The Revised Standards for Registered Training Organisations are made up of:
Each of these policies has a seperate Glossary which has been combined below:
accredited short course means a course that leads to a VET statement of attainment accredited by a VET Regulator in accordance with the Standards for VET Accredited Courses or the equivalent requirements in a non-referring state.
Act means the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011.
Actively working towards has the meaning given by section 1C of the Credential policy.
AQF certification documentation means the set of official documents which confirm that an AQF qualification or VET statement of attainment has been issued to an individual by a registered training organisation or any other entity authorised to do so.
AQF qualification means an Australian Qualifications Framework qualification type endorsed in a training package or accredited in a VET accredited course.
AQF Qualifications Issuance Policy means the document of that name, comprising part of the Australian Qualifications Framework, listed on the Australian Qualifications Framework website, and as in force from time to time
AQF Qualifications Register Policy means the document of that name, comprising part of the Australian Qualifications Framework, listed on the Australian Qualifications Framework website, and as in force from time to time.
assessment judgement means a determination of whether competency has been achieved by a VET student consistent with the training product and this instrument [these Standards].
assessment means the process by which a registered training organisation, or a third party delivering services on its behalf, collects evidence for the purposes of determining whether a VET student is competent to perform to the standard specified in the training product.
assessment system means a coordinated set of documented policies, procedures and assessment tools designed to ensure that assessment, including recognition of prior learning, produces consistent and valid judgements of VET student competency and meets the requirements of this instrument [these Standards].
assessment tools mean the instrument, instructions and methods used to gather and interpret assessment evidence for the purposes of determining VET student competency, including:
- the context and conditions of assessment;
- the tasks to be administered to the VET student;
- an outline of the assessment evidence to be gathered from the VET student;
- the criteria used to judge VET student competency, and
- the administration, recording and reporting requirements for assessments and assessment evidence.
assessor means a person who determines a VET student’s competency for, or on behalf of, a registered training organisation.
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) has the same meaning as in the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011.
Australian university has the same meaning as in the Higher Education Support Act 2003.
authenticated VET transcript has the same meaning as in the Student Identifiers Act 2014.
Credential Policy means the document titled “Credential Policy”, listed on the National Register, as in force from time to time.
credit transfer means the process of recognising and awarding credit for prior successful completion of an equivalent unit of competency or module.
Conditions for the use of the Australian Qualifications Framework Logo policy means the document of that name, listed on the Australian Qualifications Framework website, and as in force from time to time.
constitutional corporation means a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.
Diploma or higher-level qualification in adult education or vocational education and training means a qualification that satisfies the requirements of the Australian Qualifications Framework at level 5 or higher and has a focus on training and assessing adults and relevance to delivery and assessment of VET and competency-based training and assessment. The qualification does not need to include the words ‘adult education’ or ‘vocational education and training’ in the title, however units completed within the qualification need to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to train adults and teach VET. The academic transcript or record of results for the qualification will provide the evidence to demonstrate this.
Direction includes an individual providing oversight, guidance and quality assurance to ensure the quality of training and assessment being delivered by another individual.
financial support arrangement means a VET student loan issued under the VET Student Loans Act 2016, a government-funded subsidy or any other government-funded financial support arrangement.
governing persons means any person responsible for overseeing, directing or exercising a degree of control or influence over the management or operation of a registered training organisation, including executive officers and high managerial agents.
government entity means:
- a Commonwealth entity, or a Commonwealth company, within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013;
- a body (whether incorporated or not) established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory; or
- an entity that is otherwise part of the Commonwealth or a State or a Territory.
government training contract means a contract that a registered training organisation has with a government entity under which it receives funding relating to the provision of VET by the organisation.
industry regulator means a body responsible for regulating a licensed or regulated outcome.
licensed or regulated outcome means compliance with eligibility requirements for an occupational licence, or any legislative requirements to hold a training product in order to carry out an activity in an industry or occupation.
mode of delivery means the methods adopted by a registered training organisation to deliver training and assessment to VET students.
NRT Logo means the Nationally Recognised Training Logo as specified in the NRT Logo Conditions of Use policy.
NRT Logo Conditions of Use policy means the Nationally Recognised Training Logo Conditions of Use Policy set out under Schedule 2 of the Compliance Requirements instrument.
prepaid fee means any fee relating to the delivery of services paid to a registered training organisation by, or on behalf of an individual prior to the services to which the fee relates being delivered by the organisation.
reasonable adjustments include any adjustments for a VET student with a disability made by a registered training organisation in a manner consistent with the Disability Standards for Education 2005.
recognition of prior learning means an assessment process that involves assessment of an individual’s relevant prior learning and experience (including skills and knowledge obtained through formal and informal learning) to determine the extent to which the individual meets requirements specified in the training product.
Secondary teaching qualification means a credential issued by a higher education provider (as defined in section 5 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011) which would enable the individual to satisfy the academic requirements for registration as a secondary school teacher in accordance with the registration requirements in at least one State or Territory
services means:
- training and assessment;
- training support services (but excludes counselling, mediation, and information and communication technology services); and
- any activities related to the recruitment of VET students including marketing, enrolment, induction, or the collection of fees.
skill set means a single unit of competency or a combination of units of competency from a training package which link to a licensing or regulatory requirement or a defined industry need.
Standards for RTOs means the standards made under subsection 185(1) of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011.
student identifier has the same meaning as in the Student Identifiers Act 2014.
third party means any person who has an arrangement with a registered training organisation to deliver services, but does not include:
- employees of the organisation;
- experts engaged by the organisation; or
- government agencies and government funded agencies that refer VET students to the organisation and do not receive any payment from the organisation for doing so.
trainer means a person who undertakes training for, or on behalf of a registered training organisation.
training means the process by which a registered training organisation, or a third party delivering services on its behalf, facilitates learning and the acquisition of competencies consistent with the requirements specified in the training product.
Training product has the same meaning as in the Standards for RTOs.
training product means an AQF qualification, a skill set, a unit of competency, accredited short course or module.
training support services means services and resources designed to support and skill VET students to meet training product requirements and complete the training product in which they are enrolled.
unit of competency means the specification of the standards of performance required in the workplace as defined in a training product.
validation means the review of the assessment system to ensure that:
- assessment tools are consistent with the training product and the requirements set out in this instrument [these Standards]; and
- assessments and assessment judgements are producing consistent outcomes.
wellbeing support services means support services and resources to assist with VET students’ physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing.
