To register, click on the “Register now” button on the appropriate course page. You will be taken to a landing page which will allow you to select the specific course (in terms of mode and dates) you wish to attend. Click on the “Registration Open” link, if it exists, which will take you to a page that will allow you to register individually or to register a group of up to 15 attendees. Instructions are also provided as to how to register a group larger than 15.

Face-to-face mode. This is the traditional class-room mode with course participants attending a class room in the nominated location for the course.

Virtual mode. In the virtual mode, course participants join the course remotely from their own location via an online platform such as Microsoft Teams. The presenters present live via the platform and engage directly with attendees through the same medium.

edVirtus Cancellation of Virtual Mode. Should there not be sufficient registrations for an advertised virtual course, edVirtus reserves the right to cancel the course up to five working days prior to commencement of the course. If a course is cancelled, those individuals already registered may transfer their registration to another edVirtus course, or may request a full refund.

edVirtus Cancellation of Face-to-face Mode. Should there not be sufficient registrations for an advertised face-to-face course, edVirtus reserves the right to cancel the course up to ten working days prior to commencement of the course. Should the face-to-face mode of a course be cancelled, those already registered in that mode may transfer to the virtual mode of the course on the same dates (if that mode is available), may transfer to another edVirtus course, or may request a full refund.

Cancellation of Individual Registration. Should an individual cancel their registration in greater than 10 days of planned commencement date of an advertised course, a 10% cancellation fee will apply - that is, the individual will receive a 90% refund. Should an individual cancel their registration in less than 10 days (but greater than 5 days) of planned commencement date of an advertised course, a 50% cancellation fee will apply - that is, the individual will receive a 50% refund. Should an individual cancel their registration in less than 5 days of planned commencement date of an advertised course, no refund of any amount will be given.

Cancellation of In-house Course. Should a client cancel an in-house course in less than 10 days of the planned course commencement date of that course, a 50% cancellation fee will apply.

If there are no dates listed for a course, or you cannot attend on the advertised dates, please express your interest in a course by pressing the Express Interest button and submitting the form. We will advise you by e-mail when delivery dates are available. You will then be able to register formally for the course.

All of our courses are able to be delivered in-house at your organisation's premises, or any other location you wish to nominate. In-house courses allow maximum attendance without the additional travel costs. Courses can also be tailored to suit your specific staff development and training needs. In-house delivery is cost-effective for groups of 10 or more. To enquire about, or to request, in-house delivery for a specific course, please complete the Request In-house Course form.

Where appropriate, edVirtus course qualify for the respective number of hours/points for continuing professional development (CPD) for professional organisations such as Engineers Australia, AIPM, and INCOSE. For example, if the subject matter is relevant to your profession, each day of course will qualify as CPD 6 hours/points. Please contact us if you are not sure.

Courses are delivered under the Chatham House Rule; that is, participants are free to share the information received during a course, but are not free to reveal the identity of who said it. Such a rule is necessary in order to avoid limiting learning opportunities by not constraining participants’ questions and discussion, nor preventing presenters in providing frank responses and observations. Recording of course sessions and participant discussion is therefore not permitted.

This is how it works - you prepay for a nominated total number of course days. You gain access to your own organisational registration portal to allocate your people to any of our courses during the year, up to your total number of purchased course days. You can add and replace team members as required throughout the year. You receive generous discounts for bulk placements.

These are the benefits - you can budget upfront with significant financial savings. You have control of your allocations in accordance with your training needs. You have the flexibility to substitute attendees on courses or move them to later courses as your training needs and people change throughout the year. This is flexibility at its best!

Download the FlexiPlus flyer here.

To enquire further, please contact us.

In addition to FlexiPlus discounts for group registrations, you may be interested in the funding opportunities available through SADI grants as well as the recently announced 20% tax deduction for SME upskilling.

Skilling Australia's Defence Industry Grants (SADI) Program

Skilling Australia’s Defence Industry (SADI) Grants of between $5,000 and $500,000 provide businesses servicing the defence sector with upskilling and training opportunities to build skills capacity and capability to meet current or future Defence needs. The Grant Opportunity Guidelines were updated on 18 March 2021 to allow eligible activities to include project management, understanding Commonwealth Government processes, such as procurement services and Defence operations and support services (including cyber security). For more information and online application, see Skilling Australia's Defence Industry Grants Program | business.gov.au.

edVirtus will be able to provide you with a written quotation to support your application.

Eligibility for Skills and Training Boost—20% Tax Deduction on External Training

The Federal Government recently announced that small businesses will have access to a 20% deduction for the cost of external training courses delivered to their employees by providers registered in Australia. The Skills and Training Boost is estimated to provide $550 million in tax relief for small businesses, incentivising them to upskill their employees. This boost will apply to eligible expenditure incurred between Budget night 2022 and 30 June 2024. For more information, see:
https://budget.gov.au/2022-23/content/bp1/download/bp1_2022-23.pdf

edVirtus will be able to provide you with a written statement of completion and expenditure to support your application.

A Registered Training Organisation (RTO) is an education or training provider that is registered with the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) (or with a state-based regulator in Victoria or Western Australia). Registration authorises the organisation to deliver nationally recognised training under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) and to issue nationally recognised qualifications and statements of attainment—for example, Certificates I–IV, Diplomas, and Advanced Diplomas.

‍ Higher-education qualifications such as Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Master, and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees must be awarded under the auspices of a university or another institution accredited as a higher-education provider.

Those nationally recognised qualifications that can be delivered by RTOs in Australia are listed on the training.gov.au website in the National Register of Vocational Education and Training (VET).

Many people assume that if an organisation is registered as an RTO, that registration guarantees the quality of all its courses and presenters. While RTO registration does confirm that the organisation meets national standards for training and assessment, this assurance applies only to the specific qualifications and units of competency listed within its scope of registration on the National Register of Vocational Education and Training.

Any courses offered by the organisation outside that approved scope—such as professional-development or non-accredited programs—are not covered by RTO registration and are not subject to ASQA’s quality assurance processes.

edVirtus courses are professional education courses. Their content does not fall within the scope of training recognised under the AQF (for example, Certificate III, Certificate IV, or Diploma qualifications), nor does the AQF define competencies corresponding to our course content. Accordingly, edVirtus is not an RTO.

Moreover, even if we were an RTO, this would not confer additional standing on our courses, because the AQF does not include competencies aligned with their subject matter.

If you are seeking a registered training organisation, start by identifying the competencies or qualification you wish to attain (such as a Certificate III, Certificate IV, or Diploma). Then consult the National Register of VET on training.gov.au to locate that qualification and identify the RTOs authorised to deliver it (as not all RTOs are registered for every qualification).