Nationally Recognised Qualifications
The ARA Retail Institute is the training division of the ARA and is responsible for the Registered Training Organisation (RTO). National Registration Number 4049.
The ARA offers nationally recognised qualification and units of competency from the National Training Register
(NTR) Retail Training Package.
The scope of the qualifications that the ARA is authorised to deliver and/or assets is available on the National Training Registers training.gov.au.
More information about the ARA’s scope of registration: https://training.gov.au/Organisation/Details/4049
Participating in a nationally recognised qualification and units of competency can lead to a VET Qualifications or a Statement of Attainment in Retail Certificates II, III, IV, or Diploma.
Students may take part in various pathways leading to a qualification or statement of attainment. This includes full-time study, part-time or via a traineeship.
The popular Retail Ready Program
HLTINFCOV001- Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures
The ARA can offer nationally recognised training from its scope in the following locations. Publicly funded qualifications are also available in a majority of training service jurisdictions. Please see the Statement of Fees (next).
Training Providers are bound by the requirement of VET to publish a Statement of Fee and or issue to a student before the commencement of training.
The Statement of Fees quote includes the total cost to them, for their course of study tuition fees (enrolment fees) taking into account any circumstances such as eligibility for concession.
Funding arrangements and values differ between government jurisdictions responsible for VET funding (student subsidised allowance to participate in a nationally recognised qualification).
STATEMENT OF FEESThe ARA Retail Institute (ID NUMBER: 4049) is the leading national body providing for the education, consulting and professional development needs of the Australian retail industry. The ARA Retail Institute specialises in consulting and education on a broad range of topics, including: Retail Buying, Financials, Visual Merchandising, Marketing, Operations, and Sales and Service Strategy. The ARA Retail Institute houses a suite of both accredited and non accredited training solutions; from the Diploma of Retail Management to customized in-house training programs. This suite provides a diverse and flexible range of education products to suit industry needs.
RTO POLICIES AND PROCEEDURES