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You can always return to the NTIS homepage
at any time by simply clicking on the
National Training Information Service logo in
the top-left corner of your screen.
2.2 How to search for a Unit of
Competency or Qualification
To search for a Unit of Competency or
Qualification, follow the below steps:
1. Click on the ‘Search’ button from the main
menu on the NTIS homepage;
2. Enter the Unit of Competency or
Qualification name OR code within the
‘Search For’ textbox;
3. Select the ‘Units of Competency’ checkbox
or the ‘Qualifications’ checkbox from
under the ‘Search in’ header, depending
on what you are searching for;
6. Click on the ‘Search’ button.
You will then be presented with a list of Units
of Competency / Qualifications in the search
results, depending on the information you
The NTIS Homepage have entered.
You can browse entire lists of Training Note: that you will need to download the
1.0 How to perform a Search Packages, State Training Authorities, entire Training Package to view the unit of
Industry Skills Councils, Training Package Competency or Qualification, if you are
The search feature on the ‘Search NTIS’ page
prompted with a download page. This is only
lets you search under the following Developers and Registered Training
required for Training Packages that are not
categories: Organisations within this section. yet fully searchable.
Accredited Courses
If the Unit of Competency or Qualification is
Qualifications
2.0 RTO Scope Items from a Training Package that is fully
Units of Competency
searchable, then you will be directly
Training Packages Scope items are the list of STA endorsed presented with the information after clicking
RTOs training products and services that each RTO on the relevant title from the search results.
RTOs by Scope can deliver. RTOs are only available to
State Training Authorities represent these scope items once they have
Industry Skills Councils STA approval. STA approval is based upon
Training Package Developers RTOs conforming to the Australian Quality 2.3 How to search for a list of
Training Framework guidelines. RTOs who deliver a
To perform a search:
Qualification/Accredited Course
1. Click on the ‘Search’ button from the main
menu on the NTIS homepage; To search for a list of RTOs who deliver a
2. Enter the relevant information and select 2.1 How to search for an RTO particular Qualification or Accredited Course,
the relevant fields within the Search page; follow the below steps:
To search for an RTO, follow the below
3. Click on the ‘Search’ button. steps:
1. Click on the ‘Search’ button from the main
menu on the NTIS homepage;
1. Click on the ‘Search’ button from the main
2. Enter the Qualification/Accredited Course
menu on the NTIS homepage;
1.1 Search Tips name OR code within the ‘Search For’
2. Enter the RTO’s name OR code within the
textbox;
To maximise the effectiveness of your search ‘Search For’ textbox;
3. Select the ‘RTOs by Scope’ checkbox
results, you can use the following functions 3. Select the ‘RTOs’ checkbox under the
under the ‘Search in’ header;
from the NTIS Search page: ‘Search in’ header;
4. Optional: you may select a particular
4. Optional: you may select a particular
State/Territory checkbox under the
Select the ‘Any of these words’ option to State/Territory checkbox under the
‘State/Territory’ header, to find RTOs who
search for any of the keywords entered; ‘State/Territory’ header, to narrow your
deliver training within a State/Territory;
Select the ‘All of these words’ option to search;
6. Click on the ‘Search’ button.
search for results which contain all of the 5. Optional: you may select any of the
words entered; options under the ‘Search Options’ header;
You will then be presented with a list of
Select the ‘This exact phrase’ option to 6. Click on the ‘Search’ button.
RTOs who deliver the selected
search for results that contain the exact
Qualification/Accredited Course within the
phrase entered into the ‘Search for’ You will then be presented with a page
selected State/Territory, depending on the
textbox. displaying your search results.
options chosen.
When you hover over these Help
Icons on the left-hand side of the
page with your mouse, a help
message will then be displayed on the
right-hand side of the screen.
3.3 How to print a Training
Package
To print a Training Package, follow the
below steps:
1. Download the Training Package, as
described in 3.1;
2. Open the PDF document;
3. Click on the ‘File’ menu tab, and then click
on the ‘Print’ option.
3.4 How to search within a
Training Package
Training Packages are presented in Adobe
Acrobat PDF format.
You can perform a search by pressing the
‘CTRL’ and ‘F’ keys on your keyboard
together, once you have opened the Training
Package document.
The NTIS Search Page
3.0 Training Packages 3.1 How to download a Training
Training Packages are flexible, national
Package
products developed by industry to ensure To download a Training Package from the
quality training outcomes and meet current NTIS website, follow the below steps:
and emerging vocational skills needs. They
consist of: 1. Click on the ‘Search’ button from the main
menu on the NTIS homepage;
Core Components 2. Type the name OR code of the Training
Competency Standards (Workplace Package within the ‘Search For’ textbox;
skills and knowledge requirements) 3. Select the ‘Training Packages’ checkbox
Assessment Guidelines (Advice on under the ‘Search In’ header;
assessment of competencies) 4. Click on the ‘Search’ button.
National Qualifications (Combining of 5. Click on the relevant Training Package
competency units that form a national volume from the search results displayed; Once the ‘Search PDF’ function appears
qualification) 6. Once in the Training Package webpage, (shown above), enter the information you
click on the ‘Download Volume’ or are attempting to locate within the search
Core components are endorsed by the ‘Download Training Package’ hyperlink textbox. For example if you are searching for
National Quality Council (NQC). within the ‘Tools’ toolbox on the top-right key competencies for a particular unit, enter
hand side of the screen. the unit name into the search textbox and
Optional Components 7. Then follow the prompts on screen to click on the ‘Search’ button.
Learning Strategies (Information on download the entire Training Package.
how training may be delivered) The search will take you to the unit within
Assessment Materials, (Assessment the Training Package PDF.
materials to support the Assessment 3.2 Training Package Tools
Guidelines),and Once you have navigated to the Training You can then scroll through the unit in order
Professional Development Materials Package table of contents page, you will to determine the key competencies.
(Resources to assist trainers, teachers, notice on the right hand side of the screen a
employers and trainees) menu box named ‘Tools’.
Under this menu you can print the entire
NEED MORE HELP?
table of contents, download the entire
Training Package and list all related
qualifications, units and imported units to
Email the NTIS Support Team:
that specific Training Package, and also find a
list of RTOs who deliver components of that
Training Package.
navhelp@info.training.com.au
