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Helping RTOs in Australia with CPD Compliance

Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) face new compliance requirements around CPD tracking. PD able makes it simple, affordable, and audit-ready by cutting out admin headaches and giving staff and managers the tools they need to stay on top of continuous professional development.

A question we often hear from RTOs is...

"We need a system to track CPD and provide evidence that our staff are improving themselves as trainers and keeping in touch with industry. How can PD able help?"


RTOs now need a streamlined way to track CPD, provide evidence of industry engagement, and meet new compliance rules. PD able provides the tools to do it without the admin burden.

With the new 2025 Standards, RTOs must demonstrate that trainers are staying current with both VET practices and industry developments. This means every RTO needs:

  • A reliable way to track CPD
  • Clear evidence of industry engagement
  • Reflections showing how learning is applied to practice

Traditionally, this has been handled with spreadsheets, ad-hoc documents, and last-minute evidence gathering, all of which are time-consuming and stressful for staff and administrators. RTOs are asking for a centralised, audit-ready solution that reduces compliance headaches while keeping costs manageable.

✅ Centralised Tracking

PD able gives every trainer their own profile to record CPD activities, industry engagement, and professional development goals in one place. No more chasing spreadsheets or scattered evidence.

To keep it simple we’ve split what they record into 2 types.

  • VET Currency
  • Industry Currency

This aligns well with the standards, keeps it more generic but doesn’t trip people up with over-complicated competencies and jargon. We’ve found that it works well.

Planning is also strongly encouraged (somewhat communicated by administrators as being mandatory), people love the simplicity of the planning and goal setting tools. It’s fast and easy to use. Admin can view members plans at any time, no more late calls, with admin making sure that people are timely with their CPD.

✅ Automated Evidence

Upload certificates, notes, or reflections directly to the system. Managers have instant visibility, and audit-ready reports are just a click away.

Reflections are a big part of meeting the standards, it shows that staff are reflecting on what they learned and talking about how they applied it to their teaching and practice.

Every time a staff member completes an activity they must show evidence of how the activity could improve their teaching capabilities.

Uploading proof is done by attaching PDFs or in many cases evidence by a manager on the job in the form of signed timesheet or a screenshot of an email.

✅ Compliance Confidence

The platform aligns with the 2025 RTO Standards, so you know you’re capturing the right information to show continuous improvement.

We have a range of reports that can be viewed on-screen and downloaded for further inspection in your favourite spreadsheet software. The system can store previous years making auditing of the RTO’s history possible.

✅ Cost & Time Savings

By removing manual tracking and admin headaches, your team can focus on real professional growth instead of paperwork.

You save on costs in terms of the CPD software, it’s free to create and manage things. You’re only charged for those that use it (see our pricing bands) so it’s perfect for small to medium sized organisations.

Created with RTOs in mind, PD able is an affordable solution that cuts compliance costs and puts staff development front and centre.

If CPD tracking is something you’ve been wrestling with, we’d love to show you how it works.

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