2024 Changes to Skills First
Taking into account RTO’s need for certainty, the Department has offered a Skills First contract of 2-years ...
Managing the transition from a superseded qualification
Managing the transition from superseded training products can be a complicated and time-consuming process for ...
Evidence of Participation
The Department of Education pinpointed “inadequate evidence of participation” as one of the five most common ...
2023 Changes to Skills First
In an effort “to increase the ability of Victorians to reskill and to continue to participate in an evolving ...
2023 Changes to Skills First Determination of Eligibility
The 2023 Victorian VET Funding Contract came with significant changes to the eligibility settings.
Skills First Workplace Training
Not all Skills First funded training conducted in the workplace translates into an apprenticeship/traineeship ...
Skills First Spring Cleaning
The Victorian VET Funding Contract has required Training Providers to create and retain sufficient records ...
Look beyond the SVTS validation
At least once every month, training providers are required to successfully upload their training activity ...
A comprehensive guide to the 2021 Evidence of Eligibility and Student Declaration Form
The Evidence of Eligibility and Student Declaration Form is one of the most critical documents in your ...
Waiting Practical Placement or Employer Signoff Reporting
In April 2020, as a response to the many training providers struggling to maintain a positive monthly cash ...
Job Trainer Initiative
The Victorian Government has recently announced that they have partnered with the Commonwealth Government to ...
2021 Skills First Contract Changes
The Department of Education and Training released several draft documents as part of the Skills First ...
Marketing Compliance
Marketing and promotional activities are essential aspects of an RTO’s success.
Skills First in Lockdown
On Sunday, Premier Daniel Andrews released a statement of changes for Victoria and with the new restrictions ...
Skills First Withdrawals
Withdrawing students from Skills First funded courses is often an awkward and confusing process for ...
RTO Setup – How to become a Registered Training Organisation
Setting up your own Registered Training Organisation (RTO) is not a simple process and comes with an enormous ...
Skills First COVID-19 Updates
In an effort to address the high volume of enquiries submitted by Training Providers, the Department has ...
Sighting and Retaining Evidence of Eligibility (EOE)
Pro-technology Training Providers with a passion for paperless operations should be excited after the latest ...
Online Delivery Requirements for Skills First
In response to the Coronavirus outbreak, many training providers have already commenced work on changing ...
Implementing an Online PTR and Enrolment Process for Skills First
COVID-19 is having a major impact in our industry and with the situation changing on a daily basis, RTOs are ...
5 Data Reporting Tips for Learn Locals
Learn Local organisations are fast approaching their first reporting deadline for pre-accredited training.
Skills First Contract Update: Disallowed Persons
A part of the Skills First contract that has always confused providers, the Disallowed Persons requirement ...
Skills First Contract Update: Electronic Signatures
A constant complaint from Victorian contracted RTOs is the lack of guidance from the Department around ...
2020 Skills First Compliance – Changes to the Skills First Contract
With the Skills First contract extension granted until end of 2020, comes a series of contractual and data ...
7 Things to Consider When Preparing for ASQA Registration Renewal
Preparing for your registration renewal can be a scary prospect, particularly because it is such a long time ...
Skills First Compliance 2019- 5 Things Skills First Providers Need to Know
In this article, we take a look at our auditing experiences across 2018 and 2019 with Skills First contracted ...