Resources
Administrative staff guide
This guide is for administrative staff in the vocational education and training (VET) sector to help you understand your role in supporting student mental health and wellbeing.
Case study – Ash – Diploma of Nursing
This document provides a case study example for all staff in the vocational education and training (VET) sector, including best practice for early intervention and crisis response examples.
Case study – Neil – Construction industry apprentice
This document provides a case study example for all staff in the vocational education and training (VET) sector, including best practice for early intervention and crisis response examples.
Checklist for RTO senior leadership
This checklist supports the 8 action areas described in the Senior Leadership Guide and will help you assess your organisation's progress against the key action areas described in that document.
Debunking common myths about mental ill-health
This document provides all staff working in the vocational education and training (VET) sector with information to debunk myths to better support students who are experiencing mental ill-health.
Fact sheet – Mental Health 101
This document provides Registered Training Organisation (RTO) leadership, trainers and assessors and administrative staff with information about supporting vocational education and training (VET) student mental health and wellbeing.
Fact sheet – Senior leadership guide
This document outlines some key priority areas for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and their senior leadership to promote a mentally healthy community, including practical ideas for implementation across governance, staff and partnerships.
Fact sheet – Understanding students who may be at increased risk of mental ill-health
This document should be used alongside other resources to provide tailored mental health support for students in groups that may be at increase risk of experiencing mental ill-health.
Glossary of terms
This document provides a glossary of terms to support use of the Practice Guides and Practice Illustrations.
Guidelines for inclusive enrolment practices in vocational education and training
These guidelines, practice notes and templates focus on inclusive enrolment practices and highlight the need to allocate resources and responsibilities for addressing the needs of students with disability.
Introductory guide – Supporting students with disability in VET
This document outlines the key requirements and applications of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA), the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (Cth) (DSE) and the 2025 Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and how to use the Supporting Students with Disability Toolkit resources to build capability and confidence in implementing inclusive practice.
Practice Guide – Compliance and legislation – Preventing discrimination, harassment and victimisation
This document provides an overview of the practice, an explanation of the practice, practice considerations and checkpoints, a summary of how they relate to the regulatory framework and recommends free accessible resources and training for users to build capability.
Practice Guide – Curriculum – Inclusive delivery and assessment
This document provides an overview of the practice, an explanation of the practice, practice considerations and checkpoints, a summary of how they relate to the regulatory framework and recommends free accessible resources and training for users to build capability.
Practice Guide – Curriculum – Inclusive design and development
This document provides an overview of the practice, an explanation of the practice, practice considerations and checkpoints, a summary of how they relate to the regulatory framework and recommends free accessible resources and training for users to build capability.
Practice Guide – Curriculum – Inclusive training and assessment
This document provides an overview of the practice, an explanation of the practice, practice considerations and checkpoints, a summary of how they relate to the regulatory framework and recommends free accessible resources and training for users to build capability.
Practice Guide – Curriculum – Qualification and VET accredited course development
This document provides an overview of the practice, an explanation of the practice, practice considerations and checkpoints, a summary of how they relate to the regulatory framework and recommends free accessible resources and training for users to build capability.
Practice Guide – Participation
This document provides an overview of the practice, an explanation of the practice, practice considerations and checkpoints, a summary of how they relate to the regulatory framework and recommends free accessible resources and training for users to build capability.
Practice Guide – Pre-enrolment
This document provides an overview of the practice, an explanation of the practice, practice considerations and checkpoints, a summary of how they relate to the regulatory framework and recommends free accessible resources and training for users to build capability.
Practice Guide – Progression and completion
This document provides an overview of the practice, an explanation of the practice, practice considerations and checkpoints, a summary of how they relate to the regulatory framework and recommends free accessible resources and training for users to build capability.
Practice Guide – Reasonable adjustments
This document provides an overview of the practice, an explanation of the practice, practice considerations and checkpoints, a summary of how they relate to the regulatory framework and recommends free accessible resources and training for users to build capability.
