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What happens at an AQTF Audit?

The Council wants you to be fully prepared for your audits. To assist you, the Training Accreditation Council Secretariat:

Many organisations use a consultant to assist them prepare for an AQTF audit. During an AQTF audit, the auditor is required to assess how the systems your organisation has in place meet the requirements of the AQTF standards; and the understanding of these systems by all your staff. For the auditor to be confident that this will occur, it is necessary for the interaction at the audit to be between the auditor and your organisation and not between the auditor and the consultant. A consultant may attend an audit to provide support to you but can not provide responses to the auditor on your behalf; or enter into discussions regarding the conduct, progress or findings of the audit.

What do auditors look for in a system?  

Simple systems that everyone understands are best. The actual evidence required is the components that make up the system showing how for example: policy and procedures are reflected in the practice, how risk is managed, how the organisation continually improves itself, the competence of staff, how finance and record keeping are made efficient, how you made decisions about client and industry need, providing resources needed for competency based training and that assessment is valid, fair reliable and flexible and sufficient. Different organisations record their evidence in different ways to reflect their business.

What happens following the audit?  

So, the RTO Auditor has been to your organisation to conduct a site audit, what comes next?

The Training Accreditation Council Secretariat has prepared a brochure What Happens Following an AQTF Audit? to advise you of what happens following an AQTF site audit including what to expect; the possible outcomes; the audit finalisation process; and your responsibilities. Click on the link to download this brochure.