The rise of online learning

What a year it has been! The rise of e-learning not only around Australia but the entire world has been a necessity that no-one saw coming. Despite the circumstances that brought on this shift in course delivery we have a hunch that e-learning is...

Is the daunting prospect of vocational placement on your mind? The good news is, when you ask the right questions and carefully choose your TAE provider, vocational placement should not be on your mind at all! All Registered Training Organisations...

Are you still searching for that ‘perfect job’ or itching to reach a new level of happiness in your working life? Maybe it’s time to start taking notice of just how your personal traits could help you find a career that provides you with an...

The vocational education industry regulator, ASQA, reports that only one quarter of training organisations are found compliant when initially audited: Plenty Training is pleased to be included in this distinguished group, having been deemed fully...

The revised Standards for RTOs 2015 has changed the minimum qualifications required of trainers and assessors within the vocational education and training sector. The good news for many of our former students is that we incorporated the core unit...

Some interesting statistics were recently presented at the last round of ASQA Training Provider Briefings.  As can be seen from the following slide, only 25% of RTOs and TAFEs were initially found to be compliant against the Standards for...

The Unique Student Identifier (USI) is a reference number made up of ten numbers and letters that: Creates a secure online record of a stuident’s recognised training and qualifications gained in Australia, from all training providers....

PwC’s Skills for Australia is seeking industry input in relation to a number of projects being undertaken within the Business Services Training Package. This is an opportunity to provide input into training product development work that will...

An amendment was recently made to the Standards for RTOs 2015 and has changed the minimum qualifications required of trainers and assessors within the vocational education and training sector: Standard 1.14:  From 1 April 2019, training and...

One of the topics discussed by ASQA’s Chief Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer Mark Paterson at the recent ASQA training provider briefing sessions was course duration. ASQA initiated a national strategic review in response to concerns,...

Are you finding yourself daydreaming about an exciting new job, more money each week and a rewarding career pathway that can really take you places? The best way to turn these dreams into reality and reach your career goals is to invest in yourself...

So, it’s your first solo project or you have just been placed on a project mid-project and you are the lead manager. Where do you start? With questions of course! Four key questions every project manager should ask: 1) What is this project all...

Training can be very taxing on the body and the mind. Let’s face it, as trainers and assessors we often give so much of ourselves to our students that it can be very draining for us. We need to manage our state very effectively if we are going to...

Have you ever delivered a training session to a group of students, only to come back the following week and realise they have forgotten everything they learnt? Unfortunately, most trainers don’t realise that the retention of information is the...

Have you ever thought “Oh no, not that class again!”? Or woken up in the morning and dreaded going into your RTO and conducting your next training session or assessments for your students? Let’s face it, motivation for training can fluctuate,...

Time: it can go so fast or it can go way too slow in a training session. Have you ever had a situation where time has just gotten away from you and you haven’t been able to cover all the content that you had planned for your session? Well, don’t...