Registration is the formal approval and recognition of an organisation by a state or territory registering authority to provide nationally recognised training products/services and issue qualifications related to these products/services.
An RTO will be registered with a defined scope of qualifications which it can offer. For RTOs seeking to deliver training products/services in Tasmania, registration of training organisations, is carried out by the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority (TQA).
Registration allows an RTO to operate in other States and Territories and ensures that other training organisations recognise that RTO's qualifications for the purpose of credit transfer and entry requirements for people who have completed training and assessment that the RTO offers. This will ensure the portability of students' qualifications and therefore the desirability of an RTO's training products and services.
Registration also provides the entry of an RTO's details and the qualifications that they are registered for on a national register known as the National Training Information Service (NTIS). This listing will publicise an RTO's operations to important clients Australia-wide.
The Department of Education does not provide any funding assistance to persons or organisations intending to become RTOs.
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RTOs must be registered in accordance with the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF), a quality system specifically designed for training and assessment organisations. The AQTF assures individuals that their RTO is a quality organisation operating to nationally endorsed standards.
An RTO must continue to meet the standards of the AQTF to ensure the ongoing maintenance of its registered status. Continuing compliance with the standards for registration will be monitored through a variety of means, including a compliance audit, which is a function of the TQA.
Australian Apprenticeships Centres 
Maintaining RTO status
