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About RTO audits

Audits ensure registered training organisations (RTOs) comply with the Australian Quality Training Framework 2007 (AQTF 2007) standards.

These standards guarantee the consistency and quality of vocational education and training across Australia.

Audits

Audits conducted by a registering authority generally occur:

  • before initial registration as an RTO
  • within 12 months of initial registration
  • in response to complaints or risk factors
  • before the five-year renewal of registration
  • to assess an application for change of scope of registration.

A registering authority may also audit an RTO to assess its compliance with other government funding contracts.

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Audits ensure registered training organisations (RTOs) comply with the Australian Quality Training Framework 2007 (AQTF 2007) standards.

These standards guarantee the consistency and quality of vocational education and training across Australia.

Audits

Audits conducted by a registering authority generally occur:

  • before initial registration as an RTO
  • within 12 months of initial registration
  • in response to complaints or risk factors
  • before the five-year renewal of registration
  • to assess an application for change of scope of registration.

A registering authority may also audit an RTO to assess its compliance with other government funding contracts.

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In this section

  • How to prepare for an audit >>
    A registered training organisation (RTO) will be notified of an audit at least four weeks in advance of the scheduled day. The RTO can negotiate a more suitable time with the registering authority.
  • Audit process >>
    An audit is comprised of an opening meeting, evidence gathering, interview and an exit meeting.
  • Understanding the outcomes of an audit >>
    Audit findings are classified as compliant or non-compliant. Within a non-compliant classification there are three categories; minor, significant and critical non-compliance.
  • Risk Assessment process >>
    The nationally consistent risk-management approach by all state and territory registering bodies in their decisions about monitoring the achievements of training organisations against the AQTF 2007 standards.
  • Risk Ratings >>
    An RTOs risk rating is determined by evaluating information and assigning an overall risk rating of high, meduim or low.

In this site

  • Changing scope of registration >>
    A scope of registration defines the particular training products and services that an RTO is registered to deliver.
  • Ceasing RTO status >>
    RTO status may cease when the period of registration expires or there are grounds for cancelling the registration due to non-compliance.
  • RTO reporting requirements >>
    An RTO is required to report certain information to its state or territory training authority including the courses and subjects in which students are enrolled, their age and gender and where training is occurring.
 

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