• Train, assess and issue nationally recognised qualifications, units of competency accredited courses and recognised skill sets anywhere in Australia

• Can apply for registration to deliver qualifications internationally

• Opens up doors for tendering and procurement of large training contracts that non-registered training providers do not meet the criteria for

• Formally recognise qualifications and accredited training issued by other RTOs

• Eligibility for application to various Governmentfunding initiatives for training and up-skilling Australia and beyond

• Be listed on the national vocational education and training register of authorised training organisations in Australia

• Demonstrate your authority and quality services by proving compliance with rigorous national standards

• Longer standing client base – non-accredited training may only be a few days long, but qualifications can last a few weeks to a few years

1. You must be able to demonstrate a need from industry / your clients – Who wants your training? What is your demand? Why do they want it? How is yours different from other RTOs? and importantly, how do you know this and how can you prove it?
2. Complete a thorough RTO business plan – your RTO has to adhere to strict national quality standards which means it will enforce a unique set of policies, procedures, systems, management, finance, administration, staff, resources, and operations from your usual business. The RTO specific business plan is a requirement in the application and must show your planning to address the national Australian Quality Framework standards and the standards of the registering body
3. Decide what nationally recognised training you wish to add to your ‘scope’. (MainTraining use their knowledge of the Australian Qualifications Framework and experience with all Training Packages to consult the best options with clients)
4. Conduct legal checks (eg Finance Risk Assessment Check, Fit and Proper Person Declaration and Police Checks, Consider any special license needs)
5. Conduct a Self-Assessment – this demonstrates your capability and capacity to train and assess to the quality standards.
6. Develop compliant policies, procedures, systems, and evidence for managing your RTO to the national quality standards of AQTF and the registering body.
7. Develop contextualised and compliant training and assessment materials/resources to demonstrate the capability to conduct training and assessment to the national quality standards – There are extremely strict rules on the content and structure of resources, design of learning programs, and training and assessment strategies.

1. Validate your training and assessment resources and seek industry feedback – a requirement to ensure your resources are continuously fit for purpose and meet the principles and conditions of assessment
2. Assure you have identified Trainer/Assessors who at minimum have a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, are qualified at least to the level at which they will be training/assessing, and can demonstrate continuous industry currency

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