MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC CAMPUSES, TRAINING CENTRES, SKILLS AND JOBS CENTRES & COURSE ADVICE CENTRE CAMPUSES TRAINING CENTRES Collingwood Ararat Training Centre 20 Otter Street Grano Street Collingwood VIC 3066 Ararat VIC 3377 Epping Growling Frog Vineyard Corner Cooper Street and Dalton Road 1910 Donnybrook Road Epping VIC 3076 Yan Yean VIC 3755 Fairfield Northern AMEP Centre Yarra Bend Road Corner Belfast and Blair Streets Fairfield VIC 3078 Broadmeadows VIC 3047 Greensborough Northern Lodge, Eden Park MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC 61 Civic Drive Glen Robin Court Greensborough VIC 3088 Eden Park VIC 3757 Heidelberg Northern Lodge, Yan Yean Corner Waterdale Road and Bell Street 2005 Plenty Road Heidelberg West VIC 3081 Yan Yean VIC 3755 Prahran 144 High Street Prahran VIC 3181 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 REPORT ANNUAL Preston 77 St Georges Road Preston VIC 3072 INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS Fuzhou Melbourne Polytechnic Campus 199 Xi Yuan Gong Road Shangjie District, Minhou County, Fuzhou Fujian Province, China ANNUAL SKILLS AND JOBS CENTRES Melbourne Polytechnic @ Northland Shopping Centre 2-50 Murray Road Preston VIC 3072 REPORT Melbourne Polytechnic @ Westfield Plenty Valley 415 McDonalds Road Mill Park VIC 3082 2018 COURSE ADVICE CENTRE Melbourne Polytechnic @ Westfield Doncaster 619 Doncaster Road (Cnr Williamsons Road) Doncaster VIC 3108 www.melbournepolytechnic.edu.au ABOUT THIS REPORT The Melbourne Polytechnic Annual Report 2018 is a report to the Parliament of Victoria required under Section 45 of the Financial Management Act 1994. The Annual Report contains information about the operations of Melbourne Polytechnic during 2018, audited standard Financial and Performance Statements and other information required under Standing Directions of the Assistant Treasurer under the Act (Section 4 Financial Management Reporting) and the Financial Reporting Directions given under the Act. In preparing this report, Melbourne Polytechnic followed the reporting guidelines issued by the Higher Education and Skills Group, Department of Education and Training, Victorian Government. This report is based on the model Annual Report issued with these guidelines, in accordance with the Financial Management Act 1994, Australian Accounting Standards, Statement of Accounting Concepts, authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and other legislative requirements. To view our Annual Reports online go to: www.melbournepolytechnic.edu.au/explore-melbourne-polytechnic/reports/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CULTURE This training may be delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding. Information correct at March 2019 © MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC ABN 50 230 165 243 Cultural inclusiveness is one of our guiding principles at Melbourne Polytechnic. On behalf of our staff and students we acknowledge the first educational practices that occurred on this land for thousands of years. They are the traditional learnings and teachings of the Wurundjeri people. National Provider No. 3075 | CRICOS Provider 00724G |3820|CFO|210319| i ii MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC ANNUAL REPORT 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US ON Melbourne Polytechnic https://twitter.com/melbpoly Locked Bag 5 https://www.facebook.com/MelbournePolytechnic Preston VIC 3072 AUSTRALIA https://www.instagram.com/melbpoly/ +61 3 9269 1200 [email protected] www.melbournepolytechnic.edu.au Left: In February 2018, at the Melbourne Polytechnic Greensborough Campus, the Victorian State Government announced a $1.8 million funding boost for residential care training. This enabled Melbourne Polytechnic to lead a project to deliver training to an additional 700 Victorian residential care workers. L-R: Lucy Brownless, Melbourne Polytechnic; Jacqui Sartorello Isho, Resicare student; Member for Eltham, Vicki Ward; Jamal Brown, Resicare student; Minister for Training and Skills and the Minister for Higher Education, the Hon. Gayle Tierney MP; Member for Yan Yean, Danielle Green; José Peregrina, DHHS; Frances Coppolillo, Melbourne Polytechnic Chief Executive; Eleanor Ravenarki, Melbourne Polytechnic. Left: Deputy Premier of Victoria, the Hon. James Merlino MP, attended the 2018 opening of the Whittlesea Tech School at Melbourne Polytechnic’s Epping Campus. He is pictured here with Mill Park Secondary College student, Grace Cawsey. Left: Students and staff at Melbourne Polytechnic’s Collingwood Campus received a visit from the Premier of Victoria, the Hon. Daniel Andrews MP, on 18 September 2018. The Premier was joined by the Minister for Training and Skills and the Minister for Higher Education, the Hon. Gayle Tierney MP, and the Member for Richmond, Richard Wynne. L-R: Frances Coppolillo, Melbourne Polytechnic Chief Executive; Howard Kelly, Melbourne Polytechnic; Mackenzie Butcher, Hairdressing Apprentice; Jake Hutchinson, Parks and Gardens Apprentice; Victorian Premier, the Hon. Daniel Andrews MP; Jacob Jasser, Commercial Cookery Apprentice; Minister for Training and Skills and the Minister for Higher Education, the Hon. Gayle Tierney MP; Member for Richmond, Richard Wynne; Annelise Tully, Hairdressing Apprentice; Colin Donaldson, Parks and Gardens Apprentice; Dr Mimmie C. Watts, Advisor on African Community Engagement. 2 Melbourne Polytechnic Annual Report 2018 CONTENTS REPORT OF OPERATIONS 4 BOARD CHAIR’S REPORT 4 MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE 5 OVERVIEW OF THE MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC STRATEGIC PLAN 2019-2023 6 STUDENT PROFILE – JOHN PULI 7 TECH SCHOOLS FOR THE NORTH 8 COLLINGWOOD CAMPUS PRECINCT DEVELOPMENT 8 STUDENT PROFILE – SCOTT BATTYE 9 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS 10 2018 STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARDS 13 2018: THE YEAR IN REVIEW 14 SECONDARY SCHOOLS ENGAGEMENT 14 WORKING WITH INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT 15 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION 16 OUR SCHOOLS AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES 18 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE 21 SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 23 GOVERNANCE 24 BOARD AND COMMITTEES 24 MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC SENIOR MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AT 31 DECEMBER 2018 28 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 28 MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC OBJECTIVES, FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES 29 WORKFORCE DATA 30 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY 32 COMPLIANCE WITH LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS 33 MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION STATEMENT 34 2018 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 35 DECLARATION 37 AUDITOR-GENERAL’S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT 38 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1018 43 PERFORMANCE 64 AUDIT REPORT ON PERFORMANCE STATEMENT 64 2018 PERFORMANCE STATEMENT DECLARATION 66 2018 PERFORMANCE STATEMENT 66 CONSULTANCIES 67 ADVERTISING 67 COMPULSORY NON-ACADEMIC FEES AND CHARGES STATEMENT AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2018 68 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 69 INFORMATION ABOUT MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC 69 DISCLOSURE INDEX 70 Melbourne Polytechnic Annual Report 2018 3 REPORT OF OPERATIONS BOARD CHAIR’S REPORT I am pleased to present Melbourne Polytechnic’s 2018 Annual I would like to thank the Minister for Training and Skills and the Report. Prepared for our stakeholders, this report provides you with Minister for Higher Education, the Hon. Gayle Tierney MP, her staff a summary of our achievements and financial results for 2018. and the Department of Education and Training for their support and assistance during an important year for Melbourne Polytechnic. Across 2018 we continued to deliver on our vision to develop the capabilities of students and industry to thrive in a rapidly I would also like to thank Melbourne Polytechnic’s staff who have all changing world. worked tirelessly to implement the Board’s direction and achieved excellent outcomes for Melbourne Polytechnic’s students and The year has been one of significant achievements, all of which partners. hold us in great stead to face the opportunities and challenges in the coming years. Highlights include: ` Development of the Melbourne Polytechnic Strategic Plan 2019-2023. The strategic plan places students at the centre of all that we do, calling out priorities to ensure we deliver great learning experiences and vocational outcomes for our students. Jim Pasinis ` Winner of the inaugural Victorian Training Award 2018 for Board Chair Inclusive Training Provider of the Year, reflecting the commitment Melbourne Polytechnic of our teachers and other staff to meeting the needs of our diverse Date: 25 February 2019 student population. ` Opening of the Whittlesea Tech School and the Banyule Nillumbik Tech School. The Tech Schools see us work in close partnership I confirm that this Report of Operations was prepared in accordance with secondary schools and their students from across our with the requirements of the relevant Financial Reporting Directions. catchment, providing new and diverse pathways for learning and engagement. ` Announcement of $40M for the redevelopment of Melbourne Polytechnic’s Collingwood Campus, improving the amenity and capacity of the campus and enabling us to implement a precinct approach in partnership with key local stakeholders. ` Improved financial result driven by an increase in enrolments and government grants. This has improved our financial position and Jim Pasinis we foresee that this will be further consolidated over coming years Board Chair Melbourne Polytechnic There were several changes to the Board membership during the year and they are outlined on pages 24-26 of this report. I would Date: 25 February 2019 like to take the opportunity to thank the outgoing members for their commitment and contribution. Further, I welcome the new Board members and thank them, along with the rest of the Board, for their wisdom, guidance and support, working diligently to continue