Student recruitment for RTOs · Performance-priced · Australia-wide

Fill your next intake with qualified, intent-matched students.

Stop paying for cold leads that never enrol. Place Bridge runs co-branded landing pages, a warm referral pipeline and targeted campaigns that deliver students who are ready, eligible and a fit for your qualification. Weekly cost-per-enrolment reporting, campaign spend paid directly to the ad platform, performance fee only on qualified enrolments.

First referrals in 1–3 weeks · Transparent spend · Performance fee per enrolment

The problem

Great training doesn't fill classrooms on its own.

Every RTO we speak to says the same thing: the course is good, the assessors are strong, outcomes are real — but filling seats consistently takes marketing spend, follow-up discipline and a referral engine most RTOs were never set up to build. Meanwhile the agency market is full of lead vendors who deliver volume, not enrolments.

Place Bridge sits at the top of the funnel. We already talk to thousands of Australians a year about what they want to study. We route the right ones to the right RTO — co-branded, intent-qualified, and measured on enrolments, not leads.

Who this is for

RTOs with capacity in current cohorts, newly scoped qualifications that need a launch push, or partners who want to replace a stale lead-generation vendor with an outcome-based one.


Who this isn't for

RTOs chasing raw lead volume without regard for fit or compliance. We qualify on intent and funding eligibility before anything reaches your enrolment team, which means our partners see higher conversion — not higher inbox noise.

What's included

The recruitment partnership, in plain terms

Co-branded landing pages

One conversion-optimised landing page per qualification — both logos, clear course outcomes, a visible placement pathway, and a streamlined enquiry flow into your enrolment team.

Warm referral pipeline

Every prospective student who speaks to our advisory team is screened for qualification fit and funding eligibility before being routed — with full conversation context — straight to your enrolment team.

Targeted campaigns

Paid search, paid social, community partnerships and SEO content tailored to the audiences your qualification serves — with creative, copy and landing pages tested weekly.

Placement-powered pitch

We bundle our placement network into your recruitment story — one of the strongest conversion levers in VET. Prospective students hear "you'll be placed" and your enrolment rate lifts.

Transparent reporting

A weekly dashboard showing enquiries, qualified referrals, enrolments, cost-per-enrolment and channel attribution. Fortnightly review with your partnership lead — no opaque agency PDFs.

One accountable lead

A named partnership lead who understands your qualifications, intake cycle and compliance line — not a round-robin queue of account managers.

How we start

A four-step on-ramp

Discovery call

15 minutes to understand your qualifications, intake targets, funding model and the definition of "a qualified student" for your team.

Agreement

Plain-English partnership terms, transparent pricing, attribution rules and reporting schedule — one-page scope, no fine print.

Launch

Landing pages live, campaigns active, referral intake open — typically within 10 business days of signing. First qualified referrals usually inside the first 1–3 weeks.

Optimise

Weekly review of enquiries, conversions and cost-per-enrolment. We scale what's converting, cut what isn't, and test new creative every fortnight.

Start a partnership

Let's fill your next intake.

Tell us which courses you want to grow. Our partnerships team will be in touch within 1 business day.

Office12 Beltana Avenue, Tarneit, VIC 3029

Frequently asked

Answers, upfront

The questions students, RTOs and employers ask us most often. If yours isn't here, call, email or send an enquiry — we reply within one business day.

How does Place Bridge recruit students for my RTO?

Three levers run in parallel: co-branded landing pages for each qualification, targeted social, search and community campaigns, and a warm referral pipeline from students already speaking to our team about courses. All referrals are intent-qualified before they reach your enrolment team.

How quickly do we see enrolments after launch?

First qualified referrals usually arrive within the first campaign cycle — one to three weeks after launch. Enrolment conversion depends on your sales follow-up, but our partners typically see first new enrolments within 30 days of go-live.

How is the service priced?

A blend of campaign spend (paid directly to the ad platform, transparent to you) plus a performance fee per qualified enrolment. Exact pricing is agreed on the scoping call based on your qualifications, intake targets and funding model.

Do you work with RTOs that have government-funded qualifications?

Yes. We actively recruit for Skills First (Victoria), Smart and Skilled (NSW) and other state-subsidised pathways. We confirm each referral against the funding eligibility criteria before routing to your team.

What reporting do I get as an RTO partner?

A weekly dashboard showing enquiries, qualified referrals, enrolments, cost-per-enrolment and channel attribution. A named partnership lead reviews the numbers with you on a standing fortnightly call.

Can I combine student recruitment with your placement support?

Yes, and most partners do. Bundling recruitment and placement gives you a complete student journey under one partner, and the recruitment pitch benefits directly from being able to promise a placement network.

Want to see it on a call?

Book in 15 minutes — we'll walk you through how a recruitment partnership actually runs.