Last month, the Department released several fact sheets, including guidelines and instructions related to online solutions such as the use of electronic signatures, online training delivery and sighting/retaining evidence of eligibility through the use of the Document Verification Service. RTO Logic has already summarised the Electronic Signature Fact Sheet in a previous article; in this article, we are going to break down the fact sheet about Sighting and Retaining Evidence of Eligibility and provide further advice on sighting and retaining copies of identification documents.
Many providers are rapidly building online solutions to their enrolment, training and assessment delivery, and regardless of how far the COVID-19 situation takes us, this is an opportunity for organisations that have traditionally relied on paper-based administrative processes to embrace technology and implement efficient web-based solutions into every aspect of their operations. In this article, we take a look at 5 contractual obligations that form part of the pre-training review and enrolment process and their requirements for online completion.
A constant complaint from Victorian contracted RTOs is the lack of guidance from the Department around technology and how it can and can’t be used to meet contractual requirements. With the cost of compliance an ever-increasing burden on organisations, many are seeking web-based, streamlined solutions to gain efficiencies across the business.
Let’s take a look at what you can and can’t do under the Skills First contract.
A part of the Skills First contract that has always confused providers, the Disallowed Persons requirement states that a contracted RTO should not engage/employ/contact/deal with, a disallowed person. What actually constitutes a disallowed person has always been ambiguous.
