2025 Standards for RTOs - Skills Education’s Standards Hub 1.8

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Quality Area 1 - Training and Assessment

Quality training and assessment engages VET students and enables them to attain nationally recognised, industry relevant competencies.

Division 4 - Facilities, resources and equipment

Requirements

Standard 1.8

Outcome Standard

(1) Facilities, resources and equipment for each training product are fit-for-purpose, safe, accessible and sufficient.

Performance Indicators

(2) An NVR registered training organisation demonstrates:

(a) how it identifies the facilities, resources and equipment required to deliver the training product, including how it identifies which facilities, resources and equipment will be provided by third parties, instead of the organisation;

(b) where facilities, resources and equipment are provided by the organisation or third parties – how the organisation ensures:

(i) that the facilities, resources and equipment are, and will continue to be suitable and safe for use by VET students; and

(ii) that VET students have access to the facilities, resources and equipment they need to participate in the training and assessment relevant to the training product; and

(c) it has documented strategies and procedures in place to identify and manage risks associated with VET students using facilities, resources and equipment when undertaking work-integrated learning, work placements, or other community-based learning as part of their training.

Risks

Maximising student enrolment numbers without considering the availability of facilities, resources or equipment including suitable placements, or capacity to support and assess students while on work placement.
Having poor quality facilities, equipment and resources that do not enable students to sufficiently gain the required skills for the training product.
Not adequately considering the appropriateness of delivering or assessing the training product via online or virtual means. For example, over-reliance on simulated work environments, virtual supervisor observations or requiring students to digitally record their assessment activities in a public space without considering privacy implications.
Offering poor quality work placements that do not sufficiently prepare students for the workforce. For example, not confirming with work placement employers that they will ensure students are given adequate time and opportunity to practice/demonstrate all skills required during their placement.
Not sufficiently servicing your regional/ rural/ remote locations to ensure that students there have access to appropriate facilities and work placements.
Not including third party’s facilities, resources and equipment when self-assuring against this Standard, including work health and safety.
Delivering training using resources and/or equipment that is outdated and no longer in use by industry.