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When we look at the current Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015, the clauses relevant to Registered Training Organisations’ regulatory compliance, the reporting and governance practice, they all clearly underpin good management practices and effective compliance control procedures—and, as a result, the effective functioning and sustainability of RTOs.
These Standards support RTOs to provide high-quality student experiences and learning outcomes.
Under the Standards, RTOs are responsible for:
ASQA may also require your RTO to undergo a financial viability risk assessment at any other time. (clause 7.2)
RTOs are also required to make sure its staff and clients are informed of any changes to legislative and regulatory requirements that affect the services delivered. (clauses 2.1 and 8.4 to 8.6)
RTOs are responsible for providing accurate information about their performance and governance in accordance with clause 7.5.
The Data Provision Requirements outline information that your RTO is required to submit. Apart from information required with applications, this falls generally into two categories:
Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard (AVETMISS) data
Quality Indicator Data.
Data such as national training activity is very important—this informs decision-making about policies and funding for the national VET system and allows measurement of the system’s performance.
The quality indicator data provides information for RTOs about their students’ experiences of their services and can be used to continuously improve the quality of the training for students and employers. (clause 7.5)
Providing requested information to ASQA:
RTOs are responsible for:
Your RTO and any third parties delivering services on your behalf must cooperate with ASQA in responding to requests for information, undergoing audits and managing records. The information you and third parties provide to ASQA must be accurate, truthful and authentic. Any documentation provided at audit must be an accurate representation of your RTO’s practices.
You must notify ASQA within 90 days of the following:
(clauses 8.1 and 8.2).
In the next post we will look into the “quality assurance” requirements and obligations for your RTO.
To be continued…