With effect of the 1st December 2011, the National Skills Standards Council released a Special Bulletin informing RTOs that they were no longer required to use the SMART database supplied by the Australian Centre for Educational Research (ACER). Continue reading →

This document has been produced by Newbery Consulting to act as a guide to the type of audit evidence and questions an RTO will be expected to respond to during a renewal or registration audit. The guide covers evidence relating to the Standards for NVR Registered Training Organisations 2011 and specifically the Essential Standards for Continuing Registration (SNR 15-25). Continue reading →

I think it is necessary to first consider the broader requirement before getting down to the detail of registering an RTO. What is required and do I really have the necessary items to make it successful? This is a big question and this blog is intended to provide the answer. Continue reading →

Well, we have an interesting first six months ahead for the VET sector. Of particular note is the looming transition of regulation in Tasmania and South Australia to ASQA. ASQA has certainly geared up for this and the number of RTOs involved in those States (on a national level) is… Continue reading →

So you want to start an RTO. No problems! The first question I ask is: What do you intend to deliver? and What makes you think there is space in the current training market for another provider of that qualification? Continue reading →

Why am I writing a blog series on registering an RTO? Because I feel that there is a genuine thirst out there for guidance and perspective on how to approach RTO Registration. People can go onto the ASQA website or the VRQA website and can download the guides and standards for registration. Really,, for people with minimum background or knowledge, these documents do not make lots of sense. Continue reading →

Flying home from Melbourne. I have just spent two very good days with a client of mine (Casey) in Victoria. Casey is about to become the youngest (28) RTO owner that I know of. I’m sure there are younger, but it is pretty rare.

It was a great two days.… Continue reading →

This is our new site. It is similar to our previous site but has loads more functionality and indexing capability. We have also built a better structure to display our products and services and put forward our new branding in our RTO products. This is a big shift for Newbery Consulting as we define the services we provide and give information to current and perspective clients to enable them to make the right decision. Continue reading →