Beyond the Audit: Why Compliance Is a Culture, Not a Checklist
If your team is only thinking about compliance when an audit is approaching, you’re already behind. In the world of vocational education and training, compliance is often viewed as a finish line—a box to tick, a binder to produce, a hurdle to get over before business resumes as usual. But after conducting over 100 audits […]
Child Safe Standards and the RTO: What’s Changed and Why You Can’t Ignore It
Child safety is not just a compliance requirement—it’s a moral and legal responsibility. As Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and schools delivering VET programs to students under 18, the expectations on how we protect children and young people have changed dramatically. And if your RTO hasn’t updated its policies, training, and delivery practices in line with […]
If I Were Your Auditor: What I’d Be Checking First in 2025
Compliance…It’s about how well your organisation operates when no one’s watching. I’ve conducted over 100 audits across Australia, and I can tell you this: most RTOs don’t fail because they don’t care. They fail because they don’t know what to prioritise. They’re drowning in documents, second-guessing their systems, and relying on outdated assumptions about what […]
