Small accredited trade training school

Apprentices and career changers, employers training staff, and sometimes government-funded places where you are approved to offer them.

Course fees per student, employer contracts for group training and, where eligible, state funding for approved courses.

• Strong trade background and teaching ability
• Compliance and record-keeping
• Assessing students against competency standards
• Managing trainers and a training site

• RTO registration with ASQA (or your state regulator) involves detailed requirements; check current standards, costs and timelines
• Trainers and assessors need specific qualifications and industry currency, so check what applies
• Check state rules for funded places and for high-risk or licensed work training
• Public liability and professional indemnity insurance, plus workers compensation if you hire
• Cash flow can be slow while you wait for approval and enrolments

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around $30,000 to $150,000, depending on your training site, equipment and whether you register your own RTO. Cash flow can be slow while you wait for approval and enrolments.

Estimated monthly revenue is typically around $5,000 to $25,000, depending on the courses you offer, student numbers and any approved funded places. Allow for slow early months while enrolments build.

RTO registration with ASQA (or your state regulator) has detailed requirements, so check current standards, costs and timelines. Also check the qualifications and industry currency trainers and assessors need, and state rules for funded places and licensed work.