Fees paid in advance

Can my RTO collect fees in advance if it is not part of a Tuition Assurance Scheme? (Clause 7.3)

Your RTO may collect $1500 or less in prepaid fees from a learner without needing to take any action to protect those fees.

In addition, RTOs are only required to protect prepaid fees from individual learners. These requirements do not apply, for example, where an employer or organisation engages an RTO to provide training and/or assessment to its staff or members.

If an employer is paying the fees of a learner's enrolment, does my RTO need to meet the requirements relating to ‘fees paid in advance’? (Clause 7.3)

No, the requirements to protect pre-paid fees only apply if individual learners are pre-paying fees.