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Why it is so important to be trained by an RTO

Are you aware that Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) are the only providers and assessors of Nationally Recognised Training? Most coffee training "schools" are not RTOs. We are.

Barista Basics Coffee Academy is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). We are VETAB registered and our course is VETAB accredited.

This means we have been fully audited and registered by VETAB to deliver the national competency SITHFAB012A Prepare and serve espresso coffee. As an added bonus, we also cover the course SITXOHS002A Follow workplace hygiene procedures in Barista Basics. (Please note that these courses are the updated versions of the now-outdated THHBFB12B Prepare and Serve Espresso Coffee and THHGHS01B Follow Hygiene Procedures).

Therefore when you complete Barista Basics, you leave with not one, but two Nationally Recognised Qualifications.

Why settle for "schools" that offer certified and accredited certificates/courses only to find they are merely "self accredited" or certified "in-house" or which offer second-hand accreditation from a third-party RTO? Why settle for coffee schools that offer a piece of paper from another institution?

In May 2008, after years of planning, audits and site visits, the Barista Basics Coffee Academy was granted Registered Training Organisation status by the various applicable government regulatory bodies. This means that Barista Basics is fully compliant with the strict controls that are placed on its training and assessment and even without the TAFE affiliation, is able to grant Statement of Attainments relating to SITHFAB012A Prepare and Serve Espresso Coffee and SITXOHS002A Follow workplace hygiene procedures (likely to be mandatory for those working in a cafe in 2010). With joint RTO status and TAFE affiliation, Barista Basics has once more lifted the bar for coffee training in Australia.

Registration enables us to:

deliver and/or assess nationally recognised training throughout Australia
issue AQF qualifications which are recognised by industry and all other RTOs in Australia
confidently accept the qualifications and Statements of Attainment issued by other providers because they have been subjected to the same quality processes
use training products developed by industry to meet industry needs
have our registration and contact details listed on the National Training Information Service (NTIS) website
use the Nationally Recognised Training logo
develop partnerships with other organisations or enterprises to provide nationally recognised training and/or assessment services.

Clients benefit from:

national recognition of qualifications gained
knowing that their training is being delivered by an organisation which meets national standards
enhanced career prospects because the qualifications are based on identified industry needs