Skills First Contract Update: Electronic Signatures

Skills First Electronic Signatures

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.

Skills First Contract Update: Disallowed Persons

Skills First Disallowed Person

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.

Let’s explore the meaning of this in more detail.

2020 Skills First Compliance – Changes to the Skills First Contract

With the Skills First contract extension granted until end of 2020, comes a series of contractual and data reporting changes with it.  Hopefully, you managed to navigate your end of year data reporting with ease and are now focused on updating your business processes to ensure compliance with the 2020 requirements.  In this article, we have outlined some of the changes we think you should be looking at carefully.

7 Things to Consider When Preparing for ASQA Registration Renewal

Preparing for your registration renewal can be a scary prospect, particularly because it is such a long time between renewals, and you haven’t necessarily had the regular feedback from the regulator that you get with say, a State Funding contract. In this article, we highlight the critical considerations you should make in preparation for your renewal process.