Why does the regulatory legislation change frequently?
As a training organisation in Australia, it is important to stay up-to-date…
Contextualising assessment resources (Part 1)
Contextualisation of training packages, accredited curricula and learning resources can be achieved…
Victorian TAFE free-for-all – is it beginning of another “Crisis”?
From January 2019, the Victorian Government will cover the cost of 30…
First aid training under review after the death of a footballer from heat stress
The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) urged registered training organisations (RTOs) that…
Contract cheating – One out of every ten students submits assignments written by someone else – and the vast majority of them get away with it.
Despite popular belief, contract cheating is more prevalent in Australian institutions than…
Canada: students worry about unaffordable course withdrawal
International students enrolled at Canadian institutions have said they are unable to…
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How to avoid becoming another ASQA statistic
There are currently 3837 RTOs in Australia, down from over 4,400 RTOs in October last…
VET & Higher Education –Two Pillars Of One Tertiary System
With the Australian Government’s recent and welcome focus on Vocational Education and Training (VET), some…
Some lessons learned from working in the vocational education and training industry
The vocational education and training (VET) sector has a lot to offer students, employees and…
What are the challenges facing Australia’s medical workforce crisis?
The health and welfare workforces deliver various services through Australia's private and public organisations. However,…
ASQA’s model for self-assurance and reality
ASQA has published a new model for self-assurance that providers can use to improve their…
Who pays and the relationship to online delivery?
The overall increase of online training has coincided with a substantial rise in the number…
U.S. Invests $220M in Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) and the U.S.…
A potential audit of the Australian Skills Quality Authority by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)
The Australian National Audit Office is the national auditor for the Parliament of Australia and…
What to look for when choosing a student management system for a training institution
What is a Student Management System (SMS)? The student management system is basically a software…
Professional Business Analysts (Proba)- Find business analysis solutions for your organisation
Stuck in the past, oblivious to prospects and using inefficient methods of doing business with…
VET International Engagement Strategy 2025 launched
The Morrison Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensure Australian VET sector continues to play…
Inconsistent judgements by the auditors working with or for the regulatory body
Auditors are expected to use their judgement when conducting an audit. However, there can be…
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The major issues with current legislative and regulatory standards (Part 1)
We are starting a series of articles discussing what is broken or can be improved…
How will ASQA move from its current practices?
Pic: Courtesy @edissuesaus Note: The pic includes the famous saying of Ex-Chief Commissioner, Australian Skills…
The biggest threat to the education and training sector in Australia is bad regulation!
It is very important to evaluate the training and auditing systems to find out what…
Check if you have an authorised copy of the training and assessment resources
Training organisations should double-check that they have an authorised copy of the training and assessment…
The implications of ASQA being moving to a full cost recovery agency
ASQA and TEQSA are required by the Australian Government to transition from partial cost recovery…
Summary of Contextualising teaching and learning – A guide for VET teachers
In this article, our team has prepared a summary of Contextualising teaching and learning -…
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What types of jobs are likely to be in demand in the future?
The future of work is a difficult topic to discuss because we do not know…
Your trainer and assessor files (Part 5 of 5)
In the last newsletter we discussed the following: The definition of a “trainer matrix” ASQA…