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ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17 | 1 8 September 2017 The Honourable Yvette D’Ath MP Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills GPO Box 149 Brisbane Qld 4001 Dear Minister, I am pleased to present the Annual Report 2016-2017 and financial statements for TAFE Queensland. I certify that this Annual Report complies with: • the prescribed requirements of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 and the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009; and • the detailed requirements set out in the Annual report requirements for Queensland Government agencies. A checklist outlining the annual reporting requirements can be accessed at www.tafeqld.edu.au Yours sincerely, Annabel Dolphin Board Chair TAFE Queensland CONTENTS Introduction and review 4 Organisational structure 19 Our organisation 6 Board business in 2016-17 20 Our vision, values and key priorities 7 Performance measures 21 Key results 2016-17 8 Board Members 22 Financial performance 9 Committees 24 Delivering for Queensland 10 Other reporting requirements 26 Stronger within 12 Financial statements 2016-17 28 Ahead of the curve 14 Management Certificate 60 A focus on growth 16 Independent Auditor’s Report 61 Governance 18 Glossary of terms 64 The TAFE Queensland Annual Report 2016-17 is available from: Information on consultancies and overseas travel can be accessed through the Queensland Government Open Data TAFE Queensland website (www.qld.gov.au/data) or at www.tafeqld.edu.au Level 9, 133 Mary Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 PO Box 16100, City East Qld 4001 TAFE Queensland is committed to providing accessible services Phone: +61 7 3514 3600 to Queenslanders from all culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. If you have any difficulty in understanding the annual report please call TAFE Queensland on (07) 3514 3600 or online at www.tafeqld.edu.au and we will arrange an interpreter to effectively communicate the report to you. © TAFE Queensland 2017 This annual report is licensed by TAFE Queensland under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 Australia licence. CC BY Licence Summary Statement: In essence, you are free to copy, communicate and adapt this annual report, as long as you attribute the work to TAFE Queensland. To view a copy of this licence, visit www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/au/deed.en Attribution Content from this annual report should be attributed as: TAFE Queensland Annual Report 2016-17 ISSN 1322-5154 (Print) ISSN 2205-4677 (Online) INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW TAFE Queensland has We have maintained our commitment The new VET Student Loans (VSL) to being a commercially focussed program that was implemented continued to operate and community minded provider. from 1 January 2017 (replacing the successfully during 2016- This Annual Report demonstrates VET FEE-HELP scheme (VFH)) has 17 within a complex and some great achievements against our significantly impacted the VET sector strategic priorities and outlines a strong resulting in the exit of a number of large changing environment performance for TAFE Queensland in competitor providers from the sector. shaped by funding, policy 2016-17 including a positive operating This has presented both challenges and position for the fourth consecutive year. opportunities for TAFE Queensland as and program changes from the broader sector now works to rebuild State and Commonwealth In early 2017, the new TAFE Queensland confidence in VET as a study choice. Board reaffirmed the direction of our Governments. Strategic Plan which focusses on The 2017-18 Commonwealth Budget achieving growth in our key markets, indicated a reduction of circa $50 million During this ongoing period complemented by a commitment to in VET investment in Queensland (by the efficiency and delivering a consistent Australian Government from 2016-17 of change and reform to the customer experience across all areas of investment levels) and raises ambiguity broader tertiary education our business. about inter-governmental funding arrangements for National Partnership and training sector, TAFE Across the state, we have delivered Agreement funding with the introduction Queensland has been customised training for large employers of the Skilling Australia Fund. Details of including Queensland Rail and a number actively advocating for quality how the fund will work and how providers of major regional hospitals and we have can access training funds is yet to be education and training and continued hundreds of local partnerships announced, but TAFE Queensland is well with the small business sector that drives improving equity in funding placed to deliver areas of focus for the the Queensland economy. new funding, including to apprentices for the Vocational Education in high priority industries in regional and Our students and employer clients remote areas. and Training (VET) sector to continue to experience strong satisfaction improve choice and quality levels at 89.6% and 92.8% respectively - an increase from 91.4% in the previous outcomes for all students. reporting period. 4 | tafeqld.edu.au In addition, the Higher Education Reform TAFE Queensland’s priorities for 2017- Package has the potential to impact the 18 will focus on delivering efficiencies VET sector as a result of the proposal to and process improvements to ensure extend demand driven funding to Public that our business is sustainable and University sub-bachelor qualifications. our offerings represent value-for- money to Queenslanders. Delivering However, against a backdrop of efficiencies is now critical in ensuring apprenticeship market decline, nationally, improvements in the affordability of TAFE Queensland has regained market our training services in a price-driven share as more employers look to TAFE marketplace and our capacity to continue Queensland to provide stability and to invest in the capability and systems quality training outcomes. Our work Annabel Dolphin necessary to support a high quality VET Board Chair behind-the-scenes to streamline our offering. This work will complement the TAFE Queensland apprenticeship processes is supporting transition to a single Registered Training this growth and we eagerly await the Organisation (RTO) and our ongoing details of the Australian Government’s investment in developing contemporary Skilling Australians Fund which promises product offerings that provide increased to provide much needed support for consistency across our state. young workers and our priority industries. TAFE Queensland will continue to meet TAFE Queensland is working closely and exceed stakeholder expectations with Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth and deliver solutions and benefits for our Games Corporation (GOLDOC) to design customers through our focus on industry, the bespoke training programs that will employers and students. Our program be delivered to the 15,000 volunteers of of continuous improvement will ensure the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth our sustainability through an enterprise Games. Analysis of the training needs for approach to the way we do business up to 200 specialist roles and 30 different and embracing innovation in our products competition and non-competition venues and services. Jodi Schmidt has commenced and TAFE Queensland Chief Executive Officer TAFE Queensland has already begun delivering training to 250 GOLDOC staff that will be involved in training the volunteers. ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17 | 5 Our commitment to our students, industry and the OUR VET sector is evident across ORGANISATION our organisation. TAFE Queensland contributes to the Established as a statutory body under foundation skills and entry level workforce Queensland Government’s objectives for the TAFE Queensland Act 2013 (TQ qualifications to higher education the community by stimulating workforce Act), TAFE Queensland is a commercially degrees, providing people with training participation and economic growth. focused and community-minded options at every stage of their career Through quality training designed to organisation servicing the length and and employers with skilling solutions that increase the knowledge and skills of breadth of the state. respond to complex workforce needs. Queenslanders, TAFE Queensland delivers training solutions that meet the Due to our size, as Queensland’s largest Our network across over 50 locations needs of students, communities, industry public provider, we are able to respond supports the delivery of training to and local economies. The government’s to training market demand across a approximately 120,000 students objectives can be accessed at wide range of industry training groups (including 7,390 international students www.premiers.qld.gov.au/publications/ (ITGs). TAFE Queensland offers practical, from over 110 countries) through a variety categories/plans/governments-objectives- industry-relevant training across 23 of modes; be it face-to-face, online or in for-thecommunity.aspx ITGs. We offer over 500 programs from the workplace. Thursday Island Bamaga TAFE Queensland’s physical footprint covers an area from Thursday Island in the North, Mount Isa in the West, Coolangatta in the South and Hervey Bay in the East. Our six RTOs are: • TAFE Queensland Brisbane • TAFE Queensland East Coast • TAFE Queensland SkillsTech • TAFE Queensland South West • TAFE Queensland Gold Coast • TAFE Queensland North Great Barrier Reef Mareeba International Marine College Atherton Normanton Innisfail Ingham Palm Island Townsville Trade Training Centre Pimlico Burderkin Caboolture Mount Isa Cloncurry Charters Towers