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04 Jul 19

Student-centred principles for educational providers with overseas students

In this article, we are discussing the top 10 student-centred principles that every educational provider must implement for the welfare and support of International students.  Educational provider must develop a thorough and well-planned risk management plan, framework according to The Australian and New Zealand Risk Management Standard AS/NZS 4360:2004 and regulatory standards and requirements.  Quality […]
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04 Jul 19

CAQA New Resources

New Information Technology resources  The following resources are now available for purchase. The assessment and learner resources have been developed by subject matter experts from industry. All resources have been checked by external validators to ensure they comply with training package requirements and industry expectations.  ICT10115 – Certificate I in Information, Digital Media and Technology  […]
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04 Jul 19

Introducing Career Calling Jobs!

  Recruitment in Vocational Education and Training Australia wide! Career Calling Jobs specialise in RTO Recruitment, assisting Registered Training Organisations to find the right staff for their business. We are dedicated to providing a quality service to both employers and candidates to ensure the outcome is a long lasting successful one.  Benefits for employers: Advertising, […]
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04 Jul 19

The VET Sector News

Annual Registration Charge – Due July 30th 2019 ASQA will issue RTOs with an invoice for their annual registration charge. RTOs must pay the charge within 30 days of ASQA issuing the invoice.  The annual charge recovers some of the costs ASQA incurs when conducting activities necessary for effective regulation of the vocational education and […]
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03 Jul 19

CAQA Resources introducing version 10.0!

At CAQA resources we are busy updating our resources to be able to provide you the most up to date and current resources available on the market. This is an extensive process and we are committed to bringing you resources that are compliant. Our resources have been extensively validated by a number of industry experts […]
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28 May 19

Four Corners focus on Australian Universities including Murdoch U, Swinburne University and The University of Tasmania

Four Corners focus on Australian Universities including Murdoch U, Swinburne University and The University of Tasmania International students are a significant source of revenue and are major purchasers of Australian education services. The number of international fee-paying students enrolled in Australian universities in 1987 was 667. In 2007, there were 177 760, with 56 176 […]
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28 May 19

Your trainer and assessor files (Part 4 of 5)

In the last newsletter, we discussed the following: ASQA Guidelines on “industry currency.” How to stay up to date in terms of “industry currency.” Factors that influence “industry currency.” What is “industry current or currency period.” The definition of vocational education and training currency. Licensing requirements for trainers and assessors. In part 4 of the […]
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28 May 19

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 of conducting internal audits? What is an audit scope? What is usually included in an RTO internal audit? Who can be an internal auditor? Compliance costs and risks in terms of “risk management.” The effective […]
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28 May 19

ELICOS for the International Students (Part 1 of Part 3)

‘ELICOS’ stands for ‘English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students’. ELICOS programs are designed for students who require English language training before starting their formal studies in Australia. These programs are open to all, including people who are in Australia on a tourist or visitor’s visa and people who do not want to do any […]
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28 May 19

The Quality Indicator data

The Quality Indicators provide valuable data for RTOs to identify areas for improvement in training and assessment services and to gauge how well it is meeting its clients’ needs. The Quality Indicator data that is collected will also be used by the registering body in its monitoring of the quality of the RTOs’ operations to […]
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