At Raspberry Training, we help RTOs strengthen staff capability through targeted professional development, mentoring, and training solutions. Whether you’re supporting new assessors, preparing for changes under the 2025 Standards, or looking to build confidence across your team, we offer flexible, practical support aligned to your operational needs.
Customised Professional Development
We deliver tailored PD sessions designed to address the unique needs of your RTO, your delivery context, and your staff. These can be delivered online or in person, and may be structured as workshops, webinars, short presentations, or full-day sessions.
We regularly present at RTO staff conferences and offer practical, engaging PD to help trainers and assessors strengthen the quality of their training and assessment practices. Sessions can be designed from scratch or selected from a growing catalogue of ready-to-deliver topics.
Prices starting from $1,200 (per session)
Staff Mentoring and Skills Coaching
We offer one-on-one or small group mentoring to help your team build skills and confidence in areas such as:
- Designing and contextualising assessment tools
- Interpreting unit requirements
- Understanding compliance expectations
- Conducting validations or pre-use reviews
- Supporting student wellbeing and learner diversity
Mentoring is practical and flexible — it’s designed to build long-term capability in your team, not just tick boxes.
$135 per hour or purchase a 10-hour block for $1200
PD Topics Include:
While sessions are always tailored to your team, some popular topics include:
- The 2025 Standards for RTOs: What Trainers and Assessors Need to Know
- Reasonable Adjustment: What is Reasonable, What is Not?
- Assessment Mapping: Giving Clear Directions
- Implementing the Rules of Evidence and Principles of Assessment
- Role Play Essentials: Develop and Implement Role Plays that Work
- How to Document Observation Assessments
- Common Assessment Issues and How to Avoid Them
- Developing Flexible Contextualised Workplace Assessment
- Third Party Reports: The Power and Pitfalls
- Contextualising Learning and Assessment Tools
- LLN for Trainers – How to Determine and Act on Learner Needs
If you’re not sure what support your team needs, we’re happy to work with you to identify gaps and plan a PD calendar that aligns with your RTO’s priorities.
Prices exclude GST
Want to discuss your professional development needs? Contact us on 0439 597115 to request a custom PD proposal.
What Clients Say
Clients often share that our professional development sessions are practical, engaging, and directly relevant to their staff’s day-to-day responsibilities. Whether we’re delivering a conference session, webinar, or tailored mentoring, the focus is always on building real capability — not just ticking compliance boxes.
You can also view more feedback on the full Testimonials page.
Velg Training has worked with Coleen for several years on a range of different levels. Coleen has been an extremely highly-rated presenter at our National VET Conference on a number of occasions and has developed and delivered exceptionally well-received sessions that form part of our national webinar program. Her ability to break down the complexity of requirements into real-world, practical application is second-to-none. She has also developed a variety of high-quality resources for our members, applying deep expertise, a practical approach and a genuine commitment to supporting the VET sector. Coleen is professional, collaborative and always a pleasure to work with.
— Leonie Davis, Director of Operations, VELG Training
It has been a genuine pleasure to have Coleen Rivas deliver several professional development sessions tailored specifically for St John. Each session was engaging, insightful, and highly relevant, offering our team practical strategies and current knowledge aligned with the evolving VET landscape.
Coleen brings exceptional depth of expertise and a strong understanding of vocational education and training. Her ability to communicate complex information in a clear, relatable way has had a lasting impact on our staff across the country. She also encouraged open dialogue, allowing time for thoughtful questions and discussion, which helped participants connect the content to real-world scenarios.
Coleen is an incredible asset to the VET sector. Her sessions have strengthened our understanding of compliance, enhanced our training delivery, and boosted the professional confidence of our team.
We truly value the opportunity to work with her and look forward to collaborating again in the future.
— Jennifer Sorthi, National RTO Manager, St Johns Ambulance Australia
Coleen has developed a range of learning and assessment resources for us over the years, all tailored to our context and the way we deliver training. She’s also run professional development for our trainers at staff conferences, which has been really valuable. Coleen’s easy to work with, knows the VET sector inside out and always delivers quality work.
— Lucas Scarpin, COO, Fusion Walan Maya Training Solutions