Education Matters - Annual Subscription
Annual subscription to the Skills Education Education Matters Learning and Resources Hub
Annual Membership · VET Professionals
Professional development, simplified.
Education Matters is the membership for VET educators and trainers who want quality, relevant PD — without the hassle. Stay compliant, stay curious, stay current.
$350
per year — less than a single conference day
5+
webinars = subscription paid for itself
membership tiers — individual & RTO options
built on principles of learning science
Why Education Matters
Everything a VET professional needs to grow
Continuing professional development isn’t just good practice — for RTO staff, it’s a compliance requirement. Education Matters makes meeting that obligation convenient, affordable, and genuinely useful.
Designed by qualified educators and VET experts, our content covers learning facilitation, student support, engagement, and the full spectrum of compliance obligations for RTOs in Australia.
Learning & Resources Hub
Curated modules, articles, and resources to build your knowledge at your own pace — always available, always growing.
Live Members’ Sessions
Regular exclusive webinars on training, education, compliance and current practice with expert hosts and guest presenters.
Professional Learning Groups (PLGs)
“Let’s talk about…” group discussions for reflective practice — connect and learn with peers across the VET sector.
PD Certificates
Trigger a certificate each time you complete an eligible module or session — simple evidence for your compliance records.
Outcome Standards Support
The Standards Hub: a dedicated resource to help unpack the 2025 Standards for RTOs — clear, accurate, and actionable guidance.
Bonus: RPL Matters Included
Your first year includes complimentary access to RPL Matters — a full community of learning focused on RPL practice.
Compliance Made Easy
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The new Standards require ongoing PD. We make that easy.
An Education Matters membership gives you a simple, documented way to meet your compliance obligations under the 2025 Standards for RTOs and the TAE Training Package requirements.
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“VET students are trained, assessed and supported by people who are qualified, skilled and committed to professional development”
Quality Area 3 — 2025 Standards for RTOs“…all trainers and assessors undertake continuing professional development to maintain current skills and knowledge in training and assessment, including skills and knowledge relating to engaging and supporting VET students”
Outcome Standard 3.2.2(c) — 2025 Standards for RTOs“Assessors working with the TAE Training and Education Training Package need to maintain professional knowledge about the education and training industry, and specifically of the VET sector.”
TAE Companion Volume Implementation Guide 2022
Plans & Pricing
Choose your level of access
All plans are annual subscriptions for individual named members. RTO bulk pricing available below.
Foundational
Education Matters
The essentials — live sessions, a rich resource hub, and community.
$ 350 / year
- ✓Learning & Resources Hub access
- ✓Exclusive members’ sessions (education & compliance topics)
- ✓“Let’s talk about…” PLG discussions
- ✓Catch-up recordings of members’ sessions
- ✓Standards Hub
- ✓PD certificates
- ✓RPL Matters membership — free yr 1
Elite
Education Matters Elite
Ultimate access — auto-registration to every live event, all year.
$ 900 / year
- ✓Everything in Foundational
- ✓Full PD Library — on-demand recordings
- ✓Auto-registration to all Skills Education live webinars
- ✓Auto-registration to all PLG discussions
- ✓Attend or catch up — total flexibility
- ✓RPL-specific Resources House
- ✓Ongoing RPL Matters membership included
What’s Inside
A learning ecosystem built for VET
Every membership gives you access to a rich, growing collection of content and opportunities.
Learning & Resources Hub
Modules, articles, links and resources to explore at your own pace — covering learning science, foundation skills, and VET practice.
Live Members’ Sessions & PLGs
Regular drop-in sessions — topical, conversational, and automatically included for all members. Plus Professional Learning Group discussions that bring members together to share experience, explore ideas, and build practice.
Standards Hub
Unpack the Outcome Standards and get practical ideas and guidance for implementation — so compliance isn’t a mystery.
AI & Technology Content
“It’s great having the AI section — this is so relevant to what we need right now!” Member feedback drives what we add next.
Compliance Certificates
Trigger a PD certificate after every eligible session or module — easy evidence for your annual compliance records.
Always Evolving
“I’m amazed at the types of content — there’s always something new, something a bit different.” New content added regularly.
Member Voices
What members say
★★★★★
There is more quality content here than I ever experienced doing my Masters of Training and Development… it’s almost like a full TAE course!
★★★★★
You were right — I attend more than 5 webinars a year and this subscription covers that and gives me much more. Thank you!
★★★★★
It’s great having the AI section — this is so relevant to what we need right now!
★★★★★
I have either learnt something in every session or I have been reminded of a useful bit of information, so well worth the membership.
★★★★★
Love your work Skills Education! Refreshing to see a focus on building knowledge and skills as an educator.
★★★★★
Our staff are really loving Education Matters — they’re finding lots of interesting and relevant things!
For RTOs
Elite RTO Membership — the whole team, one subscription
Give your entire training staff Elite access — auto-registration to all webinars, the full PD Library, RPL Matters, the Learning Hub, and the Standards Hub — all under a single RTO membership priced by team size.
Elite RTO membership includes:
- ✓Automatic registration to ALL live webinars — no more to pay per session
- ✓Full PD Library access with recorded webinars
- ✓Education Matters Learning & Resources Hub
- ✓RPL Matters membership for all named staff
- ✓All Professional Learning Group discussions included
- ✓A neat way for the RTO to demonstrate meeting Outcome Standard 3.1.2b
6 – 9 Staff
$4,250/yr
Elite Education Matters for 6–9 RTO staff. No more to pay for webinars, PD Library or Professional Learning Group discussions.
10 – 14 Staff
$6,950/yr
Elite Education Matters for 10–14 RTO staff. No more to pay for webinars, PD Library or PLG discussions.
15 – 19 Staff
$8,950/yr
Elite Education Matters for 15–19 RTO staff. No more to pay for webinars, PD Library or PLG discussions.
20 – 24 Staff
$10,950/yr
Elite Education Matters for 20–24 RTO staff. No more to pay for webinars, PD Library or PLG discussions.
Larger team? Contact us for custom Elite RTO pricing for teams bigger than 25 people, or for bulk subscriptions for Education Matters Foundational level.
Ready to start?
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Quality, relevant, effective PD. Designed for VET professionals, by VET experts. Start with Foundational at $350/year, or go all-in with Elite.