Annual declaration support
For CEOs and high managerial agents preparing the annual declaration.
Review your compliance evidence and prepare the annual declaration for your CEO’s approval.
The problem
We help you review the evidence supporting your annual declaration, identify unresolved issues and prepare a clear summary for your CEO. Your organisation remains responsible for confirming and submitting the declaration.
- 01
Discover
- Free consultation on the declaration, its format for your regulator and its deadline
- 02
Diagnose
- Internal audit of the declaration's compliance areas
- training.gov.au accuracy and fit and proper person checks
- 03
Deliver
- Rectification or risk management of each finding
- Evidence file behind every statement in the declaration
- 04
Embed
- Monitoring calendar so next year's declaration is a summary, not a scramble
Deliverables
- Declaration audit report
- Evidence file
- Rectification and risk register
- Monitoring calendar
Project stages
- Stage 1
Audit
- Stage 2
Evidence and rectification
We agree the project schedule with you before work begins. Regulatory deadlines and assessment times are set by the relevant regulator.
Compliance areas the declaration rests on (12)
- Training and assessment strategies for each delivery mode and cohort
- Industry consultation and how its outcomes are used
- Trainers and assessors: sufficiency, competency, currency and files
- Pre-enrolment information
- Assessment validation plan: when, what, who and how outcomes are actioned
- Training and assessment materials for every product on scope
- Language, literacy, numeracy and support requirements
- Transition of superseded training products
- Policies, procedures, forms, manuals and records management
- AVETMISS compliant data and total VET activity reporting
- Compliant testamurs, statements of attainment and records of results
- Quality indicator reporting
Pricing
Fixed fee against an agreed scope.
Fixed fee against an agreed scope, or drawn from a retainer. The first consultation is free.
Casual consultation $185 per hour plus GST. Retainers from $1,750 per month plus GST. All prices in Australian dollars. GST is stated on every line.
Regulatory frameworks
CAQA is an independent consulting business, not a regulator or government body. Registration, accreditation and regulatory decisions remain with the relevant authorities. ASQA does not endorse or list consultants.
Case studies
Relevant case studies
“The course was very well structured, efficiently conducted, and built using a blend of core and customised content that we had requested. Being new to running an RTO this has filled in all my gaps, ones I knew, and those I did not know I had. I found Sukh and Michelle incredibly knowledgeable, constantly providing real-life examples for us to learn from. It is an added benefit to have two people who remain as active consultants in the space bringing us the most recent examples to share in the learning. I would suggest any person new to leading an RTO invest in this training; I wish I had done this earlier. It will help you make more informed decisions as you get your RTO up and running.”
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What does the CEO declare?
That information about the RTO on training.gov.au is accurate or that ASQA has been notified of changes, that owners and high managerial agents meet the fit and proper person requirements, and that the RTO has systematically monitored its compliance and rectified or risk-managed what it found.
Changing your compliance consultant?
Send us your current scope and the last audit report. We map what is done, what is open and what is at risk, and quote only the gap. Your evidence stays yours; our fee buys an outcome, not hours.
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