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A 'personality test' for VET trainers/assessors
What is your OCEAN profile? Take the test to find out more about your character traits and how they may be suited to work as a VET trainer/assessor
May 273 min read


What to do when qualifications get cancelled by ASQA
Use the spreadsheet to track providers and AQF certification documents cancelled by ASQA. Read about what has to happen when ASQA cancels a qualification
Apr 286 min read


Will current conditions see the end of training outside of a workplace?
Are we going to see the end of simulated, theory-driven, class-based training? The convergence of the 2025 Standards for RTOs, AI’s rapid escalation, and industry’s demand for genuinely job-ready graduates puts the sector at a crossroads we can no longer sidestep. One of the great things about VET is its flexibility and via that, ability to offer training and education to diverse learners in diverse ways. In the past, that flexibility encompassed the opportunity for students
Dec 20, 20255 min read


What do RPL and good coffee have in common?
The taste shouldn't be overly bitter and neither should the experience If your RTO was a Coffee Shop… Would anyone come back for a second...
Aug 10, 20253 min read


Seeking RPL?
Seeking RPL but not sure where to start? Want to know how to find a provider that will help you? This articles lays it all out, including what to look for and the red flags to signal what to avoid
Aug 6, 20255 min read


What's happening to foundation skills?
The truth is foundation skills, although they may be represented differently in training products from 1 July 2025, aren't going anywhere
Jul 31, 20255 min read


RPL a sore spot for RTO compliance
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is proving to be an Achilles heel for RTOs getting shut down by ASQA for non-compliance. Skills Education offers multiple professional development and support options to know more about doing RPL effectively
Jul 27, 20255 min read


Behind the Buzz Words of "Safe and Inclusive"
What does it mean to foster a safe and inclusive learning environment? In this article we unpack the meaning of what it really is to...
May 13, 20253 min read


Why do people resist the Cert IV TAE training?
A recount of personal experience and frustrations with the 'Cert IV' and how that changed with quality TAE training
Mar 13, 20255 min read


One-size-fits most and other assessment dangers
Thoughts on why assessment might just be one of the most difficult aspects of VET. When it comes to assessment, it seems to be one of the most discussed, most written about, most questioned and most difficult aspects of vocational education and training to get right. Why is that? What makes assessment so difficult to get right? My money is on the fact that a large part of it is because assessment in the VET sector is exactly that – assessment for a vocation; a trade, a workpl
Dec 22, 20207 min read
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