Introduction
RTOManager has functionality which allows for the recording of teachers or staff Professional Development activities in the system.
This feature ensures that staff/ teachers/trainers can keep track of their Continuous Professional Development points for the year or as required by Australia Skills and Qualification Association (ASQA).
Recording Professional Development
To access this feature in the system, follow the instructions below:
- On your RTOManager click Teacher > Manage teacher.
- You may search the Teacher using the search tab
- List of teachers will show up on the list ( as per your search criteria).
- Proceed on Teacher Profile by clicking the trainer profile page icon
located on the action column on the right hand side of the page.
- A pop up page containing trainer profile summary will appear on a separate page. Click on the Professional development icon
located on the top right hand side of the page ( as shown below):
- Enter Event information starting with the event category (see note below)
- Enter Event Name, Organised by, Activity Name, Event date, CPD points allocated and comments (as shown below).
- Click Save to add information on the system. Once, save the information will appear on the Teacher professional development list below ( as per below).
Professional Development Category
The System provides two pre-defined values for Professional Development Category:
- Training
- Webinar
In addition to these pre-defined values, users can configure custom values for Professional Development Category using the System Fields Setup feature.
Editing Professional Development
- To update a Professional Development entry, click the edit icon
located on the right hand side. The page will bring up the event information section in which you will be able to make some changes. Click Update button to record the changes ( as shown below).
Changes to Professional Development
Changes made to Professional Development recorded in the system are recorded (Database Modification Log) and can be viewed by Admin Users
- Go to Admin >>View Log>>
- Choose log type as 'staff_professionaldevelopment_log'
- Choose required filters
- Click on view
Upload Evidence
- To upload evidence of the event e.g. Certificate of attendance, click the Upload icon
located under action column ( right hand side of the page). A pop up box will appear and will allow you to upload file ( up to 3 attachments). Click Upload to save.
The file uploaded will appear as a link on the Teacher's professional development list. Should you need to remove the file, click the delete icon 
.
Delete Professional Development
- To delete the record from the Professional development register, click the delete icon
.
Export Professional Development
You may also export the list to Excel (as required). Just click the Export Excel icon 
located on the right hand side of the page (as per the screenshot below).
