Apply to become a Skills for All Training Provider​

To become a Skills for All Training Provider you must apply online to the South Australian Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST).

How to apply

Apply online through the secure website. If, as an RTO, you have a login and password to access AVETMISS reports through STELA, you will be able to submit the online application form using that login.

If you don’t have a login and password apply for one so you can apply online.

Note that the most senior person authorised by the RTO (for example, the Chief Executive, Managing Director or Chairperson) must sign and submit a declaration on behalf of the applicant confirming the accuracy and completeness of the application. It is recommended that this person also has a login and password.

Skills for All commences in July 2012

To be considered for a contract offer in time for commencement of Skills for All on 2 July 2012, your application must be submitted by 27 April 2012.

Apply online for approval. There is no closing date for applications.

Application is free.

Next steps

• Read this page for more information or watch our short videos on how to complete certain sections of your application form.
• You need a login to access the online application form. If you have a STELA login this will be sufficient. If not, complete the request for access form (WORD doc). Each person working on the application will need a login.
• Access the online Skills for All Provider Application Form via the Login icon at the top of the page.
• You may also need to complete a Special Purpose Financial Report .
• (Email dfeestquality@sa.gov.au if you have problems accessing this document). If you have already submitted this report to DFEEST, you will not be required to complete this again.
• If you currently deliver, or intend to deliver, VET to SACE students you will also need to provide a separate training guarantee.

For more information see selection criteria and supporting evidence.
You can also download a guide to completing the online application (PDF).

Who can apply to be a Skills for All Training Provider

Any RTO registered in South Australia under the Training and Skills Development Act 2008.

Any RTO registered by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).

Qualifications you can apply to provide

You can apply to deliver some or all of the qualifications that are listed:

• on your RTO’s scope of registration on the national register; and
• on the Skills for All Subsidised Training List.

You can apply to deliver additional qualifications at any time after they are listed on your RTO’s scope of registration on the national register.

The Skills for All Subsidised Training List will be updated from time to time. Skill sets will be listed later in 2012.

Providers will need to be approved to deliver skill sets. Information about how to be approved will be available on this website later in 2012.

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Outline of requirements for application

 To apply to become a Skills for All Training Provider you will be expected to:

• submit a Special Purpose Financial Report (if not already previously submitted to DFEEST)
• document a Code of Practice that will be provided to each student prior to enrolment
• engage with industry for assessment validation and monitoring the progress of apprentices and trainees
• meet the quality requirements for delivery of vocational education and training (VET) to school students; and
• appoint an Accountable Officer.

 You must demonstrate you can meet student learning needs by showing:

• the diversity of your current student group (eg Non English Speaking Background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, disability, low level of school attainment)
• the range of learning support services you offer to your students including partnership arrangements that provide these services for you or with you
• the qualifications and experience of staff who provide these services
• anticipated completion rate and evidence of successful outcomes for students
• the course duration, contact hours, work placement hours and range of delivery modes you offer; and
• anticipated Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) as a percentage of nominal hours for the course.

Skills for All Training Providers will be required to assess each student’s learning needs prior to enrolment. You need to ensure that your RTO has the systems and procedures in place to assess and record the outcomes of this assessment for each student.

Evidence required for a Skills for All application

You must show organisational evidence through:

• regulatory record
• delivery of publicly funded training and the number of both public and privately funded enrolments per annum for the previous three years
• leadership team and the qualifications and experience of each member to demonstrate that your RTO is led by persons who have relevant background and sufficient experience for the scope of its operations, and
• arrangements for engaging with industry at an organisational level and also in the delivery of training and assessment operations.

You should demonstrate Training Package delivery through:

• learner and employer satisfaction data (eg tailored Quality Indicator reports) for each Training Package you apply to deliver
• evidence that your graduates gain relevant employment in industry
• the contact details of three industry referees who can verify the quality of your graduate outcomes
• the assessment validation activities you conduct at each AQF level
• the arrangements you have in place to assure the quality of work placements
• the number and proportion of staff who currently work in industry or the period since they were employed in industry
• the number and proportion of staff who have updated their vocational skills and the period when this was last done, and
• the number and proportion of staff who hold qualifications in teaching and learning.

For each qualification you wish to deliver under Skills for All, you must provide:

• data on the numbers of graduates (2009-2011)
• specification of the maximum teacher-to-student ratio for theory and for practical tuition.

Where you do not have evidence

If you have no evidence, or only limited evidence of performance for some qualifications, you may still be authorised to deliver these qualifications if your RTO’s performance in other related qualifications is judged to provide sufficient evidence of performance and capability.