Webinar Recording: Focus Week - Revised Standards for RTOs (Webinar Bundle)

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Webinar I  - Focus Week - Revised Standards for RTOs - governance
As part of Focus Week’s examination of the revised Standards for RTOs, this session unpacked the expectations around the governance of RTOs.

This included a look at the new requirements for workforce management and professional development, as well as leadership, risk management, and other areas such as the requirement for fostering inclusivity and cultural safety.

What was covered in the session:

• VET workforce management
• Leadership/accountability
• Risk management and continuous improvement
• Notification to the Regulator (ADC, material change, third parties)
• Inclusivity and cultural safety – from a management perspective

Webinar 2 - Focus Week: Revised Standards for RTOs - informed choices

As part of Focus Week’s examination of the revised standards for RTOs, this session unpacked the expectations relating to ensuring students made informed choices about their training.

This included looking at requirements for marketing training products, providing clear and accurate advice about the suitability of courses, the review of existing skills, and the offering of RPL and credit transfer.

What was covered in the session:

• Marketing requirements
• Provision of information
• Skills and competency review
• Advice of suitability of training
• Offering of RPL & CT

Webinar 3 - Focus Week: Revised Standards for RTOs - supporting students

As part of Focus Week’s examination of the revised standards for RTOs, this session outlined the new requirements around the support RTOs were expected to provide to students. 

This included the requirements around student access to staff and support services, considerations around diversity, inclusion and cultural safety, as well as student wellbeing. 

What was covered in the session:

• Access to services, staff and trainers
•  Support services (incl reasonable adjustment)
• Diversity,  inclusion and cultural safety
• Wellbeing – identification, and support services

Webinar 4 - Focus Week: Revised Standards for RTOs - training & assessment

As part of Focus Week’s examination of the revised standards for RTOs, this session unpacked the expectations around the RTO’s training and assessment. 

This included amendments to trainer competency and currency, expectations around industry and community engagement. It also explored the requirements for ensuring training was well-structured and engaging, and the new pre-implementation review of assessment materials (and how it differed from validation). 

What was covered in the session:

• Trainer Assessor Competencies and Currencies
• Industry engagement
• Training: structure, pace, mode, facilities
• Engaging Training 
• Pre-use review of assessment VS validation

Webinar 5 - Focus Week: Revised Standards for RTOs - administrative requirements

As part of Focus Week’s examination of the revised standards for RTOs, this session unpacked the administrative arrangements RTOs were required to have in place. 

This included exploring the amended transition arrangements, certification, credit transfer, and record retention. David discussed the importance of managing feedback and complaints, as well as continuous improvement approaches. 

What was covered in the session:

• Transition
• Assessment Retention
• Certification & record keeping
• Credit Transfer
• Feedback Complaints and Appeals
• Continuous Improvement

Webinar duration: 5 x 90 minutes

Bio of presenters:

David Garner is the Principal Consultant at [consult dg] and provides advice, development and research to the VET sector. He has worked in a variety of compliance related roles for over 15 years.

Most recently, as the General Manager Regulatory Operations for the Australian Skills Quality Authority, David was responsible for implementing ASQA’s regulatory strategy nationally, including monitoring compliance of both training providers, and intending providers, against the VET Quality Framework and Educational Services for Overseas Students Act.

David was also Director, Training Quality, in the Queensland Department of Education and Training. Prior to joining the Queensland department in 2005, David worked in and managed training providers for many years. David has been active in sports administration for over 30 years and sat for many years on the board of the Queensland Fitness, Sport and Recreation Skills Alliance.

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