Same assessors. Marking turned around faster.
Apollo drafts the marks, so your assessors spend their time deciding, not looking things up. Marking comes back sooner.
Based on one trainer’s timed batch of 24, against her own estimate by hand. Your numbers will differ. Method here.
Where the change shows up.
Results land inside the term
Marks come back while the unit is still fresh, so resubmissions are worth doing. Fewer chase-ups for you.
Lower marking labour cost
About 11 minutes saved per assessment, or 187 hours per 1,000. Based on one trainer, not a guarantee.
The same guide for every learner
Once each task’s guide is checked, every assessor marks against it. Comments quote the student, so reviewers can see why.
Capacity without recruiting
Each assessor gets through more marking, so you may be able to take on the next class with the team you have.
Assessors who stay
Marking at home on a Sunday wears good assessors down. Give that time back and they’re more likely to stay.
Learn from the batch
See which tasks and questions keep tripping learners up, so you can improve them. More →
“It has significantly reduced my marking time and workload while helping me maintain consistent, quality feedback for students.”
Quicker, without thinning out the feedback.
Faster marking usually means thinner feedback. Not here: the feedback is drafted while there’s time to do it properly.
Feedback that quotes the evidence
Comments quote what the student wrote, so anyone can see why a mark was given.
Weak instruments flagged early
Apollo reads your unit’s documents side by side and shows you gaps before an auditor finds them. See the Unit Cross-Check →
Unusual similarity surfaced in the same pass
Shows answers in the class that look unusually alike, for you to read. It doesn’t search the internet.
Built for written assessment.
Used so far on business, management and project management units. It works with your assessment tools as they are.
Built for written assessments in courses like:
- Certificate IV in Business
- Diploma of Business
- Diploma of Project Management
- Diploma of Leadership and Management
- Certificate III in Individual Support
- Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
- Diploma of Community Services
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
- Diploma of Vocational Education and Training
- Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping
- Diploma of Accounting
- Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety
- Diploma of Work Health and Safety
- Certificate IV in Information Technology
- Diploma of Information Technology
- Diploma of Hospitality Management
- Diploma of Travel and Tourism Management
- Diploma of Logistics
- Certificate IV in Government
- Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice
Only the written parts of each course, such as knowledge questions, case studies, reports and plans. Not work placement, observed or hands-on tasks.
Where it doesn’t fit: practical observations, role plays, workplace demonstrations, hands-on trade skills, creative or artistic work, or oral assessments. Apollo only reads written work.
Your course not listed? If learners submit written work and you have a marking guide, talk to us.
The ones that come up every time.
Is AI deciding competency?
No. Apollo drafts. Your assessor decides and signs off, and nothing can be downloaded until they do.
How does it learn our assessments?
From the documents you already have: your marking guide and sample answers. Your assessor checks each task’s setup, then it’s reused for every learner.
Can it handle a whole cohort?
Yes. Large batches are normal, and that’s where most of the time is saved. Each task is set up for the unit, not per learner.
What does it need from IT?
Nothing. Assessors sign in at my.apolloedu.au in their browser. No install, no keys, no setup work.
Where does student data go?
Names and IDs are removed automatically. Check the preview, because it can miss some (like handwriting). The work, with names removed, and your marking guide go to our AI provider, Anthropic, outside Australia. Apollo doesn’t keep learner work after sign-off. Written up for your compliance officer.
“I see the app as a tool to support the trainer’s professional judgement rather than replace it.”
What Apollo removes before marking.
Names and IDs are removed automatically, but it can miss handwriting. The assessor checks the preview and covers anything missed.
Where Apollo fits under ASQA’s principles.
ASQA has set out five principles for using AI in VET. Each is below, with Apollo’s part in plain terms.
Governance, quality and integrity
No drafts until the task’s marking guide is loaded and checked.
Human oversight and accountability
Nothing can be downloaded until the assessor signs off. Their name and the time go on the document.
Privacy, data protection and security
Apollo doesn’t keep learner work. Names and IDs, including labelled USIs, are removed automatically. Check the preview, because it can miss some (like handwriting). The work, with names removed, and the marking guide go to our AI provider, Anthropic, outside Australia. Details for your compliance officer.
Equity and accessibility
Learners don’t use Apollo or log in to it. They submit exactly as they do now.
Training, industry and student needs
Drafts use your own tasks and marking guide, not a generic rubric. The Unit Cross-Check can also check your assessment documents against the unit’s elements and performance criteria, when you add its specification.
Headings from ASQA’s infographic; read the principles in full on ASQA’s website. The Apollo lines are our own, not reviewed or endorsed by ASQA. Using Apollo doesn’t make an RTO compliant: your RTO stays responsible for meeting the principles, through its own policies, governance and self-assurance.
There’s nothing to migrate.
Works beside your systems
Your SMS, LMS and templates stay as they are. Apollo takes your files and gives back marked documents.
Set up with your team
Each assessor signs in at my.apolloedu.au. Nothing to install. AI included.
Costs you can read
A quote for your RTO, AI included, based on your team and volume. See pricing →
Get a quote shaped to your RTO.
Tell us how many assessors you have and how much marking you do. We’ll send a quote that fits.