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EXECUTIVE SUMMIT FOR RTO LEADERS

Stronger RTO assurance.
Greater sector confidence.

Evidence, controls and governance under the new VET Regulatory Framework.

A one-day executive summit for RTO CEOs, managers and compliance leaders focused on strengthening assurance, enabling responsible innovation, and protecting the integrity of nationally recognised training.

19 October 2026
Sydney Masonic Centre
Face-to-face + online
Compliance Assurance
WHY THIS SUMMIT MATTERS

The next phase of RTO compliance is about trust, evidence and sector integrity.

The new VET Regulatory Framework raises the bar for how RTOs demonstrate quality, accountability and control. This Summit brings together RTO leaders, regulators, government voices and provider case studies to focus on what assurance looks like in practice and how responsible innovation can strengthen, not weaken, confidence in nationally recognised training.

Assurance beyond documentation

Move past policy files and static registers. Explore how RTOs can demonstrate that training, assessment, learner support, workforce capability and governance controls are operating effectively.

Leadership under scrutiny

Understand what CEOs, owners and managers need to know before audit, renewal, growth, funding scrutiny or board-level review — and how to convert compliance risk into executive assurance.

Integrity and innovation together

Examine how responsible innovation, including AI-enabled systems and improved quality controls, can support provider performance while protecting the integrity of the national training system.

Who should attend

Built for RTO leaders accountable for quality, risk and sector confidence.

This Summit is designed for RTO leaders who need more than regulatory information. It creates a focused forum to test assumptions, compare assurance practices, hear from senior sector voices and leave with clearer priorities and guidelines for governance, quality and responsible innovation.

RTO CEOs, owners and accountable officers

Strengthen the governance signals that matter before audit, re-registration, expansion, funding scrutiny or board-level review.

Compliance, quality and risk managers

Benchmark assurance practices, close evidence gaps and strengthen the controls that protect the organisation from regulatory exposure.

Training and assessment leaders

Connect assessment integrity, trainer capability, learner support and responsible innovation to whole-of-RTO performance assurance.

Program

One day to recalibrate RTO assurance, governance and sector confidence.

The Summit is structured as a focused leadership forum, combining policy insight, regulatory perspective, executive case studies and practical assurance tools. Delegates will examine what quality and accountability look like under the new VET Regulatory Framework — and how RTOs can strengthen performance without compromising integrity.

8:30 am

Registration and executive networking

Arrival, coffee and sector connections.

9:00 am

Opening keynote: trust, integrity and the future of provider accountability

A national policy perspective on skills reform, training quality and confidence in the VET system.

The Hon Andrew Giles MP | Minister for Skills and Training (TBC)

9:40 am

The new VET Regulatory Framework: what assurance now requires

A strategic briefing on evidence, controls and governance expectations under the 2025 Standards.

Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) (TBC)

10:15 am

Morning break and Networking

Coffee and executive networking.

10:45 am

Strengthening Skills in NSW: Quality, Trust and Provider Capability in the Future VET System

NSW state perspective on the role of quality providers in supporting skills development, workforce capability, learner outcomes and confidence in the training system.

The Hon Steve Whan MP | Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education

11:25 am

Responsible innovation: using AI and digital systems without weakening trust

How RTOs can modernise workflows, evidence systems and quality controls while protecting integrity.

Javier Amaro | Insources Group CEO

12:00 pm

Lunch break and Networking

Lunch and executive networking.

1:00 pm

From Compliance Monitoring to Education Quality Assurance

Lessons from a Large Public Provider

Tim Rawlings | TAFE QLD CEO

1:40 pm

Executive case study: building assurance at scale

Governance, quality and workforce capability across a large multi-site RTO.

Laura Macpherson | Bendigo Kangan Institute CEO

2:15 pm

Afternoon Break and Networking

Afternoon tea and networking.

2:45 pm

Introducing the RTO Workforce Capability Framework.

A new model for linking trainer capability, assessment integrity and executive assurance.

Javier Amaro | Insources Group CEO

3:25 pm

Assessment integrity, RPL and evidence risk

Strengthening controls around assessment judgement, authenticity, sufficiency and learner outcomes.

Speaker TBC

4:30 pm

Compliance Intelligence Dashboard: Turning Evidence into Executive Reporting

How RTOs can convert evidence, risks, audit findings, assessment quality indicators and improvement actions into clear reporting for CEOs, managers and governing bodies.

Javier Amaro | Insources Group CEO

6:00 pm

VIP RTO Assurance Dinner and QMS Implementation Briefing

Tickets

Choose the access level that matches your RTO’s priorities.

Whether you attend in person, online or as a VIP, every registration includes access to the Summit program and a complimentary copy of the RTO VET Workforce Capability Framework. Face-to-face places are limited, and VIP packages are strictly capped.

Be in the room where RTO assurance moves from compliance to leadership.

Join senior RTO leaders for a focused Summit on evidence, governance, workforce capability and responsible innovation under the new VET Regulatory Framework.

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