VET Workforce Capability
The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) have just released their Regulatory Risk Priorities for 2023-2024 and there is a bit of chatter on LinkedIn about one particular priority of VET Workforce Capability (initiated by my esteemed colleague, Wendy Cato). Based on some of the comments, I thought I would post here my utopia of developing a trainer and assessor for the VET workforce.
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment: TAE40116 to TAE40122
TAE 5.0 contains a new version of the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122). How does TAE40122 differ from TAE40116, and how will its release affect holders of TAE40116 and/or TAE40110? Will all VET trainers and assessors need to upgrade their qualifications? How will TAE40122 fit in the forthcoming revised RTO Standards?
First Impressions: What your RTO’s website says about its compliance
An RTO’s main piece of public-facing information that is available to regulators is the website along with social media. This is where information can be gathered about the RTO. How long since your RTO has conducted an in-depth website audit to make sure it was compliant?
Podcasts for Professional Development (PD)
One of the acceptable forms of evidence for maintaining trainer and assessor currency includes reading of journals. Sometimes it can be easier to take in and retain information by listening to it rather than reading it.
5 Marketing Tactics Every RTO Should Consider
There’s never been a more important time for RTOs to create winning marketing strategies. Why, consumer trust is at an all time low thanks to the uncertainty that COVID-19 has brought with it.
Motivating Online Learners
Online delivery of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Australia has been on the rise in recent years.
QLD Schools - The Great Divide - State vs Private
Over the years I believe schools have breached this Great Divide between systems - realising that there is no ‘one size fits all’ model when it comes to schooling and each school has their own particular strength or ethos.
Our Assessments Failed Validation, What Now?
I hear this question often. However, my question in reply – is validation a process that is passed or failed?
Supporting International Students Through Online Learning
International students are often mature students, in a foreign country, adjusting to life in Australia, speaking a second language and then adjusting to studying within a new field.
QLD Schools - Marketing External Qualifications
Can you change another RTO’s content to suit your formatting requirements?