2 0 11 annual report TAFE Directors Inc. ABN: 40 300 173 822 TAFE Directors Australia National Secretariat Sydney Institute of TAFE NSW Turner Hall (Building B) Ultimo College Cnr Mary Ann and Harris Streets Ultimo NSW 2007 Postal Address PO Box 707 Front cover images, clockwise from top: Broadway NSW 2007 Top left, from left: Winner of the Archibald Exhibition People’s Choice 2010 and Exhibitor 2011, Apple Yin, a TAFE Meadowbank Diploma in Fine Arts graduate, with Dianne Murray, Contact Deputy Chair of TDA and Institute Director of the Illawarra Institute, TAFE NSW, the Hon. Telephone: 02 9217 3180 Adrian Piccoli, NSW Minister for Education, and TDA Chair Stephen Conway, the Managing Director of TAFE SA Adelaide South, at the national conference. Facsimile: 02 9281 7335 Email: [email protected] Top right, left to right: Kim Harrington, Faculty Manager Business at Central Queensland Web: www.tda.edu.au TAFE; Denise Stevens, CEO of TAFE Development Centre, Melbourne; and Kim Hawkins, Executive Director of West Coast Institute of Training, WA, were among Australian delegates attending the gala opening of the Miami Dade Culinary Institute in the US.

Bottom right: TAFE automotive students were happy for Senator the Hon. Chris Evans, MP, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, to take the wheel.

Bottom left: The Hon. Julia Gillard, MP, Prime Minister of Australia; the Hon. Wayne Swan, MP, federal Treasurer; and Senator the Hon. Chris Evans, MP, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, experience a hands-on approach to skills training. Contents About us Vision Mission

01 National Board 2 TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) Our purpose is to: To drive quality in TDA will support is the peak national body • advance vocational education TAFE institutes in the 02 Message from the Chair 3 incorporated to represent and training policy in Australia Australia’s 61 government-owned and training, and show development, recognition 03 Chief Executive TAFE institutes and university • support policy development leadership in sector and resourcing of Officer’s report 4 for improved outcomes for TAFE divisions, and the Australia- policy and value-added those institutes as the Pacific Technical College (APTC). students – domestic and 04 Operational highlights 5 international member services. recognised leaders Australia’s TAFE Institute • lead the advocacy on funding in quality vocational 05 Board and committees 18 Network is the largest and most diverse tertiary education sector • provide member services for education and training. 06 Financial report 20 in Australia with more than Tuition Assurance to facilitate institutes’ Vocational Education 07 TAFE locations 31 1,300 locations across Central Business Districts (CBDs), and Training (VET) FEE-HELP suburban, regional and remote registration, and Higher locations, with many institutes Education FEE-HELP offering further services through • position TAFE institutes as the the Asia-Pacific and other major training brand delivering offshore regions. skills in Australia The core business of TDA is • develop and support supporting our member institutes international networks, and leading the advocacy for partnerships and exchanges quality skills in Australia. TAFE Directors Australia was established by TAFE institute directors in 1998, and incorporated as a not-for-profit educational organisation.

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1 2 3 Executive* Members** Stephen Conway Wayne Collyer Adrian Marron Chair, Managing Director Managing Director Chief Executive Officer TAFE SA Adelaide South (SA) Polytechnic West (WA) Canberra Institute of Technology (ACT) Dianne Murray Kevin Harris Deputy Chair, Institute Director Institute Director John Hassed TAFE NSW – Illawarra TAFE NSW – Northern Sydney Pro Vice Chancellor – VET Institute (NSW) Institute (NSW) Charles Darwin University (NT) 4 5 6 Sue Slavin Kaylene Harth Malcolm White Deputy Chair, Managing Director Institute Director Chief Executive Officer West Coast Institute of Training (WA) Metropolitan South Institute The Skills Institute (TAS) of TAFE (QLD)

Nicholas Hunt Chief Executive Officer William Angliss Institute 7 8 9 of TAFE (VIC)

10 Note * Stephen Conway replaced Bruce Mackenzie, Chief Executive, Holmesglen, Left to right: 1: Stephen Conway as Chair from May 2011 and Sue Slavin, Managing Director of West Coast 2: Dianne Murray 3: Sue Slavin Institute of Training, replaced Stephen Conway as Deputy Chair. 4: Wayne Collyer 5: Kevin Harris 6: Kaylene Harth 7: Nicholas Hunt ** John Hassed joined the TDA Board in May 2011, replacing Dr Barry McKnight. 8: Adrian Marron 9: John Hassed Malcolm White joined the TDA Board in December 2011, replacing Paul Murphy, 10: Malcolm White. General Manager, Tasmanian Polytechnic.

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This report to TAFE Directors comes a real role for the public provider The financial outcome for 2011 I share with many TAFE executives the I congratulate the National as great pressures challenge our (TAFE) network. It certainly is proving recorded a continuing recovery from frustration of delays in an adequate Secretariat for a most successful membership with the restructuring critical to how TAFE may respond the investment some years back response by the Commonwealth to year. The TDA 2011 National to vocational education and training to entitlement training. I have to establish a tuition assurance the crisis in international education Conference staged in Sydney in Australia. experienced first-hand in my own service for members. These tuition caused by the collapse of private proved a watershed in member jurisdiction (TAFE SA) that this can assurance services were extended colleges. Despite significant policy response, and showed how The Council of Australian extend to new governance for TAFE, to high quality higher education inquiries announced in Canberra, important is this network ahead of Government (COAG) Agreement which further shapes workforce and VET providers, but limited to we still await TAFE students to be the challenging times of structural for states and territories to create planning, capital budgets and more. approved HEP providers, or those treated equally to university students, change. Martin Riordan as CEO was a national entitlement system for This coincides with political change registered training organisations although I congratulate the TDA accorded a most complimentary training will undoubtedly prove to be which has taken place across (RTOs) registered under the Secretariat for its ongoing campaign evaluation by the Board during a ‘sea change’. Its timing approaches several states and territories, and Commonwealth FEE-HELP Scheme. with immigration authorities to resolve the year, and I pay tribute to his soon, effective 1st July 2012. TDA has continued to extend its this issue, for new high-quality risk ‘top team’ with Pam Caven, At an international level, the bilateral TAFE Directors Australia has policy hand within the National VET profiles for TAFE and major providers Director Policy and Stakeholder arrangements TDA has nurtured emerged as a credible policy voice Reform agenda. in VET. Engagement, and Peter Holden, with countries in the Asia-Pacific in the VET reform discussions Director International Engagement, I congratulate the contribution of region have been well supported. The further challenges for TDA will in Canberra. TDA’s achievement for their loyalty to the organisation the TDA National Board, which The vocational education leadership be engaging with members for the in the COAG Agreement was and excellent work. We welcome has significantly refreshed from programme with China polytechnics renewal of the TDA Strategic Plan to incorporate the ‘transition Janny Tjen as the incoming recent years. I have welcomed the was especially popular, with (2010–12). The organisation has arrangements’ designed under the Administration Manager. active Board discussions which Australia ranked as the most popular been robust to extend its capacity for National Partnership Agreement successfully drove policy released destination for polytechnic senior member services, and modernised to ensure states and territories this past year across areas including executive leadership to extend their systems, and demonstrated supported TAFE into the new apprenticeship reform, TAFE professional development. This has that TAFE has a voice for policy entitlement environment. growing in higher education, the been the basis of TDA’s Strategic engagement in Canberra. I am sure This resolution was a real ‘win’ from release of a principles paper for rural Plan mission, to support TAFE further consultation with members the Ministerial Council of Education and regional policy, and competition members with wider opportunities will be critical, and I welcome TAFE and Training Ministers (SCOTESE) in policy and entitlement launched for international engagement. directors and their staff reviewing with Stephen Conway favour of articulating under our Case for a National the Board our mission, and how this Chair, TAFE Directors Australia Charter for TAFE. can be relevant for the challenging years ahead.

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The role of the public provider with multiple closures of private Secretariat developed a range VET international enrolments Development Centre), in Melbourne, (TAFE) network, its leadership colleges and loss of student fees, of responses and representations, dropped by a further 25 per cent, to widen member support for in quality across many areas of especially international students who including a discussion paper and this indiscriminate Government- professional development. industry training, and the funding Colleges had targeted from regional titled Case for a National Charter backed policy vacuum severely Against this challenging backdrop, base for TAFE itself, each became countries, with separate legislation for TAFE. depleted enrolments in higher TDA achieved a pleasing result high points of debate during a under the ESOS Act proposed qualification courses, aggravated Separately, the crisis of recent years with a surplus of $168,892 in 2011 tumultuous year for negotiations to better regulate unscrupulous funding pressures to members, for international students, and policy (2010: $63,447). These challenging on the direction of National VET private college operators in the and heightened the vulnerable aggravating the competitive edge for operational policy issues mirrored Reform in Australia. VET industry. position of TAFE as competition Australia as the world’s third largest the structural changes taking place policy is advanced with little regard The landmark report developed by These issues did not abate. destination for international students in the TAFE marketplace in Australia, to structural adjustment accorded Skills Australia, Skills for Prosperity: The Commonwealth negotiated and No 1 for international students calling for new ways of outreach and other major industries. A Roadmap for VET, set an with State and Territory Training in VET enrolments, worsened. communications. I pay tribute to important trend. It was released Ministers for an historic referral The Secretariat significantly widened the many suppliers of TDA, and our The year began – and ended – by the Tertiary Education Minister, of powers agreement on the its member services, both for loyal staff under these conditions. with successive enquiries led by Senator the Hon. Chris Evans, in registration and regulation of Tuition Assurance certifications both the Department of Immigration Martin Riordan October 2011, with much media Registered Training Organisations to TAFE and non-TAFE clients, and Citizenship, and special CEO attention at a ceremony at Turner (RTOs) to the Australian Standards and improved the capacity of the Ministerial appointed reviews. Hall – coinciding with the 120th and Quality Authority (ASQA) from organisation to respond with policy The latest was conducted under Anniversary of The Sydney Institute 1st July 2011. However, advocacy and detailed reports. former NSW Labor Minister of TAFE, Ultimo. and Western Australia remained At an international level, bilateral Michael Knight, who made outside the referral, and even by agreements were concluded with a Yet while the VET Roadmap Report recommendations which proposed mid-2012 Queensland had not new Australia-China Framework for successfully raised the debate on to quarantine student visas almost passed enabling legislation co-operation, an MoU with the TVET quality and standards, it failed to exclusively to university destinations, resulting in concerns about Authority in Mongolia, development address both the funding base for and caused even Minister Evans RTO provider quality. of a new engagement with India, the public provider (TAFE), and to delay its release, and by Media and appointments to major policy by omission adequately deal with The National Board of TDA held Release respond with special working groups in Canberra and the quality challenge caused by direct talks by staging for a third pledges to finally review with some the region. We also collaborated the multitude of state and territory successive year of Board meetings equity the position of VET and with LH Martin Institute for Higher registrations of private colleges, in Parliament House inviting quality colleges and TAFEs Education Leadership (University which had grown to 5,001 by the discussions with senior Ministers in Australia. of Melbourne), and The TDC (TAFE close of 2011. The year closed and officials. The TDA National

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1. Leadership During 2011 TDA provided Consistent with the emergence of a The Provider Categories for HE leadership across a wide range of new provider type, TDA sought to endorsed by the Government in and policy policy areas: have a teaching-focussed university 2011 were, however, in essence a This section relates to TDA’s category introduced under the reaffirmation of the status quo. The case for provider categories title ‘university college’, since this strategic directions and identifies TDA maintained that the new in VET and in higher education category was not utilised under the our priority activities in 2011 Provider Category Standards (based definition that applied under the TDA represents 61 TAFE institutes on the National Protocols) were not former National Protocols. offering programs in more than in keeping with international trends 1,300 locations across all Australian TDA maintained that a new type nor did they reflect the diversity of states and territories to 1.3 million of multi-sector provider type was higher education in Australia. students (National Centre for emerging. These providers offered VET Vocational Education Research a range of vocational programs, (NCVER) 2010), 76% of whom are traditional VET programs Certificates More than 5,000 RTOs in VET In its 2011 TDA publication, The publicly funded training students. I–IV, including apprenticeships, remained undifferentiated. TDA Case for Provider Categories in VET, diplomas and advanced diplomas, maintained that this lack of TDA argued that the adoption of TAFE institutes deliver training and and are increasing their higher transparency was confusing for Provider Categories in VET would education across the Australian education program offerings. These students and the community. assist in clarifying nomenclature, in Qualifications Framework including include diplomas, associate degrees developing a risk framework, and senior secondary school certificates, Higher education While the use of the title ‘university’ and, in a number of cases, they is more highly protected in Australia would be required if an efficient vocational certificates, diplomas, TDA published The Case to Review also offered bachelor degrees in than elsewhere in the world, there and effective tertiary sector was to advanced diplomas, associate Provider Category Standards in their own right or in partnership was no protection for any VET be realised. degrees, bachelor degrees and Higher Education (June 2011) with universities. title. The title of university was postgraduate qualifications. These in which TDA argued that the The opportunity existed to create also associated with five of the qualifications are delivered in a revision of the Higher Education It is those higher-end tertiary VET Provider Categories that could six different provider categories. range of contexts – institutional, (HE) Provider Standards provided qualifications that are at the interface be integrated with HE Provider Within VET there were no provider workplace and online. They are an ideal opportunity to promote a with universities that were challenging Categories into one seamless categories. There was also no space delivered in partnership with a diverse and vibrant tertiary sector, the meaning of vocational programs tertiary system. in the higher education categories variety of national and international thereby opening up opportunities and required extension or revision of that allowed any differentiation organisations, including schools, for greater student access to the HE Provider Standards. of TAFE providers offering higher colleges, universities, enterprises higher education. and community organisations. education qualifications from other Higher Education Providers (HEPs).

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The Case for a National The Case for a National Charter Strategic engagement TDA and the Victorian TAFE (FE) colleges and reform in England Charter for TAFE for TAFE was distributed widely to Development Centre collaborated and Scotland by Pam Caven, TDA lifted the profile of TAFE Australian Government ministers on a number of professional Director Policy and Stakeholder institutes through engagement and officials; to state and territory development activities for TDA Engagement, TDA, and Associate with media, writing articles for ministers and officials; to industry members, including an Emerging Professor Leesa Wheelahan of the media outlets and preparedness and their stakeholders. Leader’s Program, conducted in

Its Role in PublicIts Role Provision Sector in Australia The Case for a National for Charter TAFE: LH Martin Institute. of Board members and secretariat conjunction with the 2011 TDA staff to speak on panels and deliver On behalf of TDA members, TDA Responding to the National National Conference. In recognition keynote presentations. has a strategic role in contributing Regulatory Framework of the high level of interest of TDA to the Industry Skills Council’s TDA continued to engage with In striving towards TDA’s vision to members in issues of a contestable Celebrating the 120 years of Sydney Institute Animations from graduating students at TAFE NSW– Sydney Institute of TAFE, celebrating the 120th anniversary improvements in Training Package magazine3 chameleon – Tavis Roberts, Diploma of 3D of Sydney Institute of TAFE NSW. Animation & Digital Effects, Design Centre Enmore magazine4 vulchar – Paul Flynn, Diploma of 3D Animation magazine1 ladybug – Michael Drach, Diploma of 3D drive quality in TAFE vocational market, TDA and TDC held a & Digital Effects, Design Centre Enmore Animation & Digital Effects, Design Centre Enmore magazine6c robot – Ketan Chauhan, Certificate IV of 3D magazine2 robot – Peter Magdas, Certificate IV of 3D the new regulatory framework Animation & Digital Effects, Design Centre Enmore Animation & Digital Effects, Design Centre Enmore design and implementation. through participation in key national education and training, and to show seminar to a capacity crowd in consultative processes regarding leadership in sector policy and Sydney in November, Adapting TDA submitted ideas and priorities the development of the Tertiary value-added member services, TDA and Succeeding in a Contestable for the 2011–2012 Federal Education Quality and Standards continued to develop and maintain Environment. The speakers, Budget to the Federal Treasurer, TDA published The Case for Agency (TEQSA) and the Australian strong links with individual TAFE David Williams, Executive Director, the Hon Wayne Swan MP. a National Charter for TAFE in Skills Quality Agency (ASQA). directors and staff. Victorian TAFE Association, Pam The TDA submission contains November 2011. TDA developed Christie, Deputy Director-Genaral recommendations across three Externally, TDA collaborated with a the case for a charter to: TDA advocated a strategic TAFE and Community Education, priority areas facing Australia: range of VET organisations through tertiary approach to regulation TAFE NSW, and Pat Forward, AEU re‑skilling Australia; reconstruction • affirm the significance of regular formal meetings and joint in the Department of Education, Federal TAFE Secretary, made after the devastating floods in TAFE in delivering on the submissions, where appropriate. Employment and Workplace presentations prior to an animated Queensland; and reform to the VET Government’s productivity and Relations’ (DEEWR) key national TDA met with Skills Australia to discussion by workshop participants. system and cost efficiencies. participation agenda; consultations regarding the advocate on behalf of the public TDA and the LH Martin Institute, TDA provided ‘a voice’ for its • articulate the role, scope and development of TEQSA and ASQA. providers with the Government’s Melbourne University, led two 61 members by inviting their responsibilities of TAFE; and TDA also maintained its advocacy primary advisory body. international study tours. The first, responses to government enquiries • advocate administrative and for a single tertiary regulator to Group Training Australia and TDA in April to American Community and consultations in order to shape funding arrangements that will reflect the emergence of the strengthened their partnership, in Colleges, reviewed the experience TDA responses and submissions enable TAFE providers to perform tertiary education sector. particular through the development of 17 states that have legislated to (refer to Figures 1 and 2 on this role effectively. TDA’s position on the new regulatory of a joint paper, National Trade allow community colleges to offer page 8). TDA’s input to these and framework was communicated Cadetships Issue Paper for DEEWR. degrees. In June, there was a joint other submissions is available at extensively throughout 2011. visit to review Further Education www.tda.edu.au.

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TAFE’s strategic leadership role Committee Chair, Denise Janek Members of the committee were TDA Publications in regional Australia (TAFE SA Regional), convened key contributors to TDA policy During 2011 the TDA developed an interactive session, ‘Regional developments, particularly: The TDA Regional Advisory and published a number of position Partnerships: TAFE institutes and Committee was established in 2010 • the Review of Student Income papers, submissions and media universities: Why do they work?’ to facilitate TDA’s engagement with Support Reforms, led by releases. Submissions made, at the TDA national conference, members based in regional and rural Professor Kwong Lee Dow; and publications released and media Balancing the Big Issues, Australia. Four meetings were held releases are available on TDA’s in September. • the TDA submission to via teleconference during 2011. and appearance before the website, www.tda.edu.au. TDA was again a major sponsor for A highlight of the year was the joint Public Accounts and Audit the Strategic Regional Leadership launch by the Hon. Simon Crean, Committee Inquiry into National “for Innovation” conference in Minister for Regional Australia, and Partnership Agreements. Port Macquarie in November. Robert Oakeshott MP, Independent Denise Janek vacated the Chair member for Lyne, NSW, of two This conference, through a focus in December. Members thanked TDA publications, TAFE’s Strategic on leadership capacity in regional Denise for her outstanding Leadership Role in Regional Australia, facilitated networking contribution to the leadership and Australia and Occasional Paper between more than 300 national promotion of regional TAFE during No. 8, Strategic Leadership for the and international delegates. 2010 and 2011. The incoming Future Conference. Chair of the committee is Elizabeth McGregor (TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute). Its Role in PublicIts Role Provision Sector in Australia The Case for a National for Charter TAFE:

The Hon. Simon Crean, MP, federal Minister for Regional Australia, and Robert Oakshott,

Celebrating the 120 years of Sydney Institute Animations from graduating students at TAFE NSW– Sydney Institute of TAFE, celebrating the 120th anniversary MP, federal Independent magazine3 chameleon – Tavis Roberts, Diploma of 3D of Sydney Institute of TAFE NSW. Animation & Digital Effects, Design Centre Enmore magazine4 vulchar – Paul Flynn, Diploma of 3D Animation magazine1 ladybug – Michael Drach, Diploma of 3D & Digital Effects, Design Centre Enmore Animation & Digital Effects, Design Centre Enmore magazine6c robot – Ketan Chauhan, Certificate IV of 3D magazine2 robot – Peter Magdas, Certificate IV of 3D member for Lyne, NSW, at theAnimation & Digital Effects, Design Centre Enmore Animation & Digital Effects, Design Centre Enmore launch of the key report TAFE's Strategic Leadership Role in Regional Australia.

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Figure 1: TDA submissions, 2011 TDA – LH Martin Institute Tertiary complexity of these systems and Education Missions: USA, April the issues that practitioners face Submission title Date 2011; England and Scotland, in implementing higher education Joint TDA/VTA submission to the Productivity Commission’s review of the VET workforce Feb 11 June–July 2011. in further education. TDA, in collaboration with the LH Martin TDA Budget submission Mar 11 The expansion of higher education Institute, led two education missions TDA submission to ASQA Apr 11 in Anglophone systems is taking that afforded opportunities for TDA response to Apprenticeship Expert Panel Report Apr 11 place in part through community participants to achieve a deeper colleges (United States of America TDA submission to the Higher Education Base Funding Review Apr 11 understanding of these systems and and Canada), further education GTA/TDA National Trade Cadetships Issues Paper Apr 11 their similarities with and differences (FE) colleges (United Kingdom), TDA submission to the Knight Student Visa Review Apr 11 to Australia. polytechnics (New Zealand) and TDA response to Review of Disability Standards for Education 2005 Discussion Paper May 11 TAFE institutes (Australia). Higher As mentioned previously, Pam TDA submission to Review of Student Income Support Reforms May 11 education in these institutions Caven of TDA and Associate TDA policy position papers on tertiary education: The Case to Review Provider Categories in Higher Education Jun 11 is growing and will become an Professor Leesa Wheelahan of the Submission to the Productivity Commission’s Review of COAG Reforms Oct 11 important part of each country’s LH Martin Institute visited American higher education system. Community Colleges in April and TDA submission to the NSW Government's 'Make NSW Number One' discussion paper Nov 11 also made a joint visit in June to While each country is at a different Further Education (FE) colleges in stage of development, similar issues Related to TDA policy positions, TDA published in 2011, the following position papers: England and Scotland to review confront them such as the position reforms there. Figure 2: TDA position papers 2011 of their colleges within competitive higher education systems; the The insights of participants on these Submission title Date extent to which policy supports two missions are collected in an Realising Australia’s Tertiary Sector: The Case for Provider Categories in VET Apr 11 them; responding to funding and Occasional Paper, TAFE Directors TAFE’s Strategic Leadership Role in Regional Australia May 11 quality assurance requirements; Australia – LH Martin Institute Opportunities and Challenges for UK Further Education, by Pam Caven July 11 and, building scholarship and Tertiary Education Missions: USA, academic governance. April 2011; England and Scotland, Occasional Paper – TDA and LH Martin Institute Tertiary Education Missions to the United Kingdom Oct 11 June–July 2011, available at and the United States The literature about the community www.tda.edu.au. TDA Position – Provider Categories: Higher Education, VET and Tertiary (presentation to Skills Australia) Sep 11 college system in the USA and the The Case for a National Charter for TAFE – a discussion paper Nov 11 FE college system in England and Scotland yields insights into the Occasional Paper three – Balancing the Big Issues Dec 11

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1. David Windridge, MEGT, and Mark Darby, Education Counsellor Australian Embassy USA. 2. Kim Harrington, Central Qld TAFE, Denise Stevens, The TDC, Kim Hawkins, West Coast Institute of Training (WA). 3. Martin Brown, TAFE NSW, Lisa Romano-Arnold, University of Maryland College MD. 4. Coralie Morrissey, Victorian University, Dr Malcolm Grothe, Seattle Colleges. 5. Dr Mary Spilde, Lane College OR, Kaylene Harth, Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (Qld). 6. Miami Dade Australian Degree Roundtable, Florida State. 7. Martin Riordan, TDA, Dr Rolando Montoya, Miami Dade College FL, Bruce Mackenzie, Holmesglen Institute.

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2. Quality and innovation TAFE DIRECTORS AUSTRALIA 1 TDA Annual Conference 2011 the federal Shadow Minister for Employment Participation, the Hon. 2011 NATIONAL The TAFE Directors Australia 2011 Sussan Ley MP; and the New South National Conference, Balancing CONFERENCE Wales Minister for Education, the tember the Big Issues, was held on –6 Sep ney: 4 Hon. Adrian Piccoli MP, outline how , Syd 4–6 September at the Sheraton Balancing Park the Big Issues the they thought the VET sector should n on on the Park, Sydney. rato be positioning itself to respond to the TDA 2011 She The conference was the most big issues. VET leaders walk a tightrope — VET ambitious to date, with 73 presenters leadership is an act of balance, Delegates were informed and, at including 11 international speakers. requiring great skill and a deft touch times, provoked by the presentations There were 353 delegates of experts from the United States and 35 emerging leaders who on the implementation of the Green 2 3 4 participated in a professional Skills agenda, a topical issue for development program over the Australia, and also by colleagues three days of the conference. from the United Kingdom, the US The title of this year’s conference, and Canada who provided important Balancing the Big Issues: TAFE 2011, insights into the opportunities and challenged presenters and delegates challenges in the provision of higher to review the critical issues facing education in further education. vocational education and training The conference dinner, a highlight (VET) leadership in an uncertain of TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) environment: industry skills trends in conferences, was held this year at a low carbon economy, a connected one of the world’s iconic venues, tertiary sector, internationalisation, the Sydney Opera House. This the ‘patchwork economy’, Images 1, 2 and 3: Delegates and sponsors at the Balancing the Big Issues national conference in Sydney. year delegates and guests were contestable markets and the new 4. Susan Hartigan, Institute Director, TAFE NSW – Western Sydney Institute, addresses the conference. both entertained and informed by regulatory framework. Conference presentations from Thérèse Rein, delegates heard our political leaders, founder and Managing Director of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Ingeus Limited, and His Excellency Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, Pedro Pablo Diaz, Ambassador Senator the Hon. Chris Evans MP; of Chile.

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5. From left: Stephen Conway, Chair, TDA: Helen Cook, ETS TOEFL; Martin Doel, CEO, AoC UK; Pam Caven, Director Policy and Stakeholder Engagement, TDA.

6. Senator the Hon. Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, addresses the audience.

7. One of the many conference workshops.

8. Martin Riordan, CEO of TDA, the Hon. Sussan Ley, MP, Shadow Minister for Employment Participation, and Stephen Conway, Chair, TDA Board of Directors.

9. Questions from the floor during the conference.

10. Australian Financial Review political editor Laura Tingle and ABC broadcaster Peter Mares took part in the debates on migration, education and population.

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Green Skills developments Institute for Work and Learning, Science, Research and Tertiary 1 in 2011 US) arranged a study tour of Education (DIIRSTE) in Canberra on Australia through an Australian the 8th September 2011. As a result of the endorsement Endeavour Fellowship Award. This of the national Green Skills The roundtable considered and subsequently resulted in visits by Agreement (GSA) by the Council of explored the formation of a bilateral representatives from US federal Australian Governments (COAG), Green Skills Network between agencies and Community Colleges the Australian, state and territory the US and Australia to support to attend and contribute to the TAFE governments worked collaboratively many of the initiatives of the Directors Australia 2011 Conference with employer and employee Commonwealth Government. As a in Sydney in September 2011. The representatives, the VET sector and result, TDA developed a strategic visitors from the US included some community organisations to ensure plan to establish and develop the key representatives from various that training in, and the delivery of network in Australia with the AACC organisations: Marcy Drummond, skills for, sustainability were integral undertaking similar initiatives in the Vice President of Academic Affairs parts of all vocational education and US. The network plan was designed 2 3 and Workforce and Economic training and were relevant to the to establish partnerships, share Development, Los Angeles Trade needs of industry. resources and develop an – Technical College; Dr V. Celeste exchange program. TDA was actively engaged in Carter, Program Director, Division of delivering on this agreement in a Undergraduate Education, National number of ways. This included Science Foundation; Dr Mary Spilde, the establishment of a relationship President, Lane Community College, with the American Association of Eugene, Oregon; and Dr Michelle Community Colleges (AACC) that Fox, Department of Energy, Office was initiated through a visit by of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Dr Garry McDonald, Director of the Energy, Washington, DC. National Centre for Sustainability, to This group also participated in a the US to research US opportunities 1. US experts on ‘green skills’ speaking at the TDA 2011 National Conference. 10-day program of meetings with and strengths in Green Skills. 2. Dr Michelle Fox, US Department of Energy, speaking at the TDA 2011 Conference. Australian counterparts including an 3. Mindy Feldbaum, US expert speaker on ‘green skills’ and Endeavour Scholar. Following this, Ms Mindy Feldbaum Australian-US Green Skills Network (then the Director for Workforce Roundtable arranged by the Development Programs, National Department of Industry, Innovation,

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3. Internationalisation International students briefings and media releases. TDA also gained representation Policy on the External Reference The decline in the number of Group for the review of the international students approved for assessment level framework, as study with TAFE institutes continued well as a broader education visa throughout 2011 with reported consultative committee convened declines of up to 30% in some by the Department of Immigration states and territories. and Citizenship. The rising Australian dollar was Further policy and operational clearly a contributing factor, however changes resulted from the changes in the Skilled Occupation implementation of the 2010 Baird List, a revised general skilled review into the ESOS Act and migration points test which strongly TDA advocated strongly for the favoured degree-level graduates, establishment of a single Tuition and a review into the Student Visa Protection Service and an appropriate Program led by the Hon Michael risk framework for all providers. Knight, all contributed to a high The delivery of vocational education level of uncertainty among and training to students in their prospective students. own country, primarily through In September 2011, the institutional partnerships, continues Commonwealth Government to be a standout success for TAFE. accepted all 41 recommendations Based on a 2011 DEEWR report 1. US experts on ‘green skills’ speaking at the TDA 2011 National Conference. of the Knight Review, including into offshore provision by public The Australian Ambassador to Chile, Ms Virginia Greville, hosted a special reception for 30 vocational education graduate students selected 2. Dr Michelle Fox, US Department of Energy, speaking at the TDA 2011 Conference. preferential treatment for providers, 39 institutes are active in for further studies and English language at TAFE institutes in Australia under the BECAS Chile technical scholarship program. 3. Mindy Feldbaum, US expert speaker on ‘green skills’ and Endeavour Scholar. universities prior to a full review of 33 countries with more than 62,000 the assessment level framework enrolments in 2010. This contrasts in 2012. with just over 45,000 international students studying in Australia at a TDA actively contributed to the TAFE institute. Knight Review through submissions,

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TAFE Guide delegation from Mongolia which into the TVET systems in five visited 10 TAFE institutes in NSW, Commonwealth countries – In September 2011, TDA also Victoria and Western Australia, and Bangladesh, Jamaica, Kenya, the launched a TAFE Guide to Recruiting an expert in ‘greens skills’ from Gambia, and PNG. We continued and Supporting International the US for a six-week Endeavour our very successful partnership with Students with detailed guidance Executive Award program. the China Education Association for based on the results of the International Exchange and delivered 2009–2010 independent survey of TDA continues to work closely with two further Vocational Education international students. Australian government agencies in Leadership Training (VELT) programs promoting and supporting Australia’s for Chinese college directors. Chilean scholars engagement with industry, education In 2011, TDA welcomed over 100 providers and government officials We supported the appointment scholarship students from Chile throughout the world. In 2011 we of a consultant to the Mongolian who commenced their studies with supported Austrade’s re-branding of Agency of TVET and helped facilitate one of 16 TAFE institutes approved Australian education, including their the establishment of partnerships by the Chilean Government to updated Study in Australia website. with three vocational colleges deliver technical training courses. We actively engaged with Australian in Mongolia. Education International’s offshore By the end of 2012, more than TDA gained funding from the education counsellors and we also 140 students will have completed Australian Government to support supported Australian government their studies in Australia. a study tour to the US to further bilateral and multi-lateral initiatives. our engagement in ‘greens skills’ Left to right: Peter Holden, Director, International Engagement and Business Development, International engagement TDA; Colin Walters, Group Manager – International, DEEWR; Yondon Otgonbayar, and also funding to support International projects Minister for Education, Culture and Science, Mongolia; Martin Riordan, CEO of TDA, TDA welcomed delegations from a senior official from China to and Dean Woodgate, Education Counsellor, Australian Embassy Seoul. 11 countries in 2011 and led or In 2011, TDA significantly increased conduct research into Australian supported delegations to the UK, the range of projects which supports advances in green skills policy China, the USA, Indonesia, India the internationalisation of TAFE and implementation. and Mongolia. and promotes Australian vocational education and training throughout 2011 also saw the launch of an Visitors to Australia included two the world. Australia-China Student Exchange officials from the Indonesian Ministry program and the completion of an of Manpower and Transmigration We were commissioned by the Australian TAFE capability database for a three-week study tour, a Commonwealth Secretariat in for Austrade officials throughout the UK to conduct research the world.

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4. Member services a Tuition Assurance Scheme for the Corporate Affiliates program protection of domestic students The National Secretariat provides a In 2010, TDA launched a Corporate who take out FEE-HELP loans for range of services for its members in Affiliates program for companies and higher education courses. addition to its advocacy role. These businesses who wish to engage in a services include the management Australian TAFE more direct way with our members of a Tuition Assurance Scheme International Network and who support the activities of (TAS), which enables TAFE institutes TDA. The inaugural members of the TDA convenes an Australian TAFE to offer FEE-HELP for students program, English Testing Services, International Network with TAFE enrolled in a range of VET and Pearsons Australia and SunGard, representatives from each state higher education courses. played a key role in supporting our and territory. The network initiates national conference and attended Tuition Assurance Scheme (TAS) and responds to issues relating to a number of member-only events international education and provides TDA continued to manage during the year. Updates on their a central contact point for input successfully a Tuition Assurance activities and services were sent to from all our institute members. The Scheme for TAFE institutes offering all TDA members and highlighted in network has also been used to FEE-HELP for VET and higher our weekly newsletters. promote the international activities of education courses. With 23 full Australian government agencies. Member communications members of the scheme, there was no activation for any of Observations from TDA TDA communicates regularly our members. delegation to the United States with members, partners and stakeholders through a variety of To enable admission by invitation and United Kingdom forums including emails, newsletters, of selected non-TAFE institute In 2010, findings from the TDA- meetings, publications, submissions Higher Education Providers (HEPs), led UK Mission (2009) to conduct and press releases. TDA also launched successfully a benchmark study into the UK in June 2010 a new chapter of College system were published in Email correspondence from the its Tuition Assurance Scheme. Occasional Paper One 2010, Global TDA CEO, Martin Riordan, along Currently this TAS extension is Themes in VET: Observations from with the weekly TDA newsletter, limited to HEPs who are members TAFE Directors Australia delegation provides information and support of the Council of Private Higher to England and Scotland 2009. to members. Education. For the first time, HEPs are now given a choice in choosing

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The weekly newsletter is distributed Figure 4: TDA media releases, 2011 TDA website to more than 1,300 member and non-member subscribers Title Date visitor analysis including TAFE and industry Sea change in apprenticeship conditions welcomed for thousands of students seeking 21 Feb 11 leadership, international partners, skilled careers and government policymakers. Urgent consultations needed on national VET regulation 28 Feb 11 It communicates the work of TDA, 31,459 National VET Regulator Bill passes Senate 23 Mar 11 both locally and internationally, Introducing National VET Provider Categories and Standards Apr 11 and advises members of the visits from TDA submission to the AQSA 7 Apr 11 latest industry news, government policies, training reviews and Time for TAFE funding to be put on par with universities Apr 11 124 countries upcoming events. TDA submission 13 Apr 11 The TDA website continues to TAFE Directors support improved clarity for role of non-universities delivering degrees under new 14 Apr 11 TEQSA legislation experience an increasing number of visitors, with an average TDA/LH Martin Communiqué on Tertiary Mission to US Community Colleges 20 Apr 11 15,176 of 3,000 visitors each month TDA reaction to Skills Australia report 3 May 11 who are accessing a range of TDA reaction to Productivity Commission report 6 May 11 unique visitors site information. TDA Budget 2011/2012 response 11 May 11 Communications materials including TDA elects new Chair, Stephen Conway 31 May 11 Biggest audiences are in: TDA newsletters, press releases, Minister Crean approves wider choice for tuition assurance 31 May 11 • Australia submissions and policy documents TDA welcomes funding clarity for vocational education diploma courses 1 Nov 11 can be accessed through the TDA • United States TAFE Directors launch discussion paper proposing National Charter for TAFE 23 Nov 11 website: www.tda.edu.au. • United Kingdom Response to Ministerial announcements 12 Dec 11 Relevant media articles and • China coverage as well as TDA • India newsletters, submissions, policy • Singapore documents and press releases • New Zealand (refer figure 4) can be accessed through the TDA website, • Canada www.tda.edu.au.

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5. Welfare of TAFE staff, students and graduates i-graduate survey Benchmarking international NCVER Building Researcher activity and student mobility Capacity in the VET Sector The TDA-commissioned i-graduate Survey of TAFE international In order to benchmark international TDA is a member of the NCVER student experience and motivation activity in TAFE, TDA has Building Researcher Capacity in in choosing to study with TAFE commissioned Strategy Policy and the VET Sector Advisory Group institutes in Australia was officially Research in Education Limited to which selects applicants, provides released in August 2010. With conduct benchmarking surveys assistance to the project team, and financial support from DEEWR and on five specific aspects of the evaluates the effectiveness of the the participating institutes, the report international operations of Australian program. Now in its fourth round of indicated a resounding validation TAFE systems and institutes: funding, this program encourages of TAFE and its promotion and VET practitioners new to the field of • the costs of international support for international students. research to identify specific areas operations A companion report, Australian of interest and then with mentor TAFE Guide for Recruiting and • staffing of marketing, admissions support and a Community of Supporting International Students, and compliance Practice, conduct the research and was released in 2011 and drew on • admissions procedures publish through NCVER. the results of the survey. and quotas • costs of recruiting for key source countries • conversion rates from applications to offers to commencements • International student mobility. Now in its sixth year, the survey provides essential data and analysis for participating institutes and TAFE systems. The seventh annual survey was launched at the TDA Annual Conference in September 2010.

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National Board Kaylene Harth Finance and Audit Committee Board representatives TDA National Secretariat staff Institute Director Kevin Harris Chair TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) Martin Riordan of TAFE Directors Metropolitan South Institute Institute Director National Board has selected Chief Executive Officer of TAFE (QLD) Australia TAFE NSW – Northern Sydney individuals to represent them Pam Caven *Chair Nicholas Hunt Institute (NSW) on external committees. These Director Chief Executive Officer representatives provide the Stephen Conway Stephen Conway Policy and Stakeholder Engagement William Angliss Institute Board with brief reports outlining Managing Director Managing Director of TAFE (VIC) the key activities and/or issues Peter Holden TAFE SA Adelaide South (SA) TAFE SA Adelaide South concerning the external body. Director Adrian Marron Institute (SA) (Refer Figure 5, page 19, Institute International Engagement and *Deputy Chairs Chief Executive Officer Kaylene Harth executives representing TDA on Business Development Canberra Institute of Dianne Murray Chief Executive Officer policy committees.) Technology (ACT) David Potter Institute Director Metropolitan South Institute National Secretariat Executive TAFE NSW – Illawarra Institute John Hassed of TAFE (QLD) Assistant (February – August 2011) (NSW) Pro Vice Chancellor – VET Adrian Marron Charles Darwin University (NT) Florian Mueller Sue Slavin Chief Executive Officer National Secretariat Managing Director, Malcolm White Canberra Institute of Executive Assistant West Coast Institute of Training (WA) Chief Executive Officer Technology (ACT) (August – December 2011) The Skills Institute (TAS) **Members Nicholas Hunt Sue Jeavons Chief Executive Officer Wayne Collyer Professional Officer William Angliss Institute Managing Director, (February – December 2011) of TAFE (VIC) Polytechnic West (WA) Kevin Harris Institute Director, TAFE NSW – Northern Sydney Institute (NSW)

Note * Stephen Conway replaced Bruce Mackenzie, Chief Executive, Holmesglen, as Chair from May 2011 and Sue Slavin, Managing Director of West Coast Institute of Training, replaced Stephen Conway as Deputy Chair. ** John Hassed joined the TDA Board in May 2011, replacing Dr Barry McKnight. Malcolm White joined the TDA Board in December 2011, replacing Paul Murphy, General Manager, Tasmanian Polytechnic.

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Figure 5: Institute executives representing TDA on policy committees

Name Title Committee Allan Ballagh Director, RMIT University (VIC) MCTEE, National Quality Council (NQC), Framework Implementation Action Group MCTEE, National Quality Council (NQC), Quality of Assessments Action Group Pam Caven Director, Policy and Stakeholder Engagement, TAFE Directors Australia ASQA Provider Roundtable Foonghar Chong R/Director Education – Employment Preparation, Pathways and Equity, TAFE NSW – Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council (CS&H ISC) Industry Reference Western Sydney Institute (NSW) Group (IRG) – Health Services Training Package Wayne Collyer Managing Director, Polytechnic West (WA) DEEWR, Trade Recognition Australia (TRA) Implementation Group Leone English Dean of Health Science, Community Studies & Education, Holmesglen Institute (VIC) Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) Kevin Harris Institute Director, TAFE NSW – Northern Sydney Institute (NSW) Vocational Education Learning Group (VELG) Angela Hutson Chief Executive Officer, East Institute of TAFE (VIC) L H Martin Institute Steering Committee Madelyn Lettieri Director, Centre for Integrated Health and Community Well-being, Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council (CS&H ISC) Industry Reference (VIC) Group (IRG) – Development of Respite Competencies Adrian Marron Chief Executive Officer, Canberra Institute of Technology (ACT) Ministerial Council for Tertiary Education and Employment (MCTEE), National Quality Council (NQC) – until April 2011 Brian MacDonald Chief Executive Officer, North Melbourne Institute of TAFE (VIC) MCTEE, National Quality Council (NQC), Offshore Action Group – until April 2011 Dr Garry McDonald Manager, National Centre for Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology (VIC) DEEWR, Green Skills Agenda Implementation Group Lyn Rickard Assistant Director, Human and Personal Services, TAFE NSW – CS&HISC, Industry Reference Group (IRG) – Language, literacy and numeracy New England Institute (NSW) competency framework for community services workers and volunteers Alison Russell Director, Education and Program Services, TAFE SA Adelaide South Institute (SA) AVETMISS, Technical Reference Group (TRG) Win Scott Chief Executive Officer, Sunraysia Institute of TAFE (VIC) NCVER National VET Research and Evaluation Program Selection Panel Jackie Wenner Centre Director, Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT), Vocational College (ACT) Centrelink, National Student Services Partnership Group Rhys Williams Executive Manager, International Business Development, (VIC) Council on Australia Latin American Relations Julie Zappa Executive Director, Creative Industries, Central TAFE (WA) Innovation Business Skills Association, Education Sector Advisory Committee

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61 TAFE providers with 1,300 locations

Charles Darwin University Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education

Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE Kimberley Training Institute FIJI Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE Australia-Pacific Mt. Isa Institute of TAFE Technical College

Pilbara Institute

Central Queensland Institute of TAFE Brisbane North Institute of TAFE Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE Southbank Institute of Technology SkillsTech Australia Wide Bay Institute of TAFE TAFE SA Adelaide North Institute The Bremer Institute of TAFE TAFE SA Adelaide South Institute Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE TAFE SA Regional Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE Gold Coast Institute of TAFE

Durack Institute of Technology Vocational Training and Education Centre (VTEC) TAFE NSW – New England Institute

TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute TAFE NSW – Western Institute C. Y. O’Connor Institute TAFE NSW – Hunter Institute Sunraysia Institute of TAFE Canberra Institute South West Institute of Technology of Technology Central Institute of Technology TAFE NSW – Northern Sydney Institute TAFE NSW – Riverina Institute TAFE NSW – TAFE NSW – South Western Sydney Institute Challenger Institute of Technology GOTAFE Illawarra Institute Box Hill Institute Bendigo TAFE TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute Education and Training International Great Southern Chisholm Institute of TAFE Wodonga Institute of TAFE Polytechnic West Institute of TAFE NSW – Western Sydney Institute Holmesglen Institute of TAFE West Coast Institute of Training Technology South West Advance TAFE The Institute GippsTAFE Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE of TAFE Gordon RMIT University Swinburne University of Technology The Skills Institute Victoria University William Angliss Institute Tasmanian Polytechnic

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Pacific Northern Territory Central Queensland TAFE Kangan Institute Western Australia www.cq.tafe.qld.gov.au www.kangan.edu.au Australia-Pacific Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Central Institute of Technology Technical College Tertiary Education Wide Bay Institute of TAFE North Melbourne Institute www.central.wa.edu.au www.aptc.edu.au www.batchelor.edu.au www.widebay.tafe.qld.gov.au of TAFE www.nmit.edu.au Challenger Institute of Technology Charles Darwin University South Australia www.challenger.wa.edu.au ACT RMIT University (TAFE Division) C.Y. O’Connor Institute Education TAFE SA – Adelaide South www.rmit.edu.au Canberra Institute www.cdu.edu.au and Training www.tafe.sa.gov.au of Technology South West TAFE www.cyoc.wa.edu.au www.cit.act.edu.au Queensland TAFE SA – Regional www.swtafe.vic.edu.au Durack Institute of Technology Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE www.tafe.sa.gov.au Sunraysia Institute of TAFE NSW www.durack.edu.au www.barrierreef.tafe.qld.gov.au TAFE SA – Adelaide North www.sunitafe.edu.au Great Southern Institute TAFE NSW – South Western Sydney www.tafe.sa.gov.au Metropolitan South Institute Swinburne University of Technology of Technology Institute (TAFE Division) of TAFE Victoria www.gsinstitute.wa.edu.au www.swsi.tafensw.edu.au www.msit.tafe.qld.gov.au www.tafe.swin.edu.au Kimberley Training Institute TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute Bendigo Regional Institute Gold Coast Institute of TAFE Victoria University www.kimberley.tafe.wa.edu.au www.nci.tafensw.edu.au www.goldcoast.tafe.qld.gov.au of TAFE www.vu.edu.au/tafe Pilbara Institute TAFE NSW – Riverina Institute www.britafe.vic.edu.au Mount Isa Institute of TAFE University of Ballarat www.pilbaratafe.wa.edu.au www.rit.tafensw.edu.au www.mtisa.tafe.qld.gov.au Box Hill Institute www.ballarat.edu.au/tafe Polytechnic West TAFE NSW – Northern Sydney www.bhtafe.vic.edu.au The Bremer Institute of TAFE William Angliss Institute of TAFE www.polytechnic.wa.edu.au Institute www.bremer.tafe.qld.gov.au Central Gippsland Institute www.angliss.vic.edu.au www.nsi.tafensw.edu.au of TAFE South West Institute of Technology Southbank Institute of Technology Wodonga TAFE www.gippstafe.vic.edu.au www.swit.wa.edu.au TAFE NSW – Hunter Institute www.southbank.edu.au www.wodonga.tafe.edu.au www.hunter.tafensw.edu.au Chisholm Institute of TAFE Vocational Training and Education Southern Queensland Centre TAFE NSW – Illawarra Institute www.chishom.vic.edu.au Tasmania Institute of TAFE www.vtec.wa.edu.au www.illawarra.tafensw.edu.au www.sqit.tafe.qld.gov.au Advance TAFE Tasmanian Polytechnic West Coast Institute of Training TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute www.egtafe.vic.edu.au www.polytechnic.tas.edu.au Tropical North Queensland TAFE www.westcoasttafe.wa.edu.au www.sit.tafensw.edu.au www.tnqit.tafe.qld.gov.au Gordon Institute of TAFE Skills Institute www.gordontafe.edu.au TAFE NSW – New England Institute Brisbane North Institute of TAFE www.skillsinstitute.com.au www.newengland.tafensw.edu.au www.bn.tafe.qld.gov.au Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE TAFE NSW – Western Sydney Sunshine Coast TAFE www.gotafe.vic.edu.au Institute www.sunshinecoast.tafe.qld.gov.au www.wsi.tafensw.edu.au Holmesglen Institute of TAFE SkillsTech Australia www.holmesglen.vic.edu.au TAFE NSW – Western Institute www.skillstech.tafe.qld.gov.au www.wit.tafensw.edu.au

Information current @ 26 March 2012

32 TAFE Directors Back cover images: Top, from left to right: At the Mick Young Australia Inc. Scholarship Trust dinner in Sydney were Philip Bullock, Skills Australia Chair; Pam Christie, Deputy Director-General TAFE and ABN: 40 300 173 822 Community Education, TAFE NSW; Martin TAFE Directors Australia Riordan, CEO of TAFE Directors Australia; National Secretariat Susan Hartigan, Institute Director, TAFE NSW – Western Sydney Institute; and Sydney Institute of TAFE NSW Peter Holden, TDA’s Director International Turner Hall (Building B) Engagement. Ultimo College Middle, from left to right: Sue Slavin, Cnr Mary Ann and Harris Streets Deputy Chair of TDA Australia and Ultimo NSW 2007 Managing Director of West Coast Institute of Training, WA, with the Hon. Liz Behjat, Postal Address MLC, North Metropolitan Region, WA, and the Hon. Colin Barnett, MLA, Premier PO Box 707 of Western Australia, during a visit to the Broadway NSW 2007 Academy of Hospitality and Tourism at the West Coast Institute of Training at Contact Joondalup. Telephone: 02 9217 3180 Bottom: The China Education Association Facsimile: 02 9281 7335 for International Exchange visited TDA in May 2011. From left to right are: Ms Feng Email: [email protected] Yunying, Education Counsellor, China Web: www.tda.edu.au Consulate Sydney; Martin Riordan, CEO of TDA; Dr Jiang Bo, Secretary General CEAIE; Ms Song Bicheng of CEAIE; and Peter Holden, TDA’s Director International Engagement.