What the 2025 Standards ask for
The revised Standards for RTOs took effect on 1 July 2025. They still require every trainer and assessor to undertake professional development that keeps their training and assessment skills and knowledge current, and to hold current industry skills and knowledge relevant to what they deliver. They do not say how many hours.
Why that is harder
With a number, you count. Without one, you have to show that what you did was enough and was the right thing. An auditor's question shifts from "how many hours?" to "how do you know this trainer is current?"
What good evidence looks like
- Two tracks. Keep training-and-assessment PD separate from industry currency. They answer different requirements.
- A reason for each activity. One line on why this activity, for this trainer, this year.
- What changed afterwards. A revised assessment tool or a new delivery approach is stronger evidence than a certificate.
- Dates. Currency fades. PD from three years ago says little about today.
An auditor's question shifts from "how many hours?" to "how do you know this trainer is current?"
Where verified CPD fits
A verified activity gives an RTO something specific to file: stated outcomes, stated hours, a check of understanding and a certificate with a number. It does not prove currency by itself. It is a clean piece of evidence within a wider record.
Source: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Revised Standards for RTOs FAQ. Checked 05 October 2026.
