Following an investigation into allegations of fraud involving Australia’s student loan program, police raided the offices of the Australian Careers Network (ACN), which is the owner of the troubled private training provider, the Phoenix Institute of Australia.

It has been announced that the Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) is to hold a roundtable summit designed for training and education leaders to address the most important issues facing the sector.

Despite state and federal efforts to crackdown on unethical private training colleges, it has been reported that disturbing recruitment practices are still being made by some vocation colleges in Australia to recruit students.

The learning environment in the modern era has undergone immense changes. In the digital age, teachers, training providers and learners benefit from a myriad of learning resources available to them from the convenience of their own computer and without the former geographical constraints. Online learning resources are becoming increasingly sophisticated, prevalent and effective, and none more so than Learning Management Systems (LMS).

The Australian Government Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has released a Fact Sheet focused on how registered training organisations (RTOs) should engage and manage relationships with ‘third parties’. The document suggests measures that RTOs can take to ensure their third party arrangements meet certain standards and requirements.