How Do We Fix a Broken System? The discussion no one seems to want to have There has been an elephant sitting in the VET room for a very long time: the system by which we develop, attract and retain the trainers and assessors upon whom the quality of Australian
Sucking Seed…. This article has been a long time in the making, as I wanted to provide something positive, so here is my VET perspective. Warning: bad joke incoming. What do great VET trainers and assessors, and birds have in common? They all want to succeed—suck seed. But what does
Is Clustering the Key to Unlocking RTO Productivity… or Just an Inconvenient Truth? Designing training unit by unit is a bit like teaching someone to drive by only ever letting them sit in a parked car—technically correct, but not especially useful when they hit the road. For a sector under
Turning Trainer Capability into a Strategic Advantage for RTOs After more than thirteen years working across the VET sector in training delivery, assessment, validation, compliance, quality improvement and industry engagement, one belief has become very clear to me: “Trainer capability” is not simply something to be managed through documents and
Empowering the Frontline: Ways senior VET leaders can support their educators re-engage disengaged learners Vocational Education and Training (VET) educators are increasingly reporting learner disengagement as a major hurdle that they regularly face. Supporting these educators is not just a management task, it is a win-win-win for the VET educator,
Navigating Change as an Everyday RTO: What It’s Really Been Like When we started our RTO – Advance You (46378), we wanted to improve how pest management training was delivered to our industry with a focus on compliance, risk management, environmental protection and judicious chemical application. As pest control business
