Industry Consultation

Industry consultation helps an RTO understand the skills, equipment and work practices learners will encounter in employment. Useful consultation leads to decisions about training and assessment, with a record of what changed and why.

Plan meaningful consultation

We can help you identify relevant employers, industry contacts and community representatives; prepare discussion questions; and organise a consultation group or individual meetings.

• Review your existing contacts and identify gaps.
• Agree the purpose and terms of reference for a consultation group.
• Gather feedback about workplace tasks, technology and expectations.
• Record advice and decide how it affects training and assessment.
• Maintain an action register and follow up with contributors.

Use the feedback

Under Standard 1.2 of the 2025 Outcome Standards, NVR-registered RTOs seek meaningful advice from relevant industry, employer and community representatives and use it to inform their training and assessment. Training must reflect current industry practice.

See ASQA’s training practice guide for the requirements and examples. We can help your team review the feedback, update its plans and record the reasons for each change.