TasTAFE Annual Report 2019-2020 TasTAFE BOARD Level 1, 75 Campbell Street, Hobart Tas 7000 GPO Box 2015, Hobart, Tas 7001 Australia Phone: (03) 6165 5671 Web: www.tastafe.tas.edu.au Email: [email protected] The Honourable Jeremy Rockliff MP Minister for Education and Training Parliament House Hobart Dear Minister I am pleased to submit for your information and presentation to Parliament the TasTAFE Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2020, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 83 and 84 of the Training and Workforce Development Act 2013. The Financial Statements of TasTAFE and the Auditor-General’s report are included. Yours sincerely Mike Blake Chair, TasTAFE Board Contents Message from the CEO and the Chair of the Board .................................................................................................. 5 About this report ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 About TasTAFE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Corporate Plan 2019-2022 ............................................................................................................................................. 10 Our Values .......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Minister’s Policy Expectations ........................................................................................................................................... 12 Ministerial Directives........................................................................................................................................................ 16 Performance and Operations ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Vocational Education and Training Statistics .......................................................................................................... 17 Student Outcomes Survey ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Learner Engagement Survey 2020 .............................................................................................................................. 18 Drysdale Centre of Excellence: Providore Place Devonport ............................................................................... 18 Drysdale Centre of Excellence: Claremont College ............................................................................................... 18 Trades and Water Centre of Excellence .................................................................................................................... 19 Agricultural Training Centre of Excellence: Freer Farm ........................................................................................ 19 ASQA Re-Registration ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 ANMAC Accreditation ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 Student Support Services ............................................................................................................................................... 21 Drysdale Governance Review ....................................................................................................................................... 21 Diversity and Inclusion .................................................................................................................................................... 21 Facility Improvements .................................................................................................................................................... 22 Other Highlights from 2019-20 ................................................................................................................................... 23 Board, Executive and Employees .................................................................................................................................... 24 TasTAFE Board .................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Executive Team ................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Employees .......................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Health Safety and Wellbeing ............................................................................................................................................ 39 TasTAFESAFE: Work, Health and Safety Management System ........................................................................ 39 Smoke-Free Workplace Strategy ................................................................................................................................ 39 Notifiable Incidents ......................................................................................................................................................... 40 Workers Compensation Claims.................................................................................................................................... 41 Health and Wellbeing Initiatives .................................................................................................................................. 41 Disclosures and Compliance ............................................................................................................................................ 47 Right to Information ....................................................................................................................................................... 47 Public Interest Disclosures ............................................................................................................................................ 47 Compliance ........................................................................................................................................................................ 48 Consultants and Contractors ....................................................................................................................................... 49 Discussion of Financial Position ....................................................................................................................................... 52 Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2020 ......................................................................................... 53 Directors’ Statement of Certification ......................................................................................................................... 54 Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 30 June 2020 ..................................................... 55 Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2020 ............................................................................................. 57 Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 30 June 2020 .............................................................................. 59 Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 30 June 2020 ................................................................. 61 Notes to and forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2020 ..................... 63 Independent Auditor’s Report .................................................................................................................................. 129 Our Locations ...................................................................................................................................................................... 130 Message from the CEO and the Chair of the Board It is with great pleasure we present TasTAFE’s 2019-20 Annual Report. This report highlights TasTAFE’s achievements and performance over the past financial year. We thank our Minister, the Honourable Jeremy Rockliff MP, and the State Government for their support and for providing policy direction that enables TasTAFE to continue to lead in the provision of vocational education and training (VET) and the development of Tasmania’s skilled workforce. In an eventful year we make particular mention of the following: ASQA Registration: On 15 July 2019, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) renewed TasTAFE’s VET and Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) registrations for seven years, until 29 June 2026. This is the maximum re-registration term and is an extremely positive result for Tasmania. ANMAC Accreditation: Running concurrently with the ASQA audit was TasTAFE’s five-yearly Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) accreditation process for its Diploma of Nursing. On 22 October 2019 we received ANMAC accreditation of our Diploma of Nursing for a period