Extension of training package transition period to 18 months for RTOs
Extension of training package transition period for RTOs As many of you will know too well, there has been a surge in the number of training packages effected by the transition to the Standards for Training Packages. As a result many training...
Volume of Learning….. Do we have to follow the AQF or can we deliver our courses in shorter timeframes?
One question that we are frequently asked is: "Can our RTO deliver a qualification in a shorter time frame than what is listed in the AQF Volume of Learning?" ASQA has clearly answered this question in their latest FAQs update: "Each learner must gain and be assessed...
Update on Victorian VET Funding – Tougher contract compliance and more regulation
Registered training organisations (RTOs) with Victorian VET Funding Contracts should brace themselves for the pending changes to the Victorian VET funding model. Training providers that hold a current Victorian VET Funding Contract, (also referred to Victorian...
Audit Express director Matthew Dale speaks to ABC Radio about Private RTOs VS TAFE
[emaillocker id=6291] This morning Matthew Dale Director of Audit Express spoke with ABC Radio host Joseph Thomsen about the quality of training being delivered by private training organisations (RTOs) across Australia. In recent days it has been...
The time for a true national VET system is now.
When ASQA became the (national*) regulatory body for the vocational education and training (VET) sector on the 1st of July 2011, the VET sector was sold the vision of Australia moving towards a true national VET system. Fast forward four years to 2015 and it is...
AuditExpress is recruiting now! Are you a VET Sector Professional?
Here at AuditExpress we have had a busy and successful 2015, and again it is time to grow our team. We are on the look out for another Compliance Consultant / Internal Auditor superhero to work with us on some very exciting projects. If you are interested in working...
The Future of State Funding Models of VET in Australia
The uncertain future of VET funding in Australia. The Victorian VET market has grown expediently with the introduction of a fully contestable funding model in 2009. Progressively the other Australian states and territories followed, as similar funding models were...
Future Proofing Your Business | Presented by Audit Express and Circulus
Future Proofing Your Business [emaillocker id=6291] Audit Express have partnered with Circulus Education to deliver the October VET Industry Drinks: Future Proofing Your Business Times are changing in the VET sector. We are facing a major shift in the overall...
Victorian #VETreview is out | Minister’s $9 million blitz on low-quality training providers, with the aim to ‘rescue TAFE’.
The Victorian Review of Quality Assurance in Victoria's VET System is out. The review is to make 19 key recommendations that seem likely to focus on providing more funding to TAFEs, while implementing tougher requirements and more regulation for training providers...
Changes to VET Fee Help | RTOs to be banned from charging students for withdrawing before census.
The awaited changes to VET Fee Help are here. The Australian reports that today Federal Training Minister Simon Birmingham will announce a crackdown on aggressive recruitment practices among RTOs. From the 1st of July, training providers will be banned from fining or...