by Adrian Clark | Aug 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
We’re proud to announce that we launched our Digital Badging Framework at the educonomy Micro-Credential & Digital Badging Virtual Summit, which coincided with National Skills Week.
Our Digital Badging Framework aims to:
- Award individuals digital badges to recognise their participation in professional development and quality assurance activities, such as internal audits and assessment validation;
- Award organisations with digital badges to recognise their approach to quality assurance.
Until now there hasn’t been any material way for tertiary institutions to evidence in a quickly verifiable fashion that they had undergone an internal audit and to demonstrate their commitment to quality and best practice. It was also hard for employees of tertiary institutions to easily represent the time they had spent on their own professional development.
We recognise that not all professional learning takes place in an educational institution, so we set out to develop a way for informal learning in our industry to be celebrated and recognised.
We worked with education industry consultants educonomy over six months to help us develop the Framework, identifying what qualities and attributes would be recognised under the badges, and how the industry and future employers might use this information.
The Framework is split into two parts:
- Individual badges: awarded to individuals for their participation in professional development, assessment validation and the audit process
- Organisational badges: awarded to education providers to recognise that they demonstrate best practice in quality assurance.
The badges we have issued hold enormous value for earners. Organisations which have earned badges can now provide third-party verification of their commitment to quality and best practise.
Individuals who have earned badges can now easily present their own commitment to quality and the hours they have completed in their own professional development.
Digital badges are a powerful tool of recognition, which can be verified at the click of a button, and provide a fantastic branding opportunity, as they can be proudly displayed on organisational marketing materials and shared on personal LinkedIn profiles.
Through the work we do with Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) across the Vocational Education & Training (VET) and Higher Education (HE) sectors, we’ve been impacting the learning experiences and lives of more than one million students in the Asia Pacific region each year.
We believe that our Digital Badging Framework is a powerful part of our mission to improve the overall quality of the Australian education sector.
by Adrian Clark | May 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
As you prepare your RTO for re-registration, it’s crucial to understand the fundamentals of governance and the importance of maintaining quality management systems. The onus is on your organisation to demonstrate how it intends to meet the relevant standards & criteria and, to evidence how it has ensured it has met the standards & criteria in practice.
We’ve produced an in-depth Guide to Good Governance for RTOs, which covers:
▶️ Knowing your standards & criteria
▶️ Establishing a governance & risk framework
▶️ Designing & implementing a quality management system
▶️ Creating a culture that drives compliance & accountability
For more information on how to prepare your RTO for re-registration, take a look at our webinar series.
by Adrian Clark | Apr 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
In April, we’ll be starting two exciting webinar series that should not be missed by Australian RTOs!
Audit Express: RTO Re-registration Webinar Series
How do you navigate the process of re-registering your RTO in a way that ensures nothing is left to chance? From 16 April, we’ll be delivering an in-depth webinar series that will:
▶️ Step you through the process of re-registration and audit
▶️ Uncover the most common areas of non-compliance
▶️ Help you establish an appropriate governance structure in your RTO
▶️ Cover the fundamentals of training and assessment strategies
▶️ Help you collect and maintain evidence and other records
And a lot more!
Weekly 5-part webinar series starts: Friday 16 April
Time: 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Cost: $199 for all five webinars (live and recorded) / $45 for one webinar (live and recorded)
REGISTER HERE for the Re-registering your RTO series
Educonomy: Creating Engaging Learning Content
This three-part webinar series, hosted by Educonomy, will focus on supporting education providers to create engaging learning content. The series will cover many topics, including:
▶️ Compliance regulatory requirements associated with creating learning content
▶️ How to create learning content that is both engaging and compliant
▶️ Examples of best practise and demonstrations of easy to use and affordable tools to create infographics, video content and podcasts
Weekly 3-part webinar series starts: Wednesday 28 April
Time: 10.30am – 11.30am
This webinar is free to attend.
REGISTER HERE for the Creating Engaging Learning Content series
by Adrian Clark | Apr 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
The re-registration process can be an overwhelming and challenging experience for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), with the likelihood of receiving a re-registration audit and the possibility of needing to submit a rectification response, due to being found non-compliant at audit.
We’ve produced an in-depth guide to provide RTOs with the tools and knowledge they need to prepare for re-registration. Our Guide to RTO Re-Registration unpacks and simplifies the re-registration process for all types of RTOs and explains the process of applying for RTO re-registration with all three VET Regulators, including:
- Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)
- Victorian Registration Qualifications Authority (VRQA)
- Training Accreditation Council (TAC)
Our Guide to RTO Re-registration covers:
▶️ The fundamentals of RTO registration
▶️ The most common areas of non-compliance
▶️ Steps to prepare your RTO for re-registration
▶️ What to expect from an RTO re-registration audit
▶️ What to do if things don’t go to plan
For more information on how to prepare your RTO for re-registration, take a look at our webinar series.
