Top 10 Governance Areas Auditors Are Probing Hardest

This is a top theme right now after a long list of cancelled RTO registrations.

“Show me how leadership actually knows and controls the organisation”

List of areas analysed and key questions:

1. Governance in Practice

How does the CEO know the RTO is compliant?

2. Risk Management

How do you identify problems before ASQA does?

3. Self assurance Systems

How do you test your systems to know they are working?

4. CEO Declaration Evidence

How did the CEO determine their compliance status declaration?

5. Fit and Proper Person Obligations

What is your system for identifying any conflicts of interest, related entities or other RTO involvements for current Fit proper persons?

6. Continuous Improvement Effectiveness

What changed? Why? Did it improve outcomes? Measured evidence?

7. Governing Person Knowledge

Describe how information is obtained and informed decisions made on your main compliance concerns and major risks?

8. Third Party Governance

What is your system and review of its effectiveness?

9. Data-Driven Decision Making

What is your evidence-based governance rather than intuition-based governance?

10. Governance Over Training & Assessment

How are assessment system weaknesses identified and how does management know when assessment is compliant?

Which governance area do you believe presents the greatest compliance risk for RTOs right now?

Are auditors focusing on the right things?

I'd be interested to hear what others are seeing across the sector.

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