RTO Superhero 🎙️ Empowering RTOs to Thrive!

In this timely episode, Angela Connell-Richards explores the compliance risks that come with adding courses to your RTO’s scope—especially under the 2025 Standards. What seems like growth can quickly turn into an audit nightmare without the right preparation. Key points discussed:  ✅ The audit risks tied to scope additions and amendments  ✅ How to pre-assess your readiness before submitting a scope application  ✅ The evidence ASQA looks for when reviewing new course delivery  ✅ How to align your TAS, trainers, and resources before expansion Angela helps you build a proactive process for safe, strategic scope growth—without putting your registration at risk. Listen now and download Angela’s free Scope Expansion Readiness Tool to audit-proof your next course launch. Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1013356/open_sms]  Join host Angela Connell-Richards as she opens each episode with a burst of insight and inspiration. Discover why compliance is your launchpad to success, not a limitation.  Wrap up with gratitude and guidance. Subscribe, leave a review, and join our community as we continue supporting your compliance journey in vocational education.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1013356/support] Thank you for tuning in to the RTO Superhero Podcast! We’re excited to have you join us as we focus on the Revised Standards for RTOs in 2025. Together, we’ll explore key changes, compliance strategies, and actionable insights to help your RTO thrive under the new standards. Stay connected with the RTO Community: * RTO Job Board Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/rtojobboard] * RTO Job Board LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7037547/] * RTO Community Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivacitycommunity] 📌 Don’t forget to: ✔ Subscribe to the RTO Superhero Podcast so you never miss an episode! ✔ Share this episode with your RTO network—compliance is a team effort! 🎙 Listen now and get ahead of the compliance changes before it’s too late! 📢 Want even more compliance insights? Subscribe to our EduStream YouTube Channel for our FAQ series on the New Standards for RTOs 2025! 🎥 🔗 Subscribe now: EduStream by Vivacity Coaching [https://www.youtube.com/@vivacitycoach] ✉️ Email us at hello@vivacity.com.au 📞 Call us on 1300 729 455 🖥️ Visit us at vivacity.com.au [https://vivacity.com.au]

🎙 In this episode of the RTO Superhero Podcast, Angela Connell-Richards and co-host Lauren Hollows tackle a confronting reality in Australia’s VET sector—how arbitrary funding decisions are crippling high-performing private RTOs. Despite delivering 80% of Australia’s training, private RTOs receive just 30% of government funding. Even worse? RTOs with exceptional outcomes are being denied funding simply because their success happened in the “wrong” state. 🚨 What’s happening behind the scenes: * 📉 Outstanding RTOs excluded from funding programs due to postcode politics * 📊 “Mom and pop” RTOs pushed out by skyrocketing compliance costs * 📈 One RTO slashed unit completion times from 400 to 84 days—just by using their own data better Angela and Lauren unpack how this imbalance is reshaping Australia’s training landscape—and why it’s time to stop pitting TAFE vs. private RTOs and start building collaborative solutions. ✅ What you’ll learn in this episode: * The real cost of underfunding private RTOs—and who’s paying for it * Why compliance pressure is forcing quality providers out of the sector * How data-driven management can dramatically improve performance * What it will take to create a sustainable, student-focused training system 🎧 Tune in to hear what’s really happening—and how you can help fix it. ✍️ Support the cause: change.org/save_private_rtos [https://www.change.org/save_private_rtos] Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1013356/open_sms]  Join host Angela Connell-Richards as she opens each episode with a burst of insight and inspiration. Discover why compliance is your launchpad to success, not a limitation.  Connect with fellow RTO professionals in our free Facebook groups: the RTO Community and RTO Job Board. Visit rtosuperhero.au/groups to join today.   Ready to elevate your RTO? Join our Superhero Membership community and gain access to expert resources, training, and personalised support to help you thrive.  Wrap up with gratitude and guidance. Subscribe, leave a review, and join our community as we continue supporting your compliance journey in vocational education.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1013356/support] Thank you for tuning in to the RTO Superhero Podcast! We’re excited to have you join us as we focus on the Revised Standards for RTOs in 2025. Together, we’ll explore key changes, compliance strategies, and actionable insights to help your RTO thrive under the new standards. Stay connected with the RTO Community: * RTO Job Board Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/rtojobboard] * RTO Job Board LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7037547/] * RTO Community Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivacitycommunity] 📌 Don’t forget to: ✔ Subscribe to the RTO Superhero Podcast so you never miss an episode! ✔ Share this episode with your RTO network—compliance is a team effort! 🎙 Listen now and get ahead of the compliance changes before it’s too late! 📢 Want even more compliance insights? Subscribe to our EduStream YouTube Channel for our FAQ series on the New Standards for RTOs 2025! 🎥 🔗 Subscribe now: EduStream by Vivacity Coaching [https://www.youtube.com/@vivacitycoach] ✉️ Email us at hello@vivacity.com.au 📞 Call us on 1300 729 455 🖥️ Visit us at vivacity.com.au [https://vivacity.com.au]

In this forward-looking episode, Angela Connell-Richards explores what it takes for RTOs to move beyond the 1 July 2025 Standards deadline and embrace a culture of continuous self-assurance. Rather than treating compliance as a checklist, Angela invites you to reframe it as an ongoing journey of quality, improvement, and organisational excellence. Key points discussed: ✅ What “self-assurance” really means under the 2025 Standards ✅ How to embed continuous improvement across all Quality Areas ✅ The role of leadership, team culture, and systems in sustaining compliance ✅ Tools and strategies to help your RTO thrive—not just survive—beyond audit day Angela shares her practical wisdom on how RTOs can future-proof their operations and transform compliance from a burden into a genuine business advantage. This episode will inspire leaders ready to elevate their organisation’s mindset and impact. 🎧 Call to action: Listen now and download Angela’s free Self-Assurance Starter Guide at Vivacity [https://www.vivacity.com.au] to start building a culture of excellence in your RTO today. Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1013356/open_sms]  Join host Angela Connell-Richards as she opens each episode with a burst of insight and inspiration. Discover why compliance is your launchpad to success, not a limitation.  Wrap up with gratitude and guidance. Subscribe, leave a review, and join our community as we continue supporting your compliance journey in vocational education.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1013356/support] Thank you for tuning in to the RTO Superhero Podcast! We’re excited to have you join us as we focus on the Revised Standards for RTOs in 2025. Together, we’ll explore key changes, compliance strategies, and actionable insights to help your RTO thrive under the new standards. Stay connected with the RTO Community: * RTO Job Board Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/rtojobboard] * RTO Job Board LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7037547/] * RTO Community Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivacitycommunity] 📌 Don’t forget to: ✔ Subscribe to the RTO Superhero Podcast so you never miss an episode! ✔ Share this episode with your RTO network—compliance is a team effort! 🎙 Listen now and get ahead of the compliance changes before it’s too late! 📢 Want even more compliance insights? Subscribe to our EduStream YouTube Channel for our FAQ series on the New Standards for RTOs 2025! 🎥 🔗 Subscribe now: EduStream by Vivacity Coaching [https://www.youtube.com/@vivacitycoach] ✉️ Email us at hello@vivacity.com.au 📞 Call us on 1300 729 455 🖥️ Visit us at vivacity.com.au [https://vivacity.com.au]

🎙 In this episode of the RTO Superhero Podcast, Angela Connell-Richards, with Lauren Hollows, dives into one of the biggest funding battles in Australia’s VET sector—the growing inequality between TAFE NSW and private RTOs. Private RTOs are under increasing pressure as TAFE NSW now receives 80% of all Smart and Skilled funding—despite data showing private providers deliver better outcomes at lower costs. 🚨 Here’s what’s at stake: * 📊 Private RTOs boast higher completion rates (54%) vs. TAFE’s 43% * 💰 For every $1 spent on a private RTO, $3.34 is spent on TAFE * ✅ Student and employer satisfaction consistently favours private providers Angela explores the real impact of this funding imbalance, from regional RTO closures to TAFE’s capacity crisis—outdated facilities, digital access issues, and staff shortages. She also uncovers the hidden flaw in “fee-free” training: ❗️low student commitment and poor completion rates, leading to wasted resources and skills shortages. ✅ What you’ll learn in this episode: * Why the “dodgy RTO” myth doesn’t hold up to the data * How current funding decisions risk collapsing the support ecosystem for quality training * The unintended consequences of centralising training delivery * What we must do now to protect student choice, innovation, and training diversity in Australia 🎧 Tune in to join the fight for fair, equitable funding—and learn how you can take action. ✍️ Sign the petition: change.org/save_private_rtos [https://change.org/save_private_rtos] Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1013356/open_sms]  Join host Angela Connell-Richards as she opens each episode with a burst of insight and inspiration. Discover why compliance is your launchpad to success, not a limitation.  Connect with fellow RTO professionals in our free Facebook groups: the RTO Community and RTO Job Board. Visit rtosuperhero.au/groups to join today.  Wrap up with gratitude and guidance. Subscribe, leave a review, and join our community as we continue supporting your compliance journey in vocational education.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1013356/support] Thank you for tuning in to the RTO Superhero Podcast! We’re excited to have you join us as we focus on the Revised Standards for RTOs in 2025. Together, we’ll explore key changes, compliance strategies, and actionable insights to help your RTO thrive under the new standards. Stay connected with the RTO Community: * RTO Job Board Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/rtojobboard] * RTO Job Board LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7037547/] * RTO Community Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivacitycommunity] 📌 Don’t forget to: ✔ Subscribe to the RTO Superhero Podcast so you never miss an episode! ✔ Share this episode with your RTO network—compliance is a team effort! 🎙 Listen now and get ahead of the compliance changes before it’s too late! 📢 Want even more compliance insights? Subscribe to our EduStream YouTube Channel for our FAQ series on the New Standards for RTOs 2025! 🎥 🔗 Subscribe now: EduStream by Vivacity Coaching [https://www.youtube.com/@vivacitycoach] ✉️ Email us at hello@vivacity.com.au 📞 Call us on 1300 729 455 🖥️ Visit us at vivacity.com.au [https://vivacity.com.au]

In this practical episode, Angela Connell-Richards helps you decode the updated credential requirements for trainers and assessors under the new 2025 Standards. If you’re unsure whether your team meets current expectations—or how to evidence it—this episode is your step-by-step guide. Key points discussed:  ✅ What the Credential Policy now requires (and what’s changed)  ✅ How to audit and map your trainers' qualifications and experience  ✅ Documentation strategies to satisfy ASQA in an audit  ✅ Common credential compliance gaps to avoid Angela walks you through the credential tracking process so you can protect your RTO from costly non-compliances. Listen now and download Angela’s free Trainer Credential Mapping Template [https://www.vivacity.training/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Trainer-Credential-Mapping-Template.pdf] at Vivacity to streamline compliance across your VET workforce. Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1013356/open_sms]  Join host Angela Connell-Richards as she opens each episode with a burst of insight and inspiration. Discover why compliance is your launchpad to success, not a limitation.  Wrap up with gratitude and guidance. Subscribe, leave a review, and join our community as we continue supporting your compliance journey in vocational education.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1013356/support] Thank you for tuning in to the RTO Superhero Podcast! We’re excited to have you join us as we focus on the Revised Standards for RTOs in 2025. Together, we’ll explore key changes, compliance strategies, and actionable insights to help your RTO thrive under the new standards. Stay connected with the RTO Community: * RTO Job Board Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/rtojobboard] * RTO Job Board LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7037547/] * RTO Community Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivacitycommunity] 📌 Don’t forget to: ✔ Subscribe to the RTO Superhero Podcast so you never miss an episode! ✔ Share this episode with your RTO network—compliance is a team effort! 🎙 Listen now and get ahead of the compliance changes before it’s too late! 📢 Want even more compliance insights? Subscribe to our EduStream YouTube Channel for our FAQ series on the New Standards for RTOs 2025! 🎥 🔗 Subscribe now: EduStream by Vivacity Coaching [https://www.youtube.com/@vivacitycoach] ✉️ Email us at hello@vivacity.com.au 📞 Call us on 1300 729 455 🖥️ Visit us at vivacity.com.au [https://vivacity.com.au]