...STRATEGIC RTO CONSULTANTS
COGNINET AUSTRALIA PTY LTDLevel 5, 29-37 Bellevue St Surry Hills NSW 2010
Phone: 1300 729 864
Fax : +61 2 9820 5336
Email: [email protected]
http://www.cogninet.com.au
DO YOU NEED AN EXPERT HAND…?
... to become an RTO?
… to lodge a CRICOS application?
… to conduct an internal audit?
... prepare for an ASQA/TEQSA audit?
…to conduct professional development training?
…to implement a Learning Management System?
...in IT Support?
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”Give me a lever long enough and a place to
stand and I will move the world“ Archimedes
LET US WORK TOGETHER!
In Cogninet we understand the importance
of work as a team. We create a close relation
with our clients and providers!
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Cogninet Australia Pty Ltd specialises
in t ra in ing , management and
development in education industry in
Australia. Since its inception in 2010,
the company has been providing
services for Registered Training
Organizations to help run vocational
training and courses along with many
administrative supports and helped
establish the business on various
facets of VET business along with
compliance, human resources,
staffing, marketing and setting up ICT
infrastructure along with training and
assessment support resources in
diverse field of studies.
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ConsultingHigher Education ConsultingRTO ConsultingIndustry Consultation
IT ServicesLearning Management SystemWebsite Development Customised SoftwareIT Certifications
TrainingCorporate TrainingPersonalised TrainingOnline TrainingProfessional Development Training
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Higher Education Consulting
Our consultants have expertise on Australian Higher Education with support
and services on academic and administrative management. Our consultant
will support for all kinds of applications to TESQA (Tertiary Education Quality
and Standards Agency).
We can assist you with:
§ Application to become a higher education provider i.e. initial
registration
§ Renewal / reregistration
§ Accreditation of a higher education course of study with initial
accreditation application and renewal of accreditation.
§ Changing provider category for existing providers.
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Experts Creating Success Stories!”
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Australian education industry has grown enormously in recent
decades and became one of the largest and lucrative industry. If
you would like to see your dream of owning a reputable RTO into
reality our consultants and staffs can guide you or assist you with
the whole application process for setting up a new RTO.
We further prepare you and your team, and train you as we move
ahead on the registration process so that you will be ready to
take enrolments as soon as your business is registered as an RTO.
We have been involved in the setting up over 100 RTOs' including
CRICOS RTOs' since 2010 and provide one stop service covering
all options and full RTO application.
RTO Consulting
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A recent statistic from Department of Education and
Training shows that over half a million international
students from over 200 countries studied in Australia in
2015, which represents the growth 10 per cent student
numbers compared to 2014. This number is expected to
grow in the coming years.
An organisation wishing to deliver accredited courses to
overseas students must be listed on the Commonwealth
Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas
Students (CRICOS) prior to enrolling students from
overseas.
If you would like to lodge CRICOS application for you
RTO, please feel free to contact our friendly consultant
who can assist you with the registration process. The
level of support and advice can be tailored for the clients
with varying degree of experience of the VET industry.
CRICOS Application
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Governement Funding ApplicationGaining approved provider status for government funding can make a huge
difference to any RTO. Our consultants and managers who can assist you to
prepare an application for Government funding programs including VET Student
Loans, Smart and Skilled, Certificate 3 Guarantee, USER CHOICE etc. 7
Audit and Compliance
All registered training organizations (RTOs) in Australia are responsible for
ensuring they fully comply with relevant legislations and standard all time if they
wish to maintain their status as a Quality RTO. We cater support and advisory
services for current and prospective RTO to operate as a compliant RTO and
hence take interest to provide services for any kinds of assistance regarding
governing legislations and regulatory standards.
We can further assist your compliance staffs to develop their knowledge or act as
your compliance team, so you have the support where you need it the most.
Audit and compliance service includes:
§ Internal audit.
§ Complete compliance.
§ RTO health checks.
§ Assist in the preparation for an ASQA audit.
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Training and Assessment strategy is the most important RTO compliance
document. RTOs must develop a strategy to meet the requirements of the
relevant accredited training package, and developed it, in consultation with the
relevant industry organization.
Keeping a direct industry relation and engagement could be difficult. Training
the trainers with all current market skills might be not viable for small RTOs due
to the special environment required. Furthermore, RTOs with many
qualifications, can be struggled having many connection and documenting
updates, if there is no a systemic approach.
We have a proven procedure for industry consultation, where RTO requirements
are analysed and hence come up with a complete solution. This includes
consultation, and developing action plan for industry engagement. A template
for any kinds of industry engagements, will be provided. Therefore, let us to
assist you with industry consultation for training on:
§ Business
§ Marketing
§ Community
§ Management
§ Information Technology
Other industry consultation fields? ...Please contact us!
Industry Consultation
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When we refer to human resource in the contact of Register Training organization we primarily
mean training staffs though we require a good set of admin and support staff for smooth
functioning of a RTO. There are number of core requirements to be considered when selecting
the training staffs as they come with specific compliance requirements.
We have been providing Human Resources services including the Training staffs and other
support staffs from the beginning and could lessen the burden of our valuable clients. We now
have a substantial network of VET educators and trainers and other staffs so we can provide
experienced staffs on demand without increasing financial burden to your RTO.
Human Resourses
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is used across many industries and considered the
prime means by which professionals mention and enhance their skills and knowledge. With the
ever changing face of Vocational Education and Training, ongoing CPD is essential to support
trainer and assessors to maintain their competencies.
Our Professional Development programs offers educational professionals, a wide range of
programs, and events with flexible delivery options, to develop personal skills, and improve
overall business performance.
Our programs are designed to:
§ Improve the quality of Training and Assessment
§ Improve on the job performance and productivity
§ Gain new skills and knowledge
Professional Development
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We have specialized
developers to meet your needs
of websites for your company.
We will tailor the websites
from scratch including domain,
hosting, content to design the
responsive website presence
on the web. So, we can all
cater you the service of SEO
with our partners for best
results to promote and rank
your site on the Internet.
We also have special services
regarding website
development for all new and
existing RTOs. As ASQA has
outlined the strategies and
standards for marketing and
advertising on the website and
as such we provide you audits
on your websites or build a
new website which complies
all required standards and acts.
Website Solutions
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ICT & Software SolutionsInformation and Communication Technology (ICT) resources
constitute critical component of the teaching, learning and
administrative function of a Vocational Education and Training
(VET) Sector. We can provide support to your organisation to
implement stable yet flexible ICT infrastructure to manage
future growth and changes that reduce overall operational
costs.
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We provide a broad range of hands-on training for
any companies looking to enhance the skills of the
employee for professional development and skill
development from leading companies such as Cisco,
Microsoft and Red Hat.
From small to big organization, we can cater group
training or customized training to suit your
Corporate Trainingemployee. Upgrading your employee skills whether it
is business, management or IT skills, the outcome of
training always enhances the productivity and
performance of output at work and training to upskill
the employee is always justified.
We have several training partners and experts in the
field of Business, Project Management and
Information Technology where you will get the one
stop solution for all your training needs of your
organization.
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We serve the need of an individual to plan
their career, upskill their career and for
professional development. Our 1-on-1 training
will be fully customized to suit your training
need and this provides a greater flexible for
your schedule and busy life.
Benefits for Business
For business, personalized training will provide
the flexibility with the focus on core people
and the skill they require. It provides the
flexibility so that the training can be managed
out of the business hours without interrupting
the business operation. Our instructors and
experts will help you to track the progress
Personalised Training
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which will benefit to both the company and
the learner. We consult the company along
with the learners regarding the suitability of
the vendor approved courses available in the
market so that the investment is justified with
a good return on investment.
Benefits for Individual
The most persuasive reason to enrol yourself
for personalized training is the flexibility in the
schedule and the control over the pace of the
course. The training is modelled to suit your
ability to acquire the knowledge and skill. The
personalized training provides the advantage
of having close interaction with the trainer and
hence this makes the learning process easier
and the curriculum is comprehensive to you.
We have training courses and professional
development courses with online delivery and
accessible to study anytime at your
convenience. We also have a number of
consulting services which can be organized
over the conferencing mode.
We work with current market leaders in the
industry of education and Information
Technology solutions providers and can bring
you the best option for online training. We
help you to choose the right course and
provide you with the access to the learning
content with the provision of tracking the
progress and instructor feeds on the progress.
All the registered users will be facilitated with
access to digital library and resources and a
discount will be applicable if you have been
referred from your company.
Online Training
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Learning Management System
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LEARNNET is a learning management system
(LMS) based on open source Moodle and
envisioned by COGNINET in support of vocational
education for training and delivery. It is
distributed as Software as a Service, tested and
well packaged with all the features, which
empowers collaborative learning between trainer
and students and helps RTOs to become a
compliant RTO.
FEATURES OF LEARNNET
LEARNNET focuses on the features which
empower the learning with collaboration tools
between a trainer and learner based on Moodle
Version 2.5.
TRAINING PROGRAM / QUALIFICATION
MANAGEMENT FEATURES
§ Allows you to create a course,
training program or qualification
with different delivery modes
(instructor-led, self-paced, blended
or online)
§ Enormous collaborative tools and
features (assignments, chat,
database, forum, lesson, quiz,
SCORM, survey, wiki, workshop,
choice, glossary)
§ Integration of multimedia resources
to enhance learning (audio, video
content along with video chat)
§ Facilities of digital assignments, its
grading and control and moderation
of assessments
§ Issues qualification completion
letter
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§ Reporting and analytics on course
participation and course completion
progress indicators
§ Learning tracking for online activities
along with attendance
§ Online exams, MCQ or quizzes
ADMINISTRATION FEATURES
§ Allows student to enroll in a single
or number of courses/training
programs
Provides role based (student, trainer,
manager, admin) secure
authentication to learning
management system
§ User access/permission control to
resources, courses and activities
§ Reporting features on site
administration
§ Lots of add-ons to add extra
functionality to LMS
§ Allows scheduling and setting
calendar
COMMUNICATION FEATURES
§ Facilities of Wikis, Blog, Forum,
internet Room
§ Conferencing (voice, video) with
Classroom Over the Internet
§ Internal Messaging and Live Chat
available to all users
§ Site level, class based, group based
notification system and messaging
system
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Learning Resource Development
Are your RTOs' Training and Assessment practicesbeing relevant to the industry's needs?
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We develop resources that are fully
customized for your RTO and several of
our resources has gone through audits and
have passed the all benchmarks as set to
become a compliant assessment tool.
WHY OUR RESOURCES?
§ Contextualized to your
industry and delivery mode.
§ Fully compliant with the
standards
§ Editable and tailored with
your RTO information.
Our training packages are structured
based on unit and instance where few
units have been organized with a holistic
approach. Our Training package includes:
§ Training and Assessment
Strategy
§ Trainer and Assessor Guide
§ Assessment Mapping with Unit
of Competency
§ Assessments (in pdf/word
document format)
§ Marking Guide for Trainer
§ Observation List for Student
Performance
§ Lecture Presentation
PowerPoint slides
§ Applications
§ Learners Engagement Activities
(applicable as per Units)
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Collaborative Research programs are significant part of the national
innovation system, facilitating medium to long term collaboration
between research organizations, government and industry in discrete
discipline areas that aims to translate research into practice and
product. This collaboration encourages and extends cooperative
approaches to research and improve the use of research outcomes by
strengthening links within Australia's innovation system and with
innovation systems internationally.
Cogninet Australia Pty Ltd is a proud industry partner of Australian
Research Council (ARC) and have supported the initiation and/or
development of long term strategic research alliance between Higher
education organization and other organisations.
Research and Development
English Language CourseOur academic English courses helps
international students to develop fundamental
English language skills required for all social,
academic and work situations. We offer wide
range of programs to suit varying level of
English language proficiency.
All courses prepare students for further study in
Australian Colleges and Universities. The classes
and self-access online learning resources will
help you to improve your speaking, listening,
reading and writing and develop your fluency
and confidence in using English.
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