we look at the current Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015, the clauses relevant to Registered Training Organisations’ regulatory compliance, the reporting and governance practice, they all clearly underpin…
The role of trainer in a training organisation
Trainers don’t just train. They listen, they learn, they plan, they adapt, they help, they soothe, they challenge and they tolerate. Students expect all this, and often more besides. But, for…
Part 1- How compliance and quality assurance are two separate but intertwined concepts
When you plan to run a registered training organisation (RTO), you may find it difficult to know: the complete regulatory framework and environment your legal obligations and everything else required…
Obligations of Registered Training Organizations in Terms of Reporting
Under the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015, all RTOs are obliged to provide accurate and complete data. All ASQA-registered training organisations RTO must meet mandatory annual data submission requirements,…
Part 2- Contextualising of assessment resources
Contextualisation of training packages, accredited curricula and learning resources can be achieved without compromising the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015. Contextualisation is the addition of industry-specific information to…
Part 1- Contextualising of assessment resources
Contextualisation of training packages, accredited curricula and learning resources can be achieved without compromising the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015. Contextualisation is the addition of industry-specific information to…
Change of Registered Training Organisation Ownership – What is required?
In this ever changing world, we are seeing many RTO’s change ownership for a variety of reasons. So what is involved? How do you know you are ready and prepared?…
Building a strong workplace culture in your RTO
In every workplace, the culture of the company is imperative to the organisation's success. The company culture has an impact on nearly every aspect of the business. So why is…
Writing your Training and Assessment Strategy – Part 2 of Part 5
To refresh yourself, please find Part 1 here In our part 1, we had the opportunity to cover a number of topics relevant to writing a compliant and useful training…