Skills SA

Forms and Templates for Vocational Education and Training

Guide A - to assist applicants when completing form RTO1 Application for Initial Registration or RTO1A Renewal of Registration
This guide explains the information you need to provide in Form RTO1 Application for Initial Registration or Form RTO1A Renewal of Registration.

PDF Guide A for Initial and Renewal of Registration (PDF 110KB)

RTO 1 - Application for Initial Registration
This application form needs to be completed if you are:

  • applying to become a Registered Training Organisation for the first time 

Word document RTO1- Application for Initial Registration (DOC 1MB)

RTO 1A - Application for Renewal of Registration
This application form needs to be completed if you are:

  • currently an RTO and your registration period is due to expire within the next 12 months.

Note: If you are renewing your registration and extending your scope of registration at the same time, this is the appropriate form to complete.

Word document RTO1A - Renewal Application (DOC 1.06MB)

Special Purpose Financial Report

 Special Purpose Financial Report - Applications for Initial registration only
 Special Purpose Financial Report - Existing RTOs only

Independent Limited Assurance Report
This template (or similar) needs to be completed by an Independent Qualified Accountant and submitted to the Directorate if you are:

  • applying to become a Registered Training Organisation for the first time

Note: This statement must have regard to the Australian Audit and Assurance Standards: AUS804 - The Audit of Prospective Financial Information and ASAE300 - Assurance Engagements Other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information.

Word document Independent Limited Assurance Report Template

RTO2 - Application to Amend Scope of Registration
This online form is to be used by existing RTOs who want to if they wish to add qualifications, units of competency or accredited courses to their scope of registration. This form can also be used by RTOs who wish to remove Training Package qualifications, units of competency or accredited courses from their scope of registration at the same time.

  RTO2 – Application to Amend Scope of Registration

RTO2A - Application to Remove Qualifications/Units of Competency from Scope of Registration
This online form is to be used by existing RTOs who wish to remove Training Package qualifications, units of competency or accredited courses from their scope of registration.

RTO2A - Remove Qualifications/Units of Competency from Scope

RTO3 - Ceasing to operate as a RTO
This proforma needs to be completed by RTOs who are seeking to voluntarily cancel their registration or do not wish to renew their registration as a RTO.

Word document RTO3 - Ceasing to operate as a RTO (DOC 296KB)

RTO 4 - Notification of Change of RTO Details
This online proforma needs to be completed by RTOs when there has been any changes to day to day operations such as change of contact details including address, phone, fax, email, contact person or delivery sites.

RTO4 - Notification of Change of Details

RTO 5 - Interstate or offshore Delivery
RTOs must notify the registering body within 14 calendar days of commencing interstate.  The RTO must also notify the registering body within 14 days of ceasing operations outside of South Australia.  Your details will be amended on training.gov.au (TGA) and the relevant State and/or Territories in which you are operating will be notified. 

RTO5 -   Commencement of Interstate or Offshore Delivery
RTO5A - Ceasing Interstate or Offshore Delivery

RTO 6 - Partnership Arrangements
The Guidelines for RTOs under the Training and Skills Development Act (2003) state that if an RTO enters into an agreement with an organisation to deliver training and assessment services for nationally recognised qualifications or Statements of Attainment, then the RTO must notify the Department within 30 days of commencing or ceasing this agreement.

RTO6 - Notification of agreement between a RTO and an organisation that provides training and/or assessment on its behalf

RTO 10 - Application to deliver VET to school students
This application form needs to be completed if you are:

  • Applying to deliver Vocational Education and Training to School Students

Word document RTO10 - Application to deliver VET to school students

AQF Qualifications and Statement of Attainments
These templates have been developed as a guide to ensure that organisation is complying with AQTF Condition of Registration 6, Issuing AQF qualifications and statements of attainments.

Word document AQF Statement of Attainment (DOC 34KB)
Word document AQF Qualification (DOC 34KB)

Nationally Recognised Training (NRT) Logo – Specifications
RTO's in South Australia who require a copy of the NRT Logo can request a copy from Quality Directorate by phoning 08 8226 3065.

Sample NRT logo

PDF  NRT logo specifications (PDF 98KB)