Standards for RTOs 2025 - PD Webinars, Virtual Workshops, Replays & Short Courses

Overall Alignment

✅  Compliance over Coffee Live Show (W, REP)

✅  Standards for RTOs Essentials (SC)

✅  VET Professional Development Series (W, REP, SC)

Outcome Standards

Relevant PD Activities

(SC) = On-demand short course
(REP) = On-demand replay
(W) = Webinar, virtual workshop
1. Training and assessment  Quality training and assessment engages VET students and enables them to attain nationally recognised, industry relevant competencies.
Training  1.1 Training is engaging, well-structured and enables VET students to attain skills and knowledge consistent with the training product.

✅  10 Ways to Boost your Facilitation Skills (REP)

✅  13 Winning Activities that Support Learning Transfer (REP)

✅  Adult Learning Essentials (SC)

✅  AI Essentials (SC)

✅  Amplifying Learning Using C.O.R.E.(REP)

✅  Apply - Thinking Skills & Tools (REP)

✅  Analyse - Thinking Skills & Tools (REP)

✅  Best Practices for Teaching Online (REP)

✅  Break through the Noise: Turn Ignored Learner Messages into Powerful Learning Catalysts (W)

✅  Clustering & Co-delivery (REP)

✅  Combatting the Forgetting Curve: How-To! (SC)

✅  Connecting the Dots with Numeracy (REP)

✅  Craft a Trainer Introduction that Captivates (W)

✅  Crafting Workshops with Impact: Maximising Relevance for Your Learners (W)

✅  Create Powerful Learning Environments (W)

✅  Creating Storyboards to Enhance your Training Design (REP)

✅  Creatively Managing Difficult Behaviours in Training (REP)

✅  Critical Connections Between Literacy, Maths & Language = Numeracy (REP)

✅  Cutting through the Clutter: 3 Key Lessons from Thousands of Learner Insights (REP)

✅  Design - Thinking Skills & Tools (REP)

✅  Design Thinking for Vocational Education: How-To! (SC)

✅  Developing Basic Numeracy for the Workplace (REP)

✅  Developing Meaningful Evaluation of Training Programs (REP)

✅  Digital Tools for Learner Engagement (REP)

✅  Educator Avatars: What Do Learners Think? (REP)

✅  Elevating Training Quality - Research-Driven Strategies to Optimise Learning (W)

✅  Embed Learning – Ensure Retention (W)

✅  EmpowerU: Remote Working & Learning (SC)

✅  Engage & Train with the Brain in Mind (W)

✅  Establishing & Keeping Learners Engaged (W)

✅  Evaluate - Thinking Skills & Tools (REP)

✅  Exploring Numeracy in our Everyday Lives (REP)

✅  Extending your PowerPoint Practice (REP)

✅  Getting from Here to There with Numeracy (REP)

✅  Great Trainers - Masters of Magic (W)

✅  How to Design Competency-Based Training & Assessment (W)

✅  Instructional Design Essentials  (SC)

✅  Introduction to Creative Training Techniques (REP)

✅  Jedi Memory (W)

✅  Keeping Online Students Interested & Engaged (REP)

✅  Leading More Effective Group Discussions (REP)

✅  Learner Personas: How-To! (SC)

✅  Learners are Unique - Leaving No Student Behind (W)

✅  Loom'd - Using Video with AI (REP)

✅  Making Competency Based Apprenticeships & Traineeships Work (W)

✅  Making Virtual Training Memorable! (REP)

✅  Master Trainer Series (SC)

✅  Putting it all Together - Creative Training Techniques in Practice! (REP)

✅  Remember - Thinking Skills & Tools (REP)

✅  Setting Students up for Success (W)

✅  Silent Microphones & Empty Chat Boxes; Why it Happens & Proven Strategies for Overcoming it (REP)

✅  Starting Points to Teaching Adults Numeracy (REP)

✅  TAS Documentation - What's Changing? (W)

✅  Thinking Tools - Replay Bundle (REP)

✅  Training FUNdamentals (REP)

✅  Understand - Thinking Skills & Tools (REP)

✅  Unpacking Units of Competency (W)

✅  Using Slido to Drive Engagement (REP)

✅  Video's Where it's At! (REP)

✅  Virtual Trainer’s First Aid Kit – 11 Ways to Manage Challenging Learner Behaviours Online (REP)

✅  What Can & Can’t Be Delivered Online (REP)

✅  Writing for Learning: How-To! (SC)

✅  Your Face Matters! (REP)
1.2 Engagement with industry, employer and community representatives effectively informs the industry relevance of training offered by the NVR registered training organisation.
 
Assessment 1.3 The assessment system is fit-for-purpose and consistent with the training product.

✅  Interactive Workshop on AI Assessment Design (W) 

✅  TAS Documentation - What's Changing? (W)
1.4 The assessment system ensures assessment is conducted in a way that is fair and appropriate and enables accurate assessment judgement of VET student competency.

✅  AI & Assessment (VET focus) (W)

✅  Crack the Assessment Code (W)
1.5 The assessment system is quality assured by appropriately skilled and credentialled persons through a regular process of validating assessment practices and judgements.

✅  AI Ethics (W) 

✅  Develop your Validation Program (W)
1.6 VET students with prior skills, knowledge and competencies are supported to seek recognition of prior learning to progress through the relevant training product.  
Credit transfer 1.7 VET students who have completed an equivalent training product are supported to obtain a credit transfer.
✅  On Point: Credit Transfer (REP)
Facilities, equipment, and resources 1.8 Facilities, resources and equipment for each training product are fit-for-purpose, safe, accessible and sufficient.
 
2. VET student support VET students are treated fairly and are properly informed, protected, and supported.
Information  2.1 VET students have access to clear and accurate information concerning the organisation, the relevant training product, and students are made aware of any changes that may affect them.
 
2.2 VET students are advised, prior to enrolment, about the suitability of the training product for them, taking into account the student’s skills and competencies.

✅  Design Thinking for Vocational Education: How-To! (SC)

✅  Implementing Disability Standards for Education in VET: How-To! (SC)

✅  Learner Digital Skills – What Do We Know, What Can We Do (W)

✅  Learner Personas: How-To!  (SC)

✅  Understanding Digital Literacy Requirements in Education (REP)
Training support 2.3 VET students have access to support services, trainers and assessors and other staff to support their progress throughout the training product.

✅  EmpowerU: Develop Effective Study Skills (SC)

✅  Implementing Disability Standards for Education in VET: How-To! (SC)

✅  Improving Learning Outcomes for Adults with Disabilities (SC)

✅  VET Educators Supporting Students with Disability (SC)

✅  VET Staff Supporting Students with Disability (SC)
2.4 Reasonable adjustments are made to support VET students with disability to access and participate in training and assessment on an equal basis.

✅  Access Plans for VET Educators (SC)

✅  Implementing Disability Standards for Education in VET: How-To! (SC)

✅  VET Educators Supporting Students with Disability (SC)

✅  VET Staff Supporting Students with Disability (SC)
Diversity and inclusion 2.5 The learning environment promotes and supports the diversity of VET students.

✅  Design Thinking for Vocational Education: How-To! (SC)

✅  EmpowerU: Communicating Effectively (SC)

✅  EmpowerU: Develop Effective Study Skills (SC)

✅  EmpowerU: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (SC)

✅  EmpowerU: Entrepreneurial Mindset (SC)

✅  EmpowerU: Understanding Assessments (SC)

✅  Implementing Disability Standards for Education in VET: How-To! (SC)

✅  Learner Personas: How-To!  (SC)
Wellbeing  2.6 The wellbeing needs of the VET student cohort are identified and strategies are put in place to support these needs.

✅  Design Thinking for Vocational Education: How-To! (SC)

✅  EmpowerU: Stress & Well-being (SC)

✅  Introduction to Trauma-Aware Education (W)

✅  Learner Personas: How-To!  (SC)

✅  Workplace Sexual Harassment (SC)
Feedback, complaints, and appeals 2.7 Feedback and complaints management addresses concerns and informs continuous improvement of the NVR registered training organisation. ✅  Effective Complaints Handling (REP)
2.8 Effective appeal processes are available to VET students where decisions of the NVR registered training organisation or a third party adversely affect the student.  
3. VET Workforce  VET students are trained, assessed and supported by people who are qualified, skilled and committed to professional development.
VET workforce management 3.1 The workforce is effectively managed to ensure appropriate staffing to deliver services.

✅  Best Practices for Making Virtual Teams Work (REP)

✅  Unlock your True Potential by Taking Control with RIGOR (W)

✅  Workforce Planning Overview (REP)
Trainer and assessor competencies 3.2 Training and assessment is delivered to VET students by credentialled people with current skills and knowledge in training and assessment.

✅  Assuring VET Personnel Competency & Currency (W)

✅  Coaching with the GROW Model (REP)

✅  Compliance Requirements for Trainer Industry Currency (W)

✅  Documenting your Annual PD Plan (REP)

✅  Managing Trainers & Assessors’ Credentials & Currency (W)

✅  Trainer & Assessor Currency (REP)
3.3 Training and assessment is delivered by people with current industry skills and knowledge relevant to the training product.

✅  Assuring VET Personnel Competency & Currency (W)

✅  Managing Trainers & Assessors’ Credentials & Currency(W)

✅  Trainer & Assessor Currency (REP)

✅  VET Professional Development Series (SC)
4. Governance Effective governance and a commitment to continuous improvement supports the quality and integrity of VET delivery.
Leadership and accountability  4.1 An NVR registered training organisation operates with integrity and maintains accountability for the delivery of quality services.

✅  Applying the 7 Quality Management Principles (REP)

✅  Creating a Culture of Strategic Decision-Making (SC)

✅  Creating a Culture of Strategic Decision-Making (Public Sector) (SC)

✅  Good Governance - Overview of ISO 37000:2021 (REP)

✅  Governance & Strategy for RTOs (REP)

✅  Making Good Decisions: Skills, Tools & Strategies for Professionals (REP)

✅  Management Skills Replay Bundle! (REP)

✅  Situational Leadership in RTO Management (REP)

✅  Strategic Decision-making for the Public Sector Professional (SC)
4.2 Roles and responsibilities of NVR registered training organisation staff and third parties are clearly defined and understood.

✅  Competency-Based Interviewing for VET Managers (REP)

✅  Building Effective RTO Teams (REP)

✅  Effective RTO Administration Compliance (REP)

✅  EmpowerU: Remote Working & Learning (SC)

✅  Management Skills Replay Bundle! (REP)

✅  Situational Leadership in RTO Management (REP)
Risk management 4.3 Any risks to VET students, staff and the organisation itself are identified and managed.

✅  Australian Notifiable Data Breach Scheme (SC)

✅  Cyber Security for Senior Leadership (SC)

✅  Cyber Threats, Best Practice and Security (SC)

✅  Enhancing Cyber Security Awareness (SC)

✅  Risk-based Approach for Effective Operations (REP)

✅  Workplace Mental Health Awareness (SC)

✅  Workplace Sexual Harassment (SC)
Continuous improvement 4.4 An NVR registered training organisation undertakes systematic monitoring and evaluation of the organisation to support quality delivery and the continuous improvement of services.

✅  Applying the 7 Principles of Auditing  (REP)

✅  Conducting an Internal Audit (W)

✅  Develop your Audit Program (W)

✅  Develop your M&E Plan (W)

✅  Internal Auditing – Tips, Techniques & Schedules (REP)

✅  Monitoring RTO Records (W)

✅  RTO Internal Auditor (W)