$325,000
Summary
Trading NSW RTO. Rare renewables scope, live Smart and Skilled funding in all 15 regions, repeat council clients, no premises or payroll. Registered to late 2028. Great bolt-on or first RTO.
Revenue
FY23, FY24 and FY25 statements plus an FY26 vendor forecast sit in the discovery room and are released to qualified buyers under confidentiality agreement.
Revenue is split between fee-for-service short courses and NSW Smart and Skilled funded delivery.
Vendor-reported indicators: a five-day renewables course for four participants billed approximately $21,000 and September to October 2025 bookings were forecast at approximately $60,000.
Verified funding capacity for the year to 30 June 2027: $94,000 (UEE43322) and $37,600 (CPP31218) in Sydney, plus uncapped traineeship funding across all 15 NSW regions.
Expenses
No rent and no payroll. The only recurring contractor cost is the compliance director at 15% of turnover.
Delivery cost is variable and tied to booked courses. Travel is billed into client work.
Potential
Federal policy is driving renewables demand. The Cheaper Home Batteries Program passed 500,000 installations in August 2026, accredited installer numbers have doubled to 8,846 and funding is budgeted at about $7.2 billion to 2031. Battery installers must be accredited by Solar Accreditation Australia and this scope is a pathway. A buyer with trainer capacity could pursue electrical contractors and councils at scale, apply for the Queensland funding the vendor never sought, or open a training space. Each needs investment, staffing and approval.
Lease
No premises and no lease. Delivery is at client sites and online, so it is fully relocatable at buyer discretion.
Employees
No employees and no payroll. The owner delivers all training. Compliance sits with a contracted external compliance director paid 15% of turnover under a four-week cancellation clause.
Reason for Sale
The owner is not leaving the training sector. He is returning to full-time public VET teaching, technical writing and consulting and has given notice on other commitments. The RTO has grown past what one trainer can service and he does not want to recruit and manage a team. He offers five to seven days of structured handover plus a period on call and says the contracted compliance arrangement may be open to negotiation with a buyer. Trainer coverage should be planned from settlement.
History
The business began in 2016 when the founder, an electrician and TAFE teacher who had earlier sold his electrical contracting business, could not find pool and spa training for his staff. RTO registration was granted in 2019. After a 2021 audit it was renewed for a seven-year term running to late 2028. Renewables were added on the strength of over 20 years of the founder’s own solar and battery work. Smart and Skilled approval, traineeship delivery in four states and repeat council contracts have all been won since, without premises or payroll.
About the Business
NSW RTO with a scope very few hold: Certificate IV in Electrical – Renewable Energy alongside swimming pool and spa service. Trading, funded and carrying no premises, lease or payroll.
BUYER HIGHLIGHTS
- Rare scope. UEE43322 sits with only a handful of RTOs nationally and the vendor believes this is the only NSW provider with Smart and Skilled funding on it.
- Funding is live. Activity schedules approved 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, capped at $94,000 and $37,600, plus uncapped traineeship funding in all 15 NSW regions.
- Registration to late 2028. Around two clear years to trade before renewal work begins. Buying later buys less runway.
- Repeat council work across four states in chemical safety and lifeguard training. Reliable payers who re-book and host the training.
- No premises, no lease, fully relocatable. Training runs at client sites on client equipment, or online. Run it from anywhere in Australia.
- Systems built. SMS and LMS live, resources written and mapped, CRM holding nearly 10,000 electricians, councils and pool retailers.
SCOPE OF REGISTRATION
- UEE43322 Certificate IV in Electrical – Renewable Energy
- CPP31218 Certificate III in Swimming Pool and Spa Service
- CPP41319 Certificate IV in Swimming Pool and Spa Service
- CPPSPS3001 Handle, transport and store swimming pool and spa chemicals safely
- First aid and CPR units, plus renewables units spanning grid-connected PV, battery storage and stand-alone power systems
Funded plus fee for service, with renewables the engine and most of that revenue fee for service.
Owner dependent: the owner delivers training and a contractor holds compliance at 15% of turnover. Five to seven days of handover plus time on call is offered. Trainer coverage must be ready at settlement.
How would you describe this business to a new RTO buyer?
It is a small, clean, low-overhead RTO whose value sits in what it is allowed to deliver rather than what it currently earns. You are buying rare renewables scope, live NSW funding approvals across all 15 regions, two years of registration runway, built and mapped resources, a working SMS and LMS and a council client base that keeps coming back. What it does not have is a trainer team or a profit line. Supply that and the platform is already built, approved and trading.
The ideal buyer is ….
The ideal buyer is an electrical or renewables business, a training group with trainer capacity, or an operator who can put a qualified renewables trainer in the field quickly. It also suits a contractor wanting accredited training in-house. Buyers seeking a passive, profitable, fully staffed business should look elsewhere. This one rewards a buyer who can deliver.
Confidentiality Notice: Detailed information about this RTO will be provided to serious buyers upon signing a confidentiality agreement. The RTO name and owner details are withheld to protect the confidentiality of the sale process.
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