ASQA is Backing RTOs to Deliver The New “COVID-19” Unit
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ASQA is Backing RTOs to Deliver The New “COVID-19” Unit

Deliver the New HLTINFCOV001 “COVID-19” Unit The Australian Skills Quality Authority has acknowledged the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) approval of the infection control skill sets.   These skill sets are designed to upskill workers in retail (HLTSS00065), food handling (HLTSS00066), and transport and logistics sectors (HLTSS00067). They comprise the HLTINFCOV001 Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures unit…

Foundation Skills (FSK) Training Package Update: What You Should Know
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Foundation Skills (FSK) Training Package Update: What You Should Know

Big news for RTOs currently delivering or planning to deliver the highly popular Foundations Skills qualifications! The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) has approved the Case for Endorsement for the FSK training packages with the changes expected to be reflected on the training.gov.au website this October 2019. The Foundation Skills training package encompasses three…

Four NEW Work Health and Safety Qualifications – Is Your RTO READY?
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Four NEW Work Health and Safety Qualifications – Is Your RTO READY?

AISC Releases 4 Work Health and Safety Qualifications and Creates 7 New Units of Competency The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) in an earlier communique announced the outcome of its recent meeting held on June 5, 2019. Information released includes details on some of the training packages which are currently being reviewed and those…

ASQA Extends Transition Period for BSB42615 Certificate IV in New Small Business
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ASQA Extends Transition Period for BSB42615 Certificate IV in New Small Business

ASQA Extends Transition Period for BSB42615 Certificate IV in New Small Business ASQA recently announced that it is extending the transition period for BSB42615 Certificate IV in New Small Business. The BSB42615 has been superseded by the BSB42618 Certificate IV in New Business which is included in the Business Services Package 3.0 released at the…

TAE40116 Extension – A Regulatory Disaster!
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TAE40116 Extension – A Regulatory Disaster!

The Lastest on TAE40116 Blunders Well, it was no surprise to me when I received the Department of Education and Training memo outlining the extension to the requirements for Trainers and Assessors to June 30 2019. Many of you may know that I have been very vocal in my critique about the regulators handling of…

The ASQA TAE40116 Disaster!!
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The ASQA TAE40116 Disaster!!

Who Will Train The Trainers of the Future and NOW? Is the VET industry sinking while TAE40116 students are left high and dry, without enough RTOs to help? Five months after my first article on ASQAs extremely poor management of TAE40116 addition to scope applications for RTOs across Australia (see: TAE40116 Transition – ASQA’s disaster…

TAE40116 Transition – ASQA’s disaster waiting to happen?
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TAE40116 Transition – ASQA’s disaster waiting to happen?

Does anyone else have the same feeling I do? A feeling that there is a real disaster looming?  What happens when we reach the end of transition for TAE40110 on fast approaching 05 October 2017? The critical question I have been pondering is who is going to deliver TAE40116 to the tens of thousands of…