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Advantages and Disadvantages of Third Party Agreements with an RTO for a non-RTO
Highlighting the "Advantages and Disadvantages of Third Party Agreements with an RTO for a non-RTO, when providing training and assessment on behalf of an RTO".
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FAQ: Replacing Units
A core or nominated elective unit in the qualification rules has been superseded. Can we replace the old unit with the new unit?
FAQ: Unique Student Identifier (USI)
Can we get a student to sign a declaration stating that they accept that if they don’t get a USI they can still do the training but their results will not appear on the central database?
FAQ: Unit Superseded But Equivalent
When a unit is superseded but equivalent, is the RTO required to do anything to transition to the new unit?
FAQ: Documenting Amount of Training and Volume of Learning
How can I document the amount of training and volume of learning for a qualification?
FAQ: Offering More Than The Minimum Required Units
Our RTO delivers 12 units of competence for a qualification that in the qualification rules only requires 10 units. Can we do this and is it okay to include all units on the qualification/record of results?
FAQ: Units of Competence
We only offer units of competence, do we need to document the amount of training and volume of learning?
FAQ: Overseas Students & Additional Study
If an overseas student is studying here on a student visa are they permitted to undertake additional study at the same time as their principal course, e.g. RSA, First Aid or the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
RTO Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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FAQ: Sharing Student USIs
We are an RTO that provide training for another RTO (the lead RTO). We issues Statements of Attainment on completion of the training and the lead RTO issue a Credt Transfer. Is there a problem with the Lead RTO giving us the USIs for the students or should we request them?