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Education, training, and audits are essential to ensure compliance.
It is essential for training organisations to have systems and procedures in place to ensure…
How online courses can help you become a skilled worker
Online courses are popular in the workplace. They provide flexibility and convenience for people who…
Singapore’s first undergraduate health degree in speech and language therapy
https://www.vetsector.com/post/singapore-s-first-undergraduate-health-degree-in-speech-and-language-therapy
COVID-19 and changes in the changes in the Financial Viability and Risk Assessment (FVRA)
It poses significant challenges for RTOs to continue to provide high-quality training and ensure that students complete their courses during periods of lockdown and restrictions. The commercial prospects of many…
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NCVER Submisson – Government funding of VET 2021
In 2021, government funding provided through VET appropriations and VET intergovernmental funding arrangements totalled $10.5 billion, an increase in nominal…
Australian Government has approved the International student return pilot programme
In a joint decision, the governments of Australia and New South Wales have authorised a second significant student return pilot,…
The Instructional Design Process – The Five Steps
When designing training programs, instructional designers use a process that takes into account the needs of the learners, the goals…
Internal audits and why they are so important (Part 5 of 5)
In the first four parts of this series we discussed the following: What are internal audits? What are the benefits…
As the number of overseas students declines, Australia faces the prospect of losing future skilled workers and citizens.
When so many international students left Australia, think about what the country lost. Approximately $40.3 billion was contributed to the…
Who is there to support training organisations and what RTO representatives should know. (Part 1)
In this article, we will discuss the issues registered training organisations are experiencing in their day-to-day operations. You have the following help available: RTO consultants Extend your own understanding and…
Various phases of the assessment and validation processes (Part 3)
This is Part 3 of the article, where we are discussing the different phases of the validation processes an RTO should be following to ensure they meet regulatory requirements and…
The value of volunteering: volunteering in education and productivity at work
The Education and Employers charity has been supporting people from the world…
Interview with Anurag Kanwar – BEc, LLB, LLM, GDLP, AAPRI, FIML, MAICD.
Anurag has over 15 years of experience in higher education all within the private higher…
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…
Blended learning – The best of online and offline learning
Blended learning is a teaching approach that combines both online and offline learning. It offers…
Leadership and personal finance are the focus of TROY’s two free online classes this summer
Whether you’re interested in building valuable leadership skills to propel your career or are interested…
Opinions
Australia has the world’s second-worst skills crisis.
According to a new analysis, businesses in Australia are in the midst of a skills crisis, and the country ranks second-worst among industrialised and developed nations for its lack of…
ASQA’s strategic review of online learning
As part of its ongoing maintaining quality and compliance assurance requirements surrounding online learning in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) is now…
Visa processing way better but Claire Field warns there’s a problem for VET
The Department of Home Affairs continues to impress with increased transparency towards the sector. And just to be clear, having worked in international education for 15 years that is not…
Pandemic-related drop in enrolments and delays in student visa approvals causing chaos for RTOs
The pandemic has caused a sharp drop in enrolments at many Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), with some seeing a decline of up to 80%. This is due to a combination…
Even if the border is fully reopened, the country will continue to experience a national skills shortage – how VET sector is the solution?
A large number of Australians are now in trades, the fastest rate since the start of the pandemic. A record number of students are also attending universities, but experts believe…