Trainer & Assessor Competency Requirements
Overview
The Credential Policy and the Standards for RTOs 2025 together set the most detailed expectations yet on trainer and assessor competency. This briefing walks through the full set of requirements: vocational competency, training and assessment qualifications, industry currency, professional development, and the evidence trail that demonstrates your trainers and assessors meet every requirement on the day of audit and every day in between.
What you will learn
- How to apply the Credential Policy to real trainer files
- Practical evidence standards for vocational competency and currency
- How to manage TAE upgrade pathways and timelines
- A trainer matrix structure that makes Credential Policy compliance visible
Who should attend
- Compliance Managers and Quality Coordinators
- Training Managers and Heads of Department
- HR leads supporting trainer recruitment and PD
- Lead Trainers managing the trainer matrix
Facilitator
Angela Connell-Richards
Angela Connell-Richards founded Vivacity Coaching & Consulting in 2009 and has spent more than 15 years helping RTOs turn the messy reality of compliance into systems that actually work. She facilitates four of the five Vivacity event series, holds a Master of Business, and is the author of The Governance Shift and 8 Critical Drivers to RTO Success. She does not facilitate from theory — every framework she shares has been used to solve a real problem for a real client.
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