Context
The private client needed a web application where learners could discover courses and jobs, employers could publish opportunities and RTOs could manage platform access.
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Case study / RTO Platform
Connecting training, jobs and learner pathways.
A private client needed a role-based platform for learners, employers and registered training organisations. MT Software helped structure a cloud-backed web application for course discovery, job posting, applications and subscription-gated RTO access.
System overview
Platform model
RTO flow from onboarding to marketplace activity
Input
User profile
Learners, employers and RTOs enter through authenticated onboarding flows tailored to each role.
Review
Marketplace workflow
Courses, jobs, profiles, applications, notifications and uploaded files move through structured platform flows.
Handoff
Role-based access
Dashboards, subscriptions and publishing permissions guide each user toward the next operational action.
System-level workflow representation showing how onboarding, marketplace data and role-based access connect.
Overview
From separate education workflows to one role-based platform.
RTO Platform needed to connect learners, employers and training organisations without reducing the product to a generic directory or single-purpose job board.
Challenge
The platform had to support different onboarding paths, dashboards, course discovery, job applications, file uploads, notifications and subscription-gated RTO access.
Solution
MT Software structured a React and Express platform backed by Firebase Auth, Firestore, Cloud Storage, Cloud Run and Stripe subscription workflows.
Outcome snapshot
A cloud-backed foundation for education and employment workflows.
The case focuses on structural outcomes: role-based journeys, course and job workflows, professional posting flows and subscription access for RTO accounts.
Role-based journeys
Learners, employers and RTOs receive separate onboarding flows, dashboards and platform responsibilities.
Controlled job publishing
Employers create draft job ads through a multi-step wizard before publishing validated opportunities.
RTO subscription access
RTO dashboard access is connected to subscription status through Stripe Checkout, Portal and webhooks.
Solution design
A platform designed around roles, publishing and access control.
The solution organized marketplace functionality into clear user journeys while keeping authentication, data storage, uploads and billing connected through cloud-managed services.
Role onboarding
Separate learner, employer and RTO signup/onboarding flows route users into the correct dashboard.
Course discovery
Learners can search courses, view course details and submit enrollments that notify the responsible RTO.
Job applications
Learners can browse published jobs, upload resumes and submit applications to employers.
Subscription access
Stripe billing status controls RTO dashboard access through Checkout, Customer Portal and webhooks.
Platform model
A system-level view of training, jobs and RTO access.
The visual model shows how three user groups move through shared platform services: authentication, profiles, courses, jobs, applications, uploads, notifications and billing.
Platform core
Learners, employers and RTOs.
Job workflow
Draft, validate and publish jobs through a guided employer wizard.
Job posting moves from basics and role details into candidate profile, advertising options and review.
Billing gate
Stripe subscription status controls access to RTO dashboard features.
Trialing and active subscriptions unlock RTO access while webhook events keep status synchronized.
Delivery path
A practical delivery sequence for a multi-role platform.
The work moved from platform role mapping to cloud-backed implementation, job publishing workflows, file handling, billing and deployment handoff.
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Week 01
Role and workflow mapping
Map learner, employer and RTO journeys across onboarding, dashboards, courses, jobs and subscription access.
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Week 02–03
Platform foundation
Build authentication, profile management, protected API access, Firestore data models and storage workflows.
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Week 04–06
Marketplace workflows
Implement course search, enrollments, job search, resume upload, job applications and employer publishing flows.
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Launch
Billing and cloud handoff
Connect Stripe subscription access, webhooks, Firebase Hosting, Cloud Run deployment and final validation steps.
Technical direction
Cloud architecture for role-based marketplace workflows.
The technical direction focused on secure authentication, role-based routing, Firestore-backed data, controlled file uploads, Cloud Run API operations and subscription-driven access management.
React/Vite
Express API
Firebase Auth
Firestore
Cloud Storage
Stripe Billing
Project takeaway
“The strongest value of the project was turning education, hiring and RTO access into one structured platform model instead of separate disconnected workflows.”
